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.
OrderWhatever the bavette is dressed with that week, and the pavlova for dessert.
TipIf the bistro is booked, the Frenchie Bar à Vins across the alley takes walk-ups and runs the same kitchen.
Two centuries of dining-room history at Le Grand Véfour, the Palais-Royal mirror-and-velvet salon where Paris cooked dinner for Napoleon, Colette and Cocteau.
OrderThe ravioles de foie gras at the chef's prix-fixe lunch.
TipTuesday-Friday lunch is a third the price of dinner and books two weeks out, not four months.
Chez Georges has run the same Paris bistro menu since 1964: sole meunière, oeufs en gelée, profiteroles. Located in 2E. Kitchen leans french bistro.
OrderSole meunière, gratin dauphinois, profiteroles to finish.
TipClosed weekends and August. Tables turn twice; book 19:30 or 21:30 a fortnight out.
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.
OrderWhatever course features fermented or pickled produce that night.
TipIf Verjus is booked, the Verjus Bar à Vins downstairs takes walk-ups and runs the same wine list.
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.
OrderWhatever filled pasta is on, a steak with rocket, the panna cotta.
TipThe Passage des Panoramas closes its gates at night; ring the bell to be let through.
Le Petit Vendôme in Paris's 2e makes the city's most-cited jambon-beurre and feeds the Place Vendôme jeweller staff at lunch from 11:30 every weekday.
OrderJambon-beurre on baguette tradition; the daily plat for under €18.
TipStanding at the bar is faster than a table; sandwiches travel well to the gardens.
La Poule au Pot in Paris's Les Halles cooks the Henri IV chicken-in-the-pot at its historical address. The menu of grand-mère bistro classics has not changed.
OrderPoule au pot Henri IV for two, soufflé Grand Marnier to finish.
TipThe room is small and warm. Book a banquette table over the centre seats.
Aux Lyonnais in Paris is Alain Ducasse's Lyonnais bouchon-style annex: quenelle de brochet, saucisson chaud and a Beaujolais list that respects the cru wines.
OrderQuenelle de brochet with sauce Nantua; Saint-Marcellin from Mère Richard.
TipClosed Sunday and Monday. Lunch midweek runs a €40 set with the same kitchen.
Le Petit Bouillon Pharamond in Paris keeps the 1879 dining room intact and the carte true to its Norman roots: tripes à la mode de Caen, Calvados sorbet.
OrderTripes à la mode de Caen, Camembert flambé in Calvados, sorbet to finish.
TipThe room is listed Historic Monument. Sit on the upper level for the tile mosaics.
L'Arbre a Cafe in Paris 2e is Hippolyte Courty's specialty roaster on Rue du Nil. Single-origin biodynamic and fair-trade beans roasted in Paris.
BeansPeru, Ethiopia, Colombia
BrewsEspresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
The Frog and Rosbif on Rue Saint-Denis is Paris's first brewpub, the original 1993 FrogPubs location with an on-site brewery turning out British-style ales.
Paris puts its Christmas market at the bottom of the Champs-Elysees from late November to early January, a run of chalets selling seasonal food and drink between the Rond-Point and Concorde.
TipMetro Champs-Elysees Clemenceau sits at the market end of the avenue; the Tuileries market runs separately and had not published its 2026 dates when this was checked.
Rex Club in Paris's 2e is the techno temple under the Grand Rex cinema since 1988, with a ceiling-mounted multidiffusion sound system and four nights a week.
TipDoor from 23:30 Wed-Sat; tickets €12-20 on Shotgun. Arrive before 01:00 for the floor before it packs.
Sunset Sunside on Rue des Lombards in Paris's 1er is the twin jazz club where the upstairs Sunside books acoustic sets and the basement Sunset runs electric.
TipTickets €25-35 per set; the first set at 20:00 is calmer than the 22:00 turnaround.
Le Duc des Lombards on the Lombards jazz strip in Paris's 1er is the TSF Jazz partner club booking established names and rising French talent.
TipBook a table for the 21:30 set in advance; the early 19:30 set is the easier walk-in window.
Le Tout-Paris on the 7th floor of Cheval Blanc Paris in the 1er is the Arnaud Donckele brasserie with a Seine-facing terrace looking straight at the Pont.
TipBar at the corner of the terrace takes walk-ins after 22:30 once dinner clears; reserve a table for the sunset 19:30 service.
Listener in Paris's 2e is the Thomas de Coninck and Jérôme Thomas listening room on Rue Vivienne, with a high-fidelity main room, individual music-nap booths.
TipBook a listening booth 24 hours ahead; the main room is walk-in. Coffee by day shifts to natural-wine pours after 18:00.
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