Day-by-day eating plans for Paris. weekend classics, family routes, vegan plans, on-a-budget editions.
Day-by-day plans
Paris weekend: the classics, done right ★ 4.5
First-time visitor, two days2 days
A weekend built around the dishes Paris invented, the cafes that wrote the rulebook, and one neo-bistro dinner. For a first-time visitor with two days and a baseline bistro budget.
Day 1: Saturday: market, bistro lunch, natural-wine dinner
Morning
Marché Biologique des Batignolles on Boulevard des Batignolles at 09:00. Pain au levain from Poilane on Rue du Cherche-Midi (closed Sunday, open Saturday); coffee at La Fontaine de Belleville.
Afternoon
Lunch at Bistrot Paul Bert, 12:30. Steak frites saignant, île flottante for two, half a bottle of house red. Walk the 11e afterwards.
Evening
Wine bar at Septime La Cave from 19:00, walk-in only. Move to dinner at Clamato for oysters and grilled hake if the queue is short.
Day 2: Sunday: pastry, museum lunch, late dinner
Morning
Ten Belles (open Sunday) at 08:00 for the escargot pistache-chocolat. Filter coffee at Ten Belles on the canal.
Afternoon
Lunch at Café de Flore on Boulevard Saint-Germain, 13:00. Croque-monsieur, a glass of Sancerre, the bowl of frites on the side.
Evening
Dinner at Clamato at 20:30 if you missed Saturday; otherwise dessert at Stohrer on Rue Montorgueil and a digestif at Le Mary Celeste.
Paris vegan: three days of plant-led cooking ★ 4.3
Vegan, three days3 days
A three-day plan for a vegan traveller: Abattoir Végétal, Jah Jah, VG Pâtisserie, the natural-wine bars that pour without gelatine, and the markets that supply the city's all-plant kitchens.
Day 1: Saturday: market, abattoir-vegetal dinner
Morning
Marché des Enfants Rouges at 10:00. Buy fruit, drink fresh juice. Coffee at Holybelly 5 in the 10e (open daily).
Afternoon
Lunch at Wild & The Moon on Rue Charlot. Bowls, cold-press juice, raw cakes for dessert.
Evening
Dinner at Abattoir Végétal, 20:00. Closed Mon-Tue; book a fortnight ahead for a Saturday table.
Day 2: Sunday: pastry, brunch, Latin-American vegan dinner
Morning
VG Pâtisserie at 09:00 for the all-vegan citron tart and a flat white from Boot Café next door.
Afternoon
Brunch at Season in the 3e Marais. Granola bowl and avocado toast; the Sunday brunch set is the steal.
Evening
Dinner at Jah Jah at 19:00. Caribbean-vegan rasta-cafe with rice-and-peas and jackfruit jerk; rum-and-ginger cocktail to finish.
Day 3: Monday: raw vegan tasting, hidden bistros
Morning
Coffee at Strada Café in the 5e. Bread from Poilane on Rue du Cherche-Midi (open Monday; sourdough loaves are vegan).
Afternoon
Lunch at Sol Semilla in the 10e for quinoa bowls. Walk the Canal Saint-Martin.
Evening
Dinner at 42 Degrés, the raw-vegan tasting-menu room in the 9e. Seven courses, all under 42°C, natural-wine pairing.
Paris long-lunch week: five midday tables ★ 4.6
Lunch-led traveller, five days5 days
A five-day plan built around the long Parisian lunch, the city's best meal of the day for value, time and table-side conversation. Five rooms at €24-€75 each.
Day 1: Monday: a quiet first lunch on Rue Cler
Morning
Coffee at Telescope. Croissant at Du Pain et des Idées (Mon-Fri only).
Afternoon
Lunch at Le Petit Cler on Rue Cler. Croque-monsieur, glass of Brouilly, a long pavement seat.
Evening
Dinner walk along the Seine; light bites at Frenchie Bar à Vins from 18:30.
Day 2: Tuesday: long bistro lunch in the 9e
Morning
Mamiche on Rue Condorcet for cinnamon babka, then a long filter coffee at Coutume Café.
Afternoon
Lunch at Le Bon Georges. Côte de bœuf for two, tarte tatin with crème fraîche, a small carafe of house red.
Evening
Cocktails at Bâton Rouge on Rue Notre-Dame de Lorette.
Day 3: Wednesday: a long Lyonnais lunch
Morning
Coffee at Loustic in the 3e Marais. Pâté en croûte from Le Comptoir du Relais for a walking-around snack.
Afternoon
Lunch at Aux Lyonnais. The €40 set lunch with the quenelle de brochet and Saint-Marcellin.
Evening
Wine bar at La Buvette from 18:00; arrive at 18:00 for a counter stool.
Day 4: Thursday: a fine-dining lunch
Morning
Coffee at Fragments in the 3e. Walk the upper Marais.
Afternoon
Lunch at Tomy & Co. The €98 five-course tasting at lunchtime is the deal of the room; book three weeks ahead.
Evening
Dinner at Frenchie Bar à Vins or a quiet wine at Le Garde Robe.
Day 5: Friday: closing lunch at Septime
Morning
Coffee at Ten Belles. Walk the Canal Saint-Martin.
Afternoon
Lunch at Septime. Reservations 21 days ahead at 09:00; lunch is the easier seating.
Evening
Cap the trip with a wine bar at Septime La Cave four blocks away or Clamato for oysters.
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