6 restaurants in Paris, editor-picked for sunday dinner. Where to eat a sit-down dinner on sunday. All restaurants in Paris.
Le Rigmarole ★ 4.6
11e · 10 Rue du Grand Prieuré, 75011 Paris
Hours: Wed-Sat 19:30-23:00; Sun 12:00-21:00; closed Mon-Tue
Le Rigmarole in Paris pairs Robert Compagnon's binchotan yakitori grill with Jessica Yang's hand-rolled pasta. A nightly tasting menu only, no a la carte.
Tip: One seating at 19:30 and one at 21:30. Book six weeks out for weekends, four for a Tuesday.
Clamato ★ 4.5
11e · 80 Rue de Charonne, 75011 Paris
Hours: Daily 12:00-14:30 19:00-22:30
Septime's seafood little sister, Clamato in Paris runs no-reservation oysters, ceviche and grilled fish from 19:00. Walk-in only; queue forms by 18:45.
Tip: Arrive at 18:45 for the first seating or after 21:30 for the second. No bookings ever.
Le Comptoir du Relais ★ 4.4
6e · 9 Carrefour de l'Odéon, 75006 Paris
Hours: Daily 12:00-23:00
Yves Camdeborde's Le Comptoir du Relais in Paris helped invent the term bistronomie in the 1990s and still serves the dining-room version every weeknight.
Tip: Lunch and weekend service runs walk-in; dinner Mon-Fri needs a booking six weeks out.
Le Bon Georges ★ 4.4
9e · 45 Rue Saint-Georges, 75009 Paris
Hours: Daily 12:00-14:30, 19:00-22:30
Le Bon Georges in Paris's 9e cooks farmer-named meat and a tarte tatin worth ordering before the main: the kitchen prep includes a 12-hour rest on the apples.
Tip: The wine list is small but well-chosen; ask the waiter rather than the sommelier.
Racines ★ 4.4
2e · 8 Passage des Panoramas, 75002 Paris
Hours: Daily, lunch and dinner
Racines in Paris's Passage des Panoramas pours an Italian-leaning natural-wine list and serves hand-rolled pasta from Simone Tondo. Twelve tables, all dinner.
Tip: The Passage des Panoramas closes its gates at night; ring the bell to be let through.
Le Cinq Mars ★ 4.2
7e · 51 Rue de Verneuil, 75007 Paris
Hours: Mon-Thu 12:00-14:30 19:30-22:30, Fri 12:00-14:30 19:30-23:00, Sat 12:30-15:00, Sun 12:30-15:00 19:30-22:30
Le Cinq Mars is the kind of Paris room a gallerist takes a writer to: red banquettes, chalkboard, an endive salad with Roquefort and walnuts that has not.
Tip: Lunch is open to walk-ins; dinner books a week ahead, two weeks for a weekend.