Chamonix
This minuscule shopfront kitchen nourishes fondue-weary diners with big portions of sticky miso aubergine, cauliflower korma and other earthy dishes…
Must-see restaurants in France
St-Malo
With its ambient lighting, honey-coloured parquet flooring and large B&W shots of fishermen enlivening the dining room, Le Cambusier can do no wrong. Run…
Latin Quarter
With a sunny pavement terrace beneath trees enviably placed at the foot of foodie street rue Mouffetard, the ‘Dining Room’ is prime real estate. Its 360…
Lyon & the Rhône Valley
Book ahead for a seat with in-the-know locals in the soft, cream-stone dining room where charming waitstaff serve delicious local cuisine. It's renowned…
Paris
Transformed in the style of Napoléon III, the Palais Garnier's on-site restaurant has velvet lounges; tasselled lamps; interior palms, monstera and ferns;…
Paris
Large windows and lots of natural light create an elegant setting to dine on 100% vegan dishes such as almond-encrusted tofu, tarragon-laced beetroot…
Latin Quarter
As its name implies, truffles are the centrepiece of this Michelin-starred restaurant's menu, featuring in most (albeit not all) of its weekly changing…
Arles
You won't find a much better lunch venue than this convivial canteen within the emergent cultural centre Fondation Luma. The food is light and colourful,…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Organic porridge, both savoury (beetroot, feta and thyme; chicken, coconut, sesame and coriander) and sweet (salted butter and cinnamon; pear and lychee)…
Chamonix
Brimming with chatter and bonhomie, this semiformal, wood-panelled establishment serves substantial, Italian-influenced dishes such as deer with polenta…
Cannes
Perched on the Five Seas Hotel's 5th floor, this bistro with sublime panoramic views has recently given its menu a complete makeover. Highlights include…
Paris
The success of Mokonuts saw it branch out to this sandwich bar around the corner (look for the same mint-green façade). Along with gourmet sandwiches (eg…
Paris
It may look unremarkable from the outside, but this cosy hideaway is a local secret. The cuisine and service are both excellent without being overbearing;…
St-Tropez
A lovely slice of old-fashioned Provençal hospitality, this terraced (or fire-warmed, on chilly days) bistro does great French service: few frills, great…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Paned-glass windows frame this blue-painted cafe tucked just off busy rue Oberkampf. Bircher muesli with tea-infused raisins, tartines (open sandwiches)…
Paris
An institution in Paris since 1989, À la Banane Ivoirienne dishes up the best Ivorian food in Paris along with fabulous live music and dancing on Friday…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Startlingly realistic cow-hide-print wallpaper and genuine cow-hide seat covers clue you in to the raison d'être of 2017-opened Le Grill Astier, whose…
Paris
Named for one of the Île St-Louis' previous two islands and decorated with cow statuettes, this former butcher shop flickers with candles that give its…
Lille, Flanders & the Somme
A classic 1933 dining room whose red banquettes, red-and-white checked tablecloths and, on cold days, a crackling fire make this an inviting place to dine…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Colourful woven straw bags, lamps straight from the souk in Beirut and a tiny corner shop selling rose syrup, Aleppo soap and the like infuse a colourful…
Côte d'Azur
Bright artwork covers the walls and the scent of garlic fills the air at this exuberant, Spanish-run tapas bar on one of Vence's prettiest squares…
Paris
At the intersection of covered arcades Passage des Panoramas and Galerie des Varietes, Astair has wraparound exterior tables, a hand-cut cork ceiling and…
Paris
This pâtisserie (cake shop) is the temple of celebrity chef Cyril Lignac, whose creations include an apricot-glazed baba au rhum, white chocolate tarte…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
It might still bear the name of its original Polish owners, but Wadja – with its zinc bar backed by soaring mirrors, 1930s lithographs and retro,…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
At this bar à saucisses (sausage bar), sausages from across France are the star of the show. Regional varieties include boudin noir from Mortagne-au…
Paris
Enduring brasserie Au Pied de Cochon, with huge mirrors, crimson banquettes and frosted-glass lamps, opens around the clock, just as it did when workers…
La Rochelle
Every morning La Rochelle's 19th-century covered market bustles with stallholders selling fresh fruit and vegetables, fish splayed on beds of ice, meat…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
The offspring of Paris' inaugural organic food truck, this stationary address serves eight different burgers, seven varieties of soft-shell tacos and…
Latin Quarter
Enormous, creative, meal-size salads are the reasons to choose this as a dining spot. Magnificently placed across from the domed Panthéon on the shady…
Orléans
Hidden away in a vaulted medieval cellar, this restaurant à vin is known for the excellence of both its cuisine de maison traditionelle (traditional…
St-Tropez
This traditional maison de village (old stone terraced house) with coffee-coloured wooden shutters is a fancy-night-out favourite with locals, who know…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Anchored by the vintage corkscrew staircase in the back and an open kitchen facing the street, rustic Les Vinaigriers offers one of the canal's best-value…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Chalkboard menus at this contemporary bistro are framed and hung on the walls, and their gastronomic promise doesn't disappoint. Old bistro standards are…
Côte d'Azur
This little Mougins restaurant serves everything from breakfasts to apéritif platters of cheese, charcuterie and escargots, to hearty lunches of cassoulet…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
The pavement terrace and mezzanine both make great perches for dining on neobistro dishes such as chestnut ravioli in shiitake broth, alongside natural…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Smack in the middle of the Montmartre tourist trail, this local favourite offers continuous all-day dining. Delightful pâtés and rillettes – guinea hen…
Latin Quarter
Natural wines are the speciality of this bar à vins, which it keeps in its vaulted stone cellar. First-rate food – served from noon onward – includes a…
Dijon
Tables spill out onto the sidewalk at this bustling new resto-bar in Dijon's pedestrianised centre. The menu revolves around delicious flammekueche (tarte…
Colmar
Hidden in a Petite Venise backstreet, this is a wine bar/bistro in the classic mould, with cheek-by-jowl tables and a good buzz. Whatever's fresh at the…
Paris
Steaming Shanghai-style bao buns, by the pair or half-dozen, are the star of this little white-tiled restaurant's show (watch staff hand-kneading them in…
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