Lyon & the Rhône Valley
Talented chef Pierre Sève shows how inventive regional cuisine can be at this classically elegant restaurant housed in a lovely dining room complete with…
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Grenoble
In a setting somewhere between your great-aunt's living room and a garden centre, this grungy but loveable cafe offers mostly vegetarian and vegan set…
Paris
This vintage neighbourhood place with a curvaceous zinc bar, a ceramic tile floor and an enclosed terrace is a great place to dine on quintessential Paris…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
This charming little bistro will appeal to lovers of simple, authentic cuisine, with hearty salads, cod tartare with avocado crème, Burgundy snails, D…
St-Tropez
The town’s oldest restaurant remains the locals’ choice for always-good, copious portions of earthy Provençal cooking, like daube (braised-beef stew),…
Paris
Chef Julien Boscus, who earned a Michelin star at Left Bank restaurant Les Climats, opened his own debonair blue- and grey-hued Right Bank premises in…
Paris
Share creative tapas-style small plates (pickled pear with burrata and candied lemon; smoked trout with cauliflower and hazelnut butter; wild garlic pesto…
Aix-en-Provence
Places come and go around the Forum des Cardeurs, but ‘The Thingy’ is an enduring, cheap and cheerful favourite, with flowery PVC tablecloths, a vast…
St-Tropez
Run by ebullient owners Alain and Nuno, this pint-sized restaurant feels like it's peaking right now: there's so much skill and enthusiasm expended on…
Troyes
Elegant without being overly formal, this intimate restaurant – with a summer terrace – uses only the freshest ingredients for its classic French and…
Camargue
If you've developed a desire to get closer to the Camargue's bulls by eating them, then head to the Grange, an ode to Camargue's gardians, with bull…
Lyon
Chef Mathieu Viannay has reinvented the mythical early-20th-century restaurant that earned Mère Eugénie Brazier Lyon's first trio of Michelin stars in…
Honfleur
This traditional restaurant takes pride in resurrecting old recipes, some from the early 20th century, others from the Middle Ages. Specialities include…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Behind its crimson façade, backstreet neobistro Vantre has a stripped-back dining room of bare boards and cream walls, leaving the focus squarely on the…
Arles
Eighteenth-century stone walls, a wooden bar, a fireplace, friendly staff and French/Provençal food that's not afraid to play with Asian ingredients like…
Paris
If you're having trouble finding dining options that go beyond the rigidly circumscribed boundaries of traditional French cuisine (gluten-free, dairy-free…
Côte d'Azur
Deep terracotta walls hide this blue-and-white-tiled fishing cottage, dating from 1913. Now onto its fourth generation, the beachside restaurant is famous…
Marseille
This classy Italian trattoria on the buzzy cours Julien is perennially popular. All the pasta here is homemade, and ingredients are sourced from Italy…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Tucked away in a quiet street between the gargantuan Hôpital St-Louis and Canal St-Martin, behind a shabby façade, Le Cambodge is a long-standing…
Avignon
Weird name; great food. This back-alley bistro near place Crillon is a strong local's tip. It's very French, but borrows flavours and spices freely:…
Paris
Specialising in currywursts (basically a chopped up hotdog covered in a curry sauce), Stube does brisk business throughout the day, with lines out the…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
When you can't eat another too-blue steak, head to this elegant Korean restaurant – a mirage of beautiful ceramics by Jeongmee Lee, mother of pearl…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Crammed with imported Italian groceries – marinated artichokes and olives, dozens of varieties of dried and fresh pasta, white-truffle cream and bottles…
Carcassonne
The citadel location bumps up the prices considerably, but this is one of the better establishments for traditional cassoulet (rich bean, pork and duck…
Île-de-France
The five different spaces at Le Carre span a pavement terrace and rear stone-walled courtyard to a stylish piano bar, so it's an ideal place for a drink,…
Biarritz
A little dose of American deli culture is on offer here: burgers, salads, smoothies and health shakes, followed up by delicious cupcakes and proper…
St-Tropez
This smart, bustling cafe-bakery is the creator of St Tropez' eponymous sugar-crusted, orange-perfumed cake, but also does decent breads and light meals…
Montpellier
There’s no menu at this atmospheric neobistro in the Arceaux district – just a blackboard chalked up with the day's dishes, which incorporate what's…
Paris
Steaks served with sensational frites (fries) are the mainstay of this upmarket bistro (it’s run by ex-butcher William Bernet); other meat specialities…
Lille, Flanders & the Somme
In a charming mustard-coloured building opening to a pavement terrace, Le Nicol's serves delicious fish, seafood and paella dishes, but the real crowd…
Latin Quarter
Porthole- and lantern-style light fittings are among the contemporary nautical design elements at this sleek Seine-side restaurant. Premium seafood dishes…
Toulouse
Classic French cuisine is the order of the day here, but lauded chef Romain Brard has plenty of modern tricks up his sleeve, too. The dining room feels…
Lyon
One of Lyon’s savviest chefs, Thomas Ponson, infuses his cooking with a panoply of flavours. He gives taste buds the choice between formal dining at his…
Antibes
At weekends and in high season, reservations are essential at this good-value beach restaurant with waterside terrace overlooking Cap d'Antibes' legendary…
Beaune
For an upscale meal with your significant other, this Michelin-starred culinary shrine is the place to go. Expect exquisite concoctions ranging from…
Marseille
Family photos and veteran service staff hint at the longevity of this Le Panier favourite, known for authentic, hand-thrown pizza, topped with homemade…
The Luberon
Lunch with a view? Mais oui – and what a view. On the village's edge, this popular bistro boasts a grandstand, tree-shaded terrace overlooking classic…
Arles
Well-stuffed sandwiches – made to order, frotté à l'ail (rubbed with garlic) and dripping with silken AOC Vallée des Baux olive oil – lure the crowds to…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Artisan, organic flour from traditional millers is used by aptly named boulanger/pâtissier (baker/pastry-maker) Miche Dupain (pain being French for 'bread…
Alsace
Exposed beams, stone walls, bistro-style tables and soft lighting create an intimate ambience at this central pick. The kitchen prepares good honest…
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