30 restaurants worth the trip across France, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All France guides.
Takao Takano ★ 4.8 · Lyon
6e · 33 Rue Malesherbes, 69006 Lyon
Takao Takano in Lyon's 6e is the two-star tasting room where the chef applies Japanese training to French sourcing across a six-course set.
Tip: Book three to four weeks ahead; lunch is the easier seating than dinner.
Septime ★ 4.8 · Paris
11e · 80 Rue de Charonne, 75011 Paris
Bertrand Grébaut's Septime in Paris remains the room every neo-bistro in the city compares itself to. Reservations open 21 days ahead and burn within an hour.
Tip: Easier on a Tuesday lunch than Friday dinner. Same kitchen, same wine, half the wait list.
Table Bruno Verjus ★ 4.8 · Paris
12e · 3 Rue de Prague, 75012 Paris
Table Bruno Verjus in Paris's 12e cooks ingredient-first: produce sourced by name, fish breathing that morning, no dish served twice in a row.
Tip: Two Michelin stars and number 8 on The World's 50 Best 2025. Book eight weeks out for dinner, four for lunch.
La Mere Brazier ★ 4.7 · Lyon
1er · 12 Rue Royale, 69001 Lyon
La Mere Brazier in Lyon's 1er is the historic room where Eugenie Brazier earned six Michelin stars in 1933, now run by Mathieu Viannay in two-star form.
Tip: Book the lunch menu for half the dinner price; the dining room is the original.
Le Baratin ★ 4.7 · Paris
20e · 3 Rue Jouye-Rouve, 75020 Paris
Raquel Carena cooks Argentine-French intuition food at Le Baratin, the Belleville room every Parisian chef calls their favourite when no one is listening.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday, often Saturday too. Phone bookings only, no website.
Regain ★ 4.6 · Lyon
1er · 3 Rue d'Algerie, 69001 Lyon
Regain in Lyon's 1er sits at the foot of the Croix-Rousse slope, where the kitchen runs a Mediterranean-leaning author menu paired with the city's tighter natural-wine lists.
Tip: Lunch is the easier seating; book the natural-wine pairing for the full effect.
Chez Fonfon ★ 4.6 · Marseille
7e · 140 rue du Vallon des Auffes, 13007 Marseille
Chez Fonfon in Marseille's 7e sits in the Vallon des Auffes cove and has cooked bouillabaisse for the Mounier family since 1952, the fish landed each morning by the cove's pointus.
Tip: Closed late January for two weeks; book a sea-side table at lunch for the cove light.
Chez Michel ★ 4.6 · Marseille
7e · 6 Rue des Catalans, 13007 Marseille
Chez Michel in Marseille's 7e has cooked the oldest bouillabaisse in the city since 1946, the Visciano family now in the third generation at the Catalans beach above the cove.
Tip: Reservation only; cash and card both accepted. Closed Sunday evening and Monday lunch.
La Mercerie ★ 4.6 · Marseille
1er · 9 Cours Saint-Louis, 13001 Marseille
La Mercerie in Marseille's 1er opened in 2018 from the Paris Popup trio Harry Cummins, Laura Vidal and Julia Mitton, a stripped-concrete room with market-driven small plates and natural pours.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday; book the terrace on Cours Saint-Louis for warm nights.
Une Table au Sud ★ 4.6 · Marseille
2e · 2 Quai du Port, 13002 Marseille
Une Table au Sud in Marseille's 2e holds a Michelin star above the Vieux Port quay, Ludovic Turac at the pass since 2010 with a Provencal-Mediterranean tasting menu.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday; book a window seat over the Quai du Port at sunset.
Tuba Club ★ 4.6 · Marseille
8e · 2 Boulevard Alexandre Delabre, 13008 Marseille
Tuba Club in Marseille's 8e is a fisherman-cabanon kitchen in the Goudes village, 80 seats on a rock terrace above the Mediterranean with Sicilian and Provencal grills the spine of the menu.
Tip: Reach by bus 19 from Rond-Point du Prado or taxi; book six weeks ahead.
Frenchie ★ 4.6 · Paris
2e · 5-6 Rue du Nil, 75002 Paris
Gregory Marchand's Frenchie sits on Paris's Rue du Nil, the alley he and his suppliers turned into a four-shop street: bistro, bar, wine cellar, sandwich window.
Tip: If the bistro is booked, the Frenchie Bar à Vins across the alley takes walk-ups and runs the same kitchen.
Le Rigmarole ★ 4.6 · Paris
11e · 10 Rue du Grand Prieuré, 75011 Paris
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.
Tomy & Co ★ 4.6 · Paris
7e · 22 Rue Surcouf, 75007 Paris
Tomy Gousset's Tomy & Co in Paris's 7e earned a Michelin star in 2018 and still runs the seasonal kitchen everyone in the embassy quarter books for a long lunch.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The five-course tasting at €98 is the deal of the room on weeknights.
Tetedoie ★ 4.5 · Lyon
5e · 4 Rue Professeur Pierre Marion, 69005 Lyon
Tetedoie sits on the Fourviere hill above Lyon's old town, where Christian Tetedoie cooks a one-star menu from a glass-walled dining room with the city below.
Tip: Reserve a window seat; the bistro Phosphore on site is the cheaper alternative.
Prairial ★ 4.5 · Lyon
2e · 11 Rue Chavanne, 69002 Lyon
Prairial in Lyon's 2e is Gaetan Gentil's one-star room cooking a vegetable-forward tasting menu rooted in foraged herbs and small Rhone producers.
Tip: Book the four-course lunch for the price-point entry; closed Sunday-Tuesday.
Le Passe Temps ★ 4.5 · Lyon
6e · 52 Rue Tronchet, 69006 Lyon
Le Passe Temps in Lyon's 6e is Younghoon Lee's one-star room where Korean technique meets French produce across a tightly-edited tasting menu.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday; lunch is the easier seating.
Le Miramar ★ 4.5 · Marseille
2e · 12 Quai du Port, 13002 Marseille
Le Miramar in Marseille's 2e was founded in 1965 and is a founding member of the Bouillabaisse Charter, Christian Buffa in the kitchen running fish from the Mediterranean fishmarket.
Tip: Closed Monday; the front terrace looks straight at the cathedral on the hill.
Ourea ★ 4.5 · Marseille
6e · 72 Rue de la Paix Marcel Paul, 13006 Marseille
Ourea in Marseille's 6e is Matthieu Roche's vegetable-led tasting room with sommelier Camille Fromont, in the 2026 Michelin Guide for plant-led cooking with subtle spicing.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday; book early for Friday or Saturday, the room seats 24.
Sepia ★ 4.5 · Marseille
7e · 2 Rue Vauvenargues, 13007 Marseille
Sepia in Marseille's 7e perches on Puget Hill above the harbour, Paul Langlere cooking instinctive Mediterranean plates with smoked mackerel, bottarga and shrimp broth threading through.
Tip: Ask for the sea-side table on the terrace; the Puget Hill view is the second reason.
La Cantinetta ★ 4.5 · Marseille
6e · 24 Cours Julien, 13006 Marseille
La Cantinetta in Marseille's 6e on Cours Julien opened in 2006, a trattoria spinning northern Italian winter cooking and southern Italian summer plates with fresh pasta made in-house.
Tip: Closed Sunday; reservations strongly recommended for the patio.
Le Femina ★ 4.5 · Marseille
1er · 1 Rue du Musee, 13001 Marseille
Le Femina in Marseille's 1er Noailles has cooked Algerian Berber couscous since 1921, the same family carrying it across generations, the barley semolina version the signature plate of the city.
Tip: Closed Sunday evening and Monday; reservation strongly recommended.
Le Servan ★ 4.5 · Paris
11e · 32 Rue Saint-Maur, 75011 Paris
Tatiana and Katia Levha's Le Servan in Paris reads the seasonal-French rulebook through a Filipino lens. The dining room is loud, the menu changes weekly.
Tip: Lunch is a third of the price and almost as good as dinner. Booking opens 30 days out.
Clamato ★ 4.5 · Paris
11e · 80 Rue de Charonne, 75011 Paris
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 Chateaubriand ★ 4.5 · Paris
11e · 129 Avenue Parmentier, 75011 Paris
Iñaki Aizpitarte's Le Chateaubriand in Paris invented the modern neo-bistro tasting menu in 2006. A fixed five courses, no swap, runs €85 a head.
Tip: Bookings 09:00 the day prior; or take a 21:30 walk-in slot at the second seating.
Verjus ★ 4.5 · Paris
1er · 52 Rue de Richelieu, 75001 Paris
Braden Perkins and Laura Adrian's Verjus in Paris's 1er runs a no-choice tasting menu and a bar-à-vins below, both built around growers' wines and seasonal produce.
Tip: If Verjus is booked, the Verjus Bar à Vins downstairs takes walk-ups and runs the same wine list.
Circle ★ 4.4 · Lyon
1er · 11 Rue Chavanne, 69001 Lyon
Circle in Lyon's 1er pulls a single seating around the kitchen counter for a chef's-choice tasting; an intimate, ten-cover room run by a young couple.
Tip: One service per night, Wed-Sat; book three weeks ahead via Instagram.
Becbec ★ 4.4 · Lyon
3e · 232 Rue Paul Bert, 69003 Lyon
Becbec in Lyon's 3e is the small-plates room on Rue Paul Bert where a young couple runs the kitchen and a tight natural-wine cellar from a 12-cover counter.
Tip: Walk-in only; arrive at 19:00 for a counter stool.
Chez Madie Les Galinettes ★ 4.4 · Marseille
2e · 138 Quai du Port, 13002 Marseille
Chez Madie Les Galinettes in Marseille's 2e has cooked the Provencal canon on the Quai du Port since 1995 under Delphine Roux, an affordable bouillabaisse and pieds paquets the spine of the menu.
Tip: Book a terrace table for sunset; the Provencal stew at lunch is the value play.
Peron ★ 4.4 · Marseille
7e · 56 Corniche Kennedy, 13007 Marseille
Peron in Marseille's 7e has clung to the Corniche cliffs since 1885, the panoramic terrace looking out at the Frioul islands and the entrance to the Vieux Port for the wild fish menu.
Tip: The Frioul-island view is the second reason to book; reserve a sea-side window.