
This is a list of notable restaurants in Paris, France. It includes a listing of notable
café
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Restaurants

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Les Ambassadeurs
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L'Ambroisie –
Michelin
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three-starred restaurant
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L'Arpège – earned one star in the
Michelin Guide
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in its first year, and earned two soon thereafter. It earned three
Michelin stars
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in 1996, which it has maintained since.
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L'As du Fallafel
L'As du Fallafel (English language, English: ''The Ace of Falafel'') is a kosher Middle Eastern cuisine, Middle Eastern restaurant located at 34, Rue des Rosiers in the "Pletzl" Jewish quarter of the Le Marais neighborhood in Paris, France. The r ...
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L'Astrance
Pascal Barbot (born 7 June 1972) is a French chef. His restaurant ''L'Astrance'' in Paris earned one Michelin star 2023, a year after the reopening of the restaurant at a new location, and has kept the star ever since. Previously ''L'Astrance'' ha ...
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Bel Canto
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chain
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of restaurants, based in Paris, where singers perform live
opera
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aria
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s for the diners.
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Le Boeuf sur le Toit (cabaret)
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Bouillon
Bouillon can refer to:
Food
* Bouillon (broth), a simple broth
** Court-bouillon, a quick broth
* Bouillon (soup), a Haitian soup
* Bouillon (restaurant), a traditional type of French restaurant
** Bouillon Chartier, a bouillon restaurant fou ...
– classified as a ''
monument historique
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'' since 1989.
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Bouillon Chartier
Bouillon Chartier (), or simply Chartier, is a "bouillon" restaurant in Paris founded in 1896, located in the 9th arrondissement and classified as a ''monument historique'' since 1989.
History
The restaurant was created in 1896 by two brother ...
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Buddha Bar
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Le Chateaubriand
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Le Cinq
Le Cinq () is a gourmet restaurant in Paris, France, part of the Four Seasons Hotel George V. Le Cinq opened in 2001 to much fanfare and rapidly achieved 1, 2, then 3 Michelin Red Guide stars under the direction of chef Philippe Legendre bef ...
– opened in 2001 to much fanfare and rapidly achieved 1, 2, then 3 Michelin Red Guide stars under the direction of chef
Philippe Legendre
Philippe Legendre was head chef of the Michelin three-star (2003-2007) restaurant Le Cinq at the George V Hotel in the 8th arrondissement in Paris, France.
Biography
Philippe Legendre was born in Vendée. He arrived in Paris at the age of 16 an ...
before being demoted to 2 stars.
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Clown Bar
The Clown Bar is a bistro at 114 Rue Amelot in the 11th arrondissement of Paris. It has been classed as a ''monument historique'' since 1995.
Founded in 1902, it is situated two doors from the ''Cirque d'hiver'' at number 110. The bar has a friez ...
– opened 1902 near ''
Cirque d'hiver
The Cirque d'Hiver ("Winter Circus"), located at 110 rue Amelot (at the juncture of the rue des Filles du Calvaire and rue Amelot, Paris 11th arrondissement of Paris, 11ème), has been a prominent venue for circuses, exhibitions of dressage, musica ...
'', classed as ''
monument historique
() is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France. It may also refer to the state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building, a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, ...
'' in 1995
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Dalloyau
Dalloyau () is a Paris-based food company founded in 1682. Dalloyau is a family-owned and independent business. In 1993, Nadine Gavillon-Bernardé became the company's CEO. Since 2001, the company is a member of the "Comité Colbert". Dalloyau ...
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Les Deux Magots
() is a famous café and restaurant situated at 6, Place Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris' 6th arrondissement, France. It once had a reputation as the rendezvous of the literary and intellectual elite of the city. It is now a popular tourist ...
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Dingo Bar
The Dingo American Bar and Restaurant at 10 rue Delambre in the Montparnasse Quarter of Paris, France opened its doors in 1923. Most commonly called the Dingo Bar, it was one of the few drinking establishments at the time that was open all nig ...
– opened in 1923
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L'Entrecôte
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Fouquet's
Fouquet's Paris is an historic brasserie restaurant in Paris, France located at 99 Avenue des Champs-Élysées. Part of Hotel Barrière Le Fouquet's Paris, the site is known for its red awnings spread over two terraces on the Champs-Élysées ...
– founded in 1899
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Le Grand Véfour
Le Grand Véfour (), the first grand restaurant in Paris, France, was opened in the arcades of the Palais-Royal in 1784 by Antoine Aubertot, as the ''Café de Chartres'', and was purchased in 1820 by Jean Véfour, who was able to retire within th ...
– opened in the arcades of the
Palais-Royal
The Palais-Royal () is a former French royal palace located on Rue Saint-Honoré in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. The screened entrance court faces the Place du Palais-Royal, opposite the Louvre Palace, Louvre. Originally called the Palais-Ca ...
in 1784 by Antoine Aubertot, as the ''Café de Chartres'',. When it lost one of its three Michelin stars under the régime of Guy Martin for the
Taittinger Group, it was headline news.
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Chez l'Ami Louis – founded in 1924
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La Tour d'Argent – historic restaurant in Paris that has a rating of one star from the ''Guide Michelin''.
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Lapérouse – established in 1766,
the restaurant was awarded the prestigious 3 Michelin stars between 1933 and 1968, although it was briefly 2 stars from 1949 to 1951.
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Le Chat Qui Pêche
Le Chat Qui Pêche is a Parisian jazz club and restaurant founded in the mid-1950s, located in a cellar in rue de la Huchette in the Latin Quarter, on the left bank of the Seine.
It was run by Madame Ricard, who had been in the French Resistance d ...
– jazz club and restaurant founded in the mid-1950s, located in a cellar in
rue de la Huchette
The Rue de la Huchette () is one of the oldest streets running along the Rive Gauche in Paris, France. Running eastward just below the Seine river from the Place Saint-Michel, it is today an animated Latin Quarter artery with one of the highest ...
in the
Latin Quarter
The Latin Quarter of Paris (, ) is an urban university campus in the 5th and the 6th arrondissements of Paris. It is situated on the left bank of the Seine, around the Sorbonne.
Known for its student life, lively atmosphere, and bistros, t ...
, on the left bank of the
Seine
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Ledoyen – one of the oldest restaurants in Paris
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Ma Bourgogne
Ma Bourgogne () is a bistro in Place des Vosges in the Le Marais district of Paris. It is on the North-West point and is a café in the traditional French style. It has been around for many years and it has been spoken of as one of the best bistro ...
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bistro
A bistro or bistrot (), in its original Parisian form, is a small restaurant serving moderately priced, simple meals in a modest setting. In more recent years, the term has become used by restaurants considered, by some, to be pretentious.
Style ...
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Maison dorée
Maison (French for "house") may refer to:
People
* Edna Maison (1892–1946), American silent-film actress
* Jérémy Maison (born 1993), French cyclist
* Leonard Maison, New York state senator 1834–1837
* Nicolas Joseph Maison (1771–1840), M ...
– former famous restaurant located at 20 Boulevard des Italiens, Paris
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Man Ray
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– former restaurant-bar
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Maxim's
Maxim's () is a restaurant in Paris, France, located at No. 3 Rue Royale in the 8th arrondissement. It is known for its Art Nouveau interior decor. In the mid 20th century, Maxim's was regarded as the most famous restaurant in the world.
His ...
– founded as a bistro in 1893, it is known for its
Art Nouveau
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interior decor
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L'Opéra restaurant
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Polidor
The Crémerie-Restaurant Polidor is a historic restaurant in the 6th arrondissement of Paris open 365 days a year. Its predecessor was a chess shop founded in 1845 and the ''crémerie'' part of its name derives from the French cheese, eggs and ...
– historic restaurant in the
6th arrondissement of Paris
The 6th arrondissement of Paris (''VIe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 Arrondissements of Paris, arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, it is referred to as ''le sixième''.
The arrondissement, called Luxembourg in ...
, its predecessor was founded in 1845, and it has had its present name since the beginning of the 20th century.
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La Mère Catherine – ''
brasserie
In France, Flanders, and the Francophone world, a brasserie () is a type of French restaurant with a relaxed setting, which serves dishes and other meals.
The word ''brasserie'' is French for "brewery" and, by extension, "the brewing busine ...
'' in the
18th arrondissement
The 18th arrondissement of Paris (''XVIIIe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 arrondissements, or administrative districts, of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is referred to as ''dix-huitième''.
The arrondiss ...
of
Paris
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,
France
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. It is the oldest restaurant located at
place du Tertre
The Place du Tertre () is a square in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, France. Only a few streets away from the Basilica of the Sacré Cœur and the Lapin Agile cabaret, it is near the summit of the city's elevated Montmartre quarter.
Histo ...
.
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Restaurant Guy Savoy
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Taillevent
Guillaume Tirel (), known as Taillevent (, "wind-cutter" i.e. an idle swaggerer) (born ca. 1310 in Pont-Audemer – 1395), was an important figure in the early history of French cuisine. He was cook to the Court of France at the time of the fir ...
– founded in 1946, it has received Michelin Stars through the years
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Le Train Bleu
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– designated a ''Monument Historique'' in 1972.
Cafés
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Angelina –
tea house
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founded in 1903
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Boughnat – term for a person who moved from rural France to Paris, that was later expanded in meaning to include the sense of Parisian cafés owned by bougnats, which would both sell drinks and deliver coal.
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Brasserie Lipp
Brasserie Lipp is a brasserie located at 151 Boulevard Saint-Germain in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. It sponsors an annual literary prize, the Prix Cazes, named for a previous owner.
History
On , Léonard Lipp and his wife Pétronille opened ...
– established in 1880
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Café Anglais
The Café Anglais (, ''English café'') was a famous French restaurant located at the corner of the Boulevard des Italiens (n° 13) and the Rue de Marivaux in Paris, France.
History
Opened in 1802, the restaurant was named in honor of the Tr ...
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Café de Flore
Café de Flore () is one of the oldest coffeehouses in Paris, known for its emblematic shopfront and celebrated for its famous clientele, which in the past included influential writers, philosophers, and members of Parisian high society (tout-Par ...
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Café de la Nouvelle Athènes
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Café de la Paix
The Café de la Paix () is a famous café located on the northwest corner of the intersection of the Boulevard des Capucines and the Place de l'Opéra, in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. Designed in the Na ...
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Café de la Rotonde
The Café de la Rotonde is a famous café in the Montparnasse Quarter of Paris, France at 105 Boulevard du Montparnasse, known for its artistic milieu and good food. In its official website, La Rotonde defines itself as a brasserie and restau ...
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Café des 2 Moulins
The Café des 2 Moulins (, "Café of the Two Windmills") is a café in the Montmartre area of Paris, located at the junction of Rue Lepic and Rue Cauchois (the precise address is 15, rue Lepic, 75018 Paris). It takes its name from the two nearb ...
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Café du Tambourin
Café du Tambourin was a restaurant in Paris, France. Owned by Agostina Segatori, it was opened in December 1883 at 27 rue de Richelieu, and then in March 1885 relocated at 62 Boulevard de Clichy. Famous painter, Jules Chéret, made a poster ...
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Café Procope
The Café Procope (), also known as Le Procope (), on the Rue de l'Ancienne Comédie, is a café in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. The original café was opened in 1686 by the Sicilian chef Procopio Cutò (also known by his Italian name Franc ...
– has been referred to as the oldest restaurant of Paris in continuous operation
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Café Terminus
The Café Terminus was a popular cafe in the late 19th century near the Gare Saint-Lazare, located in Paris, France. It is infamously known as the target of Terminus bombing, a bomb attack by French Anarchist Émile Henry on February 12, 1894.
H ...
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Les Deux Magots
() is a famous café and restaurant situated at 6, Place Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris' 6th arrondissement, France. It once had a reputation as the rendezvous of the literary and intellectual elite of the city. It is now a popular tourist ...
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Le Bal Café
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Le Dôme Café
Le Dôme Café () or Café du Dôme is a restaurant in Montparnasse, Paris that first opened in . Based on the example established by La Closerie des Lilas (created in 1847) and followed by Café de la Rotonde (created in 1911), Le Select (cre ...
– beginning in the 1900s, it was renowned as an intellectual gathering place. Widely known as "the Anglo-American café."
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Le Rat Mort
Le Rat Mort ("The Dead Rat") was a popular cafe/restaurant and cabaret in Paris in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Located in the Place Pigalle in the Montmartre District, it was frequented by artists, writers, actors, artist models, and pros ...
– popular with artists, Bohemians, and intellectuals 1837-1920s
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Parisian café
Parisian cafés are a type of café found mainly in Paris, where they can serve as a meeting place, neighborhood hub, conversation matrix, rendez-vous spot, and a place to relax or to refuel for Parisian citizens.
Typical Parisian cafés are not ...
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Salon Indien du Grand Café
Salon may refer to:
Common meanings
* Beauty salon, a venue for cosmetic treatments
* French term for a drawing room, an architectural space in a home
* Salon (gathering), a meeting for learning or enjoyment
Arts and entertainment
* Salon (Pa ...
See also
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Bistro
A bistro or bistrot (), in its original Parisian form, is a small restaurant serving moderately priced, simple meals in a modest setting. In more recent years, the term has become used by restaurants considered, by some, to be pretentious.
Style ...
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French cuisine
French cuisine is the cooking traditions and practices of France. In the 14th century, Guillaume Tirel, a Court (royal), court chef known as "Taillevent", wrote ''Le Viandier'', one of the earliest recipe collections of medieval France. In ...
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List of French restaurants
This is a list of notable French restaurants. French cuisine consists of cooking traditions and practices from France, famous for the rich tastes and subtle nuances with long and rich history. France, a country famous for its agriculture and indepe ...
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List of Michelin-starred restaurants in Paris
As of the 2025 guide, there are 123 restaurants in Paris with a Michelin-star rating, a rating system that is used by the Michelin Guide to grade restaurants based on their quality.
List
Notes
See also
* List of Michelin 3-star restau ...
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Lists of restaurants
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References
External links
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restaurants
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