Montpellier
Ideal for lunch, this all-organic eatery has vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free dishes, from pastries, tarts and salads to gratinées (grated potatoes),…
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Bordeaux
For super-food salads bursting with veggies, homemade soups, creative sandwiches (hot or cold) and homemade cakes, look no further than this coffee shop…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Worth a stop for its brilliant people-watching pavement terrace with low wooden tables and stools, this diner in the buzzing heart of Pigalle is run by…
Biarritz
One of a cluster of restaurants along rue du Centre that get their produce directly from the nearby covered market, this bustling place stands out from…
Paris
Opened in 1938, this wine bar has been cultivating grapes in its cellar since 1979 and is famed for its grape-harvest parties in September. Its venerable…
Carcassonne
In an old shuttered auberge (country inn), complete with beams and original hearth, this family-run bistro serves meaty cassoulet (rich bean, pork and…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Canal St-Martin's inventive pizza joint has spawned branches including this one in Le Marais, which is handily placed across from a small green park near…
Arras
Traditional French meat and fish dishes, Flemish dishes such as carbonade (braised beef stewed with onions and beer) and potjevleesch (cold meat in aspic)…
Paris
At this stone-walled restaurant, chef Ignazio Messina prepares gorgeous pastas like spaghetti with langoustines and pistachio pesto alongside fresh fish…
Toulouse
Succumb to sweet temptation at this cake and chocolate specialist, well known for the quality of its buttery frangipane tarts, preservative-free…
Calvi
Tucked on a stepped alleyway between Calvi’s two main thoroughfares, with a shady terrace and a sassy grey-and-red interior, this elegant restaurant…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Ivy-clad Chez Marianne heaves with diners digging into falafel, hummus, aubergine purée and 25-odd other zakouski (hors d'oeuvre) dishes. Fare is…
Chamonix
Cheap and cheerful (by the high-altitude standards of Chamonix), this modest Japanese restaurant does all the greats and does them well: sushi, noodles…
Paris
Hugo Desnoyer is Paris' most famous butcher and the trip to his 16e premises, done out with cowhide-covered seats, is well worth it. Feast on exceptional…
Rennes
Where most crêperies play on the twee old-Breton style, this one takes a totally eccentric approach – with its green-and-gold furnishings and luxurious…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Affordable Italian fare is good reason to dine at this small, sage-green-fronted restaurant set up by two young Florentines (hence the name, recalling the…
Lille
Chef Arnaud Duhamel prepares Flemish favourites such as Ostend shrimp croquettes, veal sweetbreads flambéed in cider, carbonade (beef stew with beer) and…
Arles
A great lunch option, with a counter brimming with picnicky treats – sandwiches filled with inventive ingredients such as Roquefort and cèpe crème …
Uzès
A converted warehouse in Argilliers, 8km southeast of Uzès via the D981, is the setting for this offbeat dining destination. Filled with battered…
Paris
One of the oldest organic bakeries in Paris, Moisan sits opposite the entrance to covered Marché Beauvau (look for the small glass sign above the door)…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
For a tourist haunt, Chez Plumeau isn't too bad: dishes such as duck terrine with pistachios, beef tartare with quails egg or snails with parsley butter…
Nantes
Housed within a former neighbourhood butcher shop, and still with the wonderfully retro mosaic sign, this old-fashioned restaurant reacquaints taste buds…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Brimming with big bowls of salad, terrines, pâté and other prepared delicacies, this deli is a good-value bet for quality Parisian 'fast food' such as…
Dijon
This quintessentially French bar du coin (neighbourhood bar), often crowded, hides down an alleyway near the covered market. At lunchtime join the flock…
Nice
Cookies, coffee and cakes are the raison d’être at this calculatedly cute cafe (part of a larger franchise) on the edge of the old town. It’s got the feel…
Nice
The menu at this contemporary urban bistro is signed off by Michelin-starred chef Jean-Michel Llorca. Neutral hues add an understated elegance to the…
The Loire Valley
For a light meal made with local products, or a cup of tea or glass of wine, drop by this quirky salon de thé (tearoom) and restaurant, on the D751…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Designed like a fantasy underwater world, this art nouveau–styled cafe on the 5th floor of the Musée d’Orsay – next to one of the former train station's…
Arles
Based on the ground floor of Le Calendal, this bright and breezy cafe does a nice line in lunchtime sandwiches and salads, plus offers a tempting choice…
Blois
A warm, homey place to dine, with maroon-checked tablecloths and traditional Lyon-style decor. The food is pure Lyonnais, too: andouillette (sausage),…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Craving a vitamin-packed salad, creative club sandwich or simple onion soup topped with emmental cheese? Industrial-styled Marcel, with its light-bulb-lit…
Paris
With floor-to-ceiling windows framing the faded grandeur of the Galerie Vivienne, the simple Bougainville overflows with regulars at lunchtime. The hearty…
St-Jean de Luz
It's a bit rough around the edges, but this old-school restaurant makes up for its lack of finesse with bags of nautical atmosphere: fishing nets, oil…
Honfleur
Small tables and wooden floors create a cosy, relaxed and unpretentious setting at this friendly restaurant, and the menu specialises in hearty Norman…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Inspired by the 'Irani' cafes of Bombay in the late 19th century, this contemporary Indian restaurant has a light and airy vintage decor. Between 3pm and…
Nîmes
Sicilian brothers Fabio and Salvo Mercadante serve the classic flavours of their homeland at their little den overlooking a busy thoroughfare. Expect…
Besançon
The warmly lit, all-wood interior coaxes diners to utter relaxation at La Grange. Excelling at steaks and fondues (with a Morteau sausage variety), this…
Paris
Named for the Breton commune near Brest, Plougastel’s decor might be spartan, but its crêpes and savoury galettes are anything but, with generous toppings…
Lyon
The ample three-course lunch menu of home-cooked soups and stews, fish and meat dishes and desserts is reason enough to visit this cosy neighbourhood…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
This popular restaurant with red awning and classic interior buzzes all the more at weekends when Saturday shoppers and Sunday strollers make a beeline…
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