# Top 10 Restaurants in Paris

The sit-down restaurants that define Paris dining, from a 1896 bouillon serving €20 meals to Michelin-starred neo-bistros that reshaped French cooking. · community starter list

A list of the 8 best restaurants in Paris, including Bouillon Chartier (Grands Boulevards, Paris). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, so voting decides it from here.

**Where:** [Third Platz](/.md) / [France](/france.md) / Paris
**Updated:** 2026-08-18 04:26:30

1. **[Bouillon Chartier](/e/bouillon-chartier---654.md)** (restaurant) — Belle Époque bouillon opened in 1896 by the Chartier brothers; a no-reservations, shared-table dining room famous for cheap, classic French fare. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://parisjetaime.com/eng/restaurant/bouillon-chartier-grands-boulevards-p3330, https://www.bouillon-chartier.com/en/bouillon-chartier-grands-boulevards-en/
2. **[Le Comptoir du Relais](/e/le-comptoir-du-relais---655.md)** (restaurant) — Yves Camdeborde's Left Bank bistro, credited with launching the 1990s bistronomy movement; no-reservations lunch and a single nightly dinner sitting. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.hotel-paris-relais-saint-germain.com/en/restaurant-le-comptoir, https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/ile-de-france/paris/restaurant/le-comptoir-du-relais
3. **[L'Ami Louis](/e/l-ami-louis---656.md)** (restaurant) — Bistro open since 1924, famed for its wood-fired whole roast chicken and thick slices of foie gras; a fourteen-table institution with a celebrity following. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.theworlds50best.com/discovery/Establishments/France/Paris/LAmi-Louis.html, https://goop.com/place/france/paris/3rd-arrondissement-restaurants/lami-louis/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chez_l'Ami_Louis
4. **[Septime](/e/septime---657.md)** (restaurant) — Bertrand Grébaut's Michelin-starred neo-bistro on rue de Charonne, opened in 2011; vegetable-forward tasting menus that reshaped modern Paris dining. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.solosophie.com/paris-septime-restaurant-review-guide/, https://guide.michelin.com/ae-az/en/ile-de-france/paris/restaurant/septime, https://www.theworlds50best.com/discovery/Establishments/France/Paris/Septime.html
5. **[Le Chateaubriand](/e/le-chateaubriand---658.md)** (restaurant) — Iñaki Aizpitarte's Michelin-starred neo-bistro on avenue Parmentier, opened 2006; globally-inflected prix-fixe menus in a stripped-back dining room. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://goop.com/place/france/paris/11th-arrondissement-restaurants/le-chateaubriand/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Chateaubriand
6. **[Chez L'Ami Jean](/e/chez-l-ami-jean---659.md)** (restaurant) — Rustic Basque bistro on rue Malar run by chef Stéphane Jégo, known for pig's trotters, roast pigeon and a famously oversized rice pudding for dessert. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.hotels-paris-rive-gauche.com/blog/2006/06/27/ami-jean-a-basque-restaurant-in-paris-in-the-7th-arrondissement/, https://parisjetaime.com/eng/restaurant/chez-l-ami-jean-p341
7. **[Frenchie](/e/frenchie---660.md)** (restaurant) — Chef Grégory Marchand's Michelin-starred bistro on rue du Nil, opened 2009; French cooking with Asian and Italian touches in a tiny brick-walled room. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurenjadehill/2021/07/12/where-to-eat-and-stay-in-paris-according-to-the-chef-of-frenchie/, https://www.theworlds50best.com/discovery/Establishments/France/Paris/Frenchie.html, https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/ile-de-france/paris/restaurant/frenchie262795
8. **[Breizh Café](/e/breizh-cafe---661.md)** (restaurant) — Breton crêperie on rue Vieille du Temple since 2010, serving buckwheat galettes made with Bordier butter alongside dozens of artisanal ciders. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://parisjetaime.com/eng/restaurant/breizh-cafe-p414, https://www.davidlebovitz.com/breizh-caf-1/, https://en.breizhcafe.com/le-marais

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