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...

You have to have courage to take on an icon like the Eiffel Tower, but superchef and entrepreneur Alain Ducasse has done just that in taking over the Jules Verne, perched in...

Assuming you can swallow an exceptionally high bill - €42 for a potato starter - chances are you'll have a spectacular time at chef Alain Passard's Left Bank establishment. His...

Organised more like a sushi bar than a traditional French restaurant, seating at L'Atelier is at tall red stools around a lacquered wood bar that looks on to the open kitchen,...

Opened in 1784 (as the Café de Chartres), this is one of the oldest and most historic restaurants in Paris. An à la carte meal begins with a fantasia suite of delicacies: tiny...

Yannick Alléno, chef here since 2003, has really hit his stride and is doing some glorious, if rather understated, contemporary cooking. Alléno has a light touch, teasing the...

Since being taken over by Oxford-based Cowley Manor, L'Hôtel has rechristened its restaurant (formerly Le Belier) and put the talented Philippe Bélisse in charge of the...

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 Senderens reinvented his art nouveau institution (formerly Lucas Carton) a few years ago with a Star Trek interior and a mind-boggling fusion menu. Now, you might find...

Tateru Yoshino has divided his life between Paris and Tokyo for many years. Trained by Robuchon and Troisgros, he turns out food that is resolutely French. The service is at...

Prices here are not as shocking as in some restaurants at this level; there's a €70 lunch menu. Rémoulade de coquilles St-Jacques is a technical feat, with slices of raw,...