Until Open until 23:30
Le Relais de l'Entrecôte in Paris is the 6e steak-frites room that queues until 23:00. One menu, the secret butter sauce, two helpings of fries with the steak.
Try: Steak frites with house butter sauce
Tip: Queue from 21:00 for the late seating; tables turn every 45 minutes after the dinner rush.
Until Open until 00:00
Bouillon Pigalle in Paris pours classic bouillon dishes until midnight. The room seats 300; the wait is shorter after 22:00 and the price holds through the night.
Try: Bouillon classics
Tip: After 22:30 the queue thins. Order onion soup, steak tartare and île flottante for the late triple.
Until Open until 02:00
La Poule au Pot in Paris's 1er Les Halles cooks classic grand-mère bistro until 02:00. The dining room is warm; the poule au pot for two needs 45 minutes from order.
Try: Poule au pot Henri IV
Tip: After midnight the room thins to regulars; the soufflé Grand Marnier is the order for a late dessert.
Until Open until 23:30
Yves Camdeborde's L'Avant-Comptoir in Paris is the stand-up tapas-bar next to Le Comptoir du Relais. Twenty plates on hanging menus, no seats, kitchen until 23:00.
Try: Stand-up tapas-style plates
Tip: Open until 23:30. The grilled pâté en croûte plates run €8; pair with a glass of Beaujolais cru.
Until Open until 23:30
Clamato in Paris is Septime's seafood little sister, open until 23:30 with oysters and grilled fish. Walk-in only, 24 stools, queue forms at 18:45 and at 21:30.
Try: Oysters and grilled fish
Tip: Arrive after 21:30 for the second seating; the late oyster set is the best deal of the night.
Until Open until 00:00
Le Petit Bouillon Pharamond in Paris keeps its 1879 dining room running until midnight. Tripes à la mode de Caen, Camembert flambé, Norman dishes after 23:00.
Try: Tripes à la mode de Caen
Tip: The tile mosaics are listed Historic Monument. Sit on the upper level for the dining-room view.