30 editor picks across United States.
30 french fine dining restaurants worth the trip across United States, editor-ranked. All cuisines in United States.
Michelin one-star French bistro in Uptown's The Quad that earned its star 48 days after opening in 2025. Led by chef Christophe De Lellis. Book 30 days ahead.
TipReservations release 30 days ahead at midnight CST. Order the Dover sole and save room for the Paris-Brest.
Joel Robuchon at MGM Grand is the late chef's only US restaurant, a three-Michelin-star French dining room and the only three-star kitchen in Las Vegas.
OrderThe full 16-course menu degustation; the chariot of bread alone runs a dozen varieties.
TipTasting-menu only at dinner; lunch and the prix-fixe shorter menus run lower price points if 16 courses is too much.
Joel Robuchon at MGM Grand in Las Vegas is the late chef's only US restaurant, the only three-Michelin-star kitchen in Nevada and a tasting-menu room.
TipThe 16-course menu degustation is the full experience; shorter four to six course menus run at lunch and earlier seatings.
Scoundrel is chef-owner Joe Cash's French bistro on North Main, opened in 2022. Awarded Greenville's first Michelin star at the inaugural Michelin Guide.
OrderRoasted half chicken with gnocchi, Oysters, Caviar with crème fraîche
Scoundrel is chef-owner Joe Cash's French bistro on North Main, opened 2022. Awarded Greenville's first Michelin star at the inaugural Michelin Guide.
L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon in Miami is the Design District two-Michelin-starred French counter, the only two-star Robuchon room in the US, retained in 2025.
OrderLe caviar imperial and the pommes puree, signatures Robuchon refined over thirty years.
TipCounter seats give a full kitchen view; the seasonal lunch tasting from $85 is the soft entry point.
Eric Ripert's three-Michelin-star seafood room in Midtown New York City has held its stars since 2005. Tasting menu $268, mostly raw and barely-cooked fish.
OrderThe Almost Raw, Barely Touched, Lightly Cooked tasting.
TipLunch prix-fixe at $98 is the entry point; same kitchen, same plate, half the price of dinner.
James Beard winner Gabriel Rucker's communal-table French in Portland, with a chef's tasting available at the counter for spontaneous diners.
TipThree communal tables take reservations on Tock. The chef's counter is walk-in only and turns over from 17:00.
Champe and Lisa Speidel run Persimmon out of a small Hope Street dining room. Seasonal French-leaning cooking; the city's most-booked special-occasion room.
OrderWhatever Champe is plating from the Rhode Island shellfish run, plus the long-standing foie gras course.
TipWednesday through Saturday only; book on the restaurant's own site two to four weeks out.
Pasjoli on Main Street is Santa Monica's French bistro benchmark, lately loosened up with a bigger bar menu and its famous tableside pressed duck restored.
OrderTableside canard a la presse, or the cordon bleu chicken wings at the bar
TipThe pressed duck is a 350 dollar whole-bird production for the table; order it when you book, not on arrival.
Pasjoli on Main Street is Santa Monica's French bistro benchmark, lately loosened up with a bigger bar menu and its famous tableside pressed duck restored.
OrderTableside canard a la presse, or the cordon bleu chicken wings at the bar
TipThe pressed duck is a 350 dollar whole-bird production for the table; order it when you book, not on arrival.
The Refectory on Bethel Road, run inside a 19th century church since 1976, is Columbus's contemporary French tasting room with a 700-bottle Burgundy cellar.
OrderThe bistro three-course at the bar with a glass from the deep Burgundy list.
TipThe fifty-year anniversary runs through 2026; the bistro side at the bar is the unsung deal.
The Refectory on Bethel Road, run inside a 19th century church since 1976, is Columbus's contemporary French tasting room with a 700-bottle Burgundy cellar.
La Mer at Halekulani is Hawaii's longest-running AAA Five Diamond restaurant, French fine dining at the Halekulani in Waikiki Honolulu under executive chef.
OrderThe eight-course menu degustation with the bouillabaisse course.
TipTuesday through Saturday, 17:30-20:30 only. Jackets are required for men; book via Tock four weeks out for window tables.
La Mer at Halekulani is the French fine dining room in Honolulu's Waikiki that has held AAA Five Diamond status since 1990 and a Forbes Five-Star designation.
OrderEight-course menu degustation; the bouillabaisse course is the signature.
TipTuesday to Saturday, dinner only. Jackets required for men; book four weeks out for an ocean window.
L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon at MGM Grand is the Strip's open-counter sibling to Robuchon's tasting room, watching the team plate from a 36-seat counter.
OrderCounter seating with a small plates and discovery menu; le Caviar and la quail are the canon.
TipCounter walk-ins are sometimes accepted at 17:30 opening; the dining-room side takes reservations longer ahead.
L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon in Las Vegas is the open-counter sibling at MGM Grand, a 36-seat counter set around the kitchen with Discovery and a la carte.
TipCounter seating watches the line cooks plate; ask for the centre stools when you book.
Erling Jensen's eponymous East Memphis fine-dining room runs Danish-trained, French-leaning tasting plates from a Yates Road bungalow. Tasting menu $95.
OrderRack of lamb with the daily seasonal tasting starter.
TipReserve on Tock; the bar takes walk-ins. Closed Sundays and Mondays.
EDWINS, Brandon Chrostowski's French restaurant and culinary school for formerly incarcerated students since 2007, moved to the old Nighttown Cedar Road room.
OrderSteak frites and a glass of Burgundy from the wine cellar.
TipReserve on OpenTable; arrive early to walk the expanded teaching kitchen and the new oyster bar.
Chaval on Pine Street in the West End opened 2017 from Damian Sansonetti and Ilma Lopez of Piccolo, with a Spanish-French menu around the wood oven and bar.
OrderThe Spanish tortilla with caramelized onions, then the steak frites.
TipMonday to Saturday 16:30-21:00. Book via OpenTable; bar seats hold for walk-ins.
Jeune et Jolie in Carlsbad is Eric Bost's one-Michelin-star French bistro on State Street since 2018, the nouvelle-French dining room flooded in shades.
OrderThe four-course prix fixe with the wine pairing; the seasonal canele dessert if it's on the menu.
TipA la carte at the bar runs many of the same dishes for walk-ins; the prix fixe is the deepest experience.
Le Petit Triangle Cafe on Fulton Road in Ohio City, a small Parisian-style cafe in a triangular corner building, runs French brunch and dinner with patio.
OrderCroque monsieur with bechamel and the classic escargot to start.
TipClosed Monday and Tuesday; brunch on weekends runs busy from 10:00 onward.
EDWINS is Brandon Chrostowski's French restaurant and culinary school for formerly incarcerated students, in the old Nighttown space on Cedar Road since 2025.
Le Fou Frog in Kansas City's River Market is Mano and Barbara Rafael's French bistro on the corner of 5th and Oak, with Provencal classics since 1996.
OrderSteak au poivre with frites and a Pinot Noir from the list.
TipOpen Tue to Sun for dinner; reservations recommended. Bring cash for the tip cup. Mano makes the rounds nightly.
Mano and Barbara Rafael's French bistro in Kansas City's River Market has run Provencal classics on the corner of 5th and Oak since 1996. Book 2 weeks ahead.
TipTue to Sun dinner only. Mano works the room nightly; tip the line cooks in cash.
Cafe Sole has cooked French-Caribbean dinners in a Key West backstreet since 1995, John and Judy Correa's kitchen of hogfish and portobello mushroom soup.
OrderHogfish from the local catch, then the duck a l'orange
TipThe Correas close for the whole of September each year and reopen in October, so plan shoulder-season visits around it.
Cafe Sole pairs French technique with Keys fish in a quiet Key West garden room, a husband-and-wife kitchen open since 1995 for hogfish and duck a l'orange.
OrderHogfish, then the duck a l'orange if you are sharing
TipThe garden tables under the trellis are the seats to ask for; the whole restaurant holidays through September.
Le Cirque at Bellagio is the Maccioni family Strip room since 1998, a Michelin one-star French dining room closing permanently after dinner service on August.
OrderThe black-truffle risotto with parmesan crust; long-running signature plate.
TipThe room closes for good after dinner August 23 2026; book at least four weeks ahead while it remains open.
Le Cirque at Bellagio in Las Vegas is the Maccioni family Strip dining room since 1998, a Michelin one-star French kitchen closing for good after dinner.
TipFinal service August 23 2026; book at least four weeks ahead while the room remains open through summer.
Russell Klein's Meritage in downtown Saint Paul runs the Twin Cities' French bistro at the fine-dining tier since 2007. Tasting menu $75 (3-course).
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