French bistro€€Daily 12:00-00:00Until Open until 00:00
Bouillon Pigalle in Paris pours classic bouillon dishes until midnight. At 22 Boulevard de Clichy. Booking recommended. Reservations advised.
Try: Bouillon classics
Tip: After 22:30 the queue thins. Order onion soup, steak tartare and île flottante for the late triple.
French bistro€€Daily 12:00-14:00 19:00-23:00Until Open until 02:00
La Poule au Pot in Paris's 1er Les Halles cooks classic grand-mère bistro until 02:00. At 9 Rue Vauvilliers. Booking recommended. Reservations advised.
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.
Spanish tapas€€Daily 12:00-23:00Until 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.
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.
Seafood€€Daily 12:00-14:30 19:00-22:30Until Open until 23:30
Clamato in Paris is Septime's seafood little sister, open until 23:30 with oysters and grilled fish. At 80 Rue de Charonne. Booking recommended.
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.
French bistro€€Daily 11:45-00:00Until 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.
Levantine€€Sun-Thu 11:00-23:30, Fri 11:00-18:00, Closed SatUntil Open until 23:30 Sun-Thu
L'As du Fallafel in Paris is the Marais falafel window open until 23:30 most nights, with a €9 sandwich and a queue that moves in 15 minutes at 23:00.
Try: Falafel pita
Tip: Closed Saturdays for Shabbat. The line keeps moving past 22:00; takeaway is faster than table.