Restaurants

Latin quarter | The Marais and eastern Paris | St Germain and Montparnasse Tuilleries and Opéra | Pigalle and Montmartre | Champs-Elysées

Rose Bakery

Pigalle and Montmartre
Chez Toinette
ROMANTIC SPOT IN MONTMARTE
Romantic little restaurants that also serve good food are not so easy to come by in Montmartre, which is what makes the candle-lit Chez Toinette such a find. Game and Provençal-style stews are what the kitchen does best. Open for dinner only.
Chez Toinette, 20 rue Germain Pilon, 18th (00 33 1 42 54 44 36) Métro Abbesses. Meal for two with wine and service: around €90.

Pétrelle
Furnished with mismatched antiques that somehow create a magical effect, Jean-Luc André’s restaurant feels like the cluttered home of a Parisian artist. It appeals to French fashion designers and film stars, who come for his equally stylish bistro cooking (tournedos Rossini is a speciality).
Pétrelle, 34 rue Pétrelle, 9th (00 33 1 42 82 11 02) Métro Anvers. Meal for two with wine and service: around €150.

Rose Bakery
This Franco-British café with a spare industrial décor has won the hearts of Parisians thanks to its cylindrical carrot cakes, sticky toffee pudding, square quiches, wholesome salads and pizzettes. Weekend brunch is mayhem; best to show up by 12.30pm on a weekday.
Rose Bakery, 46 rue des Martyrs, 9th (00 33 1 42 82 12 80) Métro Saint-Georges or Notre-Dame de Lorette. Meal for two with wine and service: around €60. Feature continues

Spring
When you call to make a reservation at Spring, a friendly American voice will ask you if there are any foods you don’t eat. From that point on, you will be in the skilled hands of French-trained Daniel Rose, who has wowed Parisians, visitors and critics alike at his tiny restaurant in Pigalle with dishes such as meaty octopus with herbed potato salad and poached guinea hen with roasted root vegetables. Book months ahead.
Spring, 28 rue de la Tour d’Auvergne, 9th (00 33 1 45 96 05 72) Métro Anvers. Meal for two with wine and service: around €110.

Latin quarter | The Marais and eastern Paris | St Germain and Montparnasse Tuilleries and Opéra | Pigalle and Montmartre | Champs-Elysées