When Pascal Barbot opened Astrance, he was praised for creating a new style of Paris restaurant - refined, yet casual and affordable. A few years later, this small, slate-grey...

On the outer edge of the 17th, Goupil is everything you imagine a traditional French bistro to be, with its burgundy-and-cream colour scheme, wooden tables and chairs, bunches...

This épicerie with a difference is the perfect remedy for anyone for whom the word 'terroir' conjures up visions of grease-soaked peasant food. Here, the walls heave with more...

Paris oyster fans are often obliged to use one of the city's big brasseries to get their fix of shellfish, but what if you just want to eat a reasonably priced platter of...

Serge Barbey's dining room has a refreshingly feminine touch. The emphasis here is firmly on ingredients, expertly prepared to show off their freshness. In spring, stalks of...

Decadence permeates this elegant tearoom, from the 19th century-style interior and service to the labyrinthine corridors that lead to the toilets. While you bask in the warm...

This chic Italian bistro is as far from a tourist joint as it is possible to be. On weekday lunchtimes it is full of suave Italianate businessmen. Generosity defines the food -...

Perhaps the hippest café in this stuffy part of town, Le Dada is best known for its well-placed, sunny terrace. Inside, the wood-block carved tables and red walls provide a...

Ever since it opened, this snug bistro has been packed with a happy crowd of bistro-lovers who appreciate Japanese-born chef Hide Kobayashi's superb cooking and good-value...

Stylish but low key, this four-star contemporary bar makes a mean martini: fresh fruit, Polish or Detroit, with a wellyful of Zubrowka or Krupnik chucked in for good measure. A...

This is a welcome new-wave bistro in an area where eating options tend to be fashion haunts, grand tables or tourist traps. Owner-chef Laurent Zajac uses quality seasonal...

Museum restaurants rarely feel cosy - the noisy, high-ceilinged dining room of this one in the Grand Palais certainly doesn't - but the 80-seater terrace is positively...

At Pierre Gagnaire most starters alone cost over €90, which seems to be the price of culinary experimentation. The €90 lunch menu is far from the experience of the carte: the...

Alain Ducasse's personal touches are everywhere in this art deco seafood restaurant, which he took over in spring 2007, from the Japanese fish prints on the walls of the...