A curated guide to eating & drinking in Paris
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Buckwheat noodles made in the back, hot or cold, plus tempura, tonkatsu, karaage and sashimi if you want more than noodles. Sake and natural wine. No bookings, so expect to stand around a bit.
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Small plates to share in the 11th. Raw fish, vegetables that get as much attention as the meat, and the cuts of the animal most kitchens throw away. Long list of natural wine.
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Chinese place in Belleville that locals keep full. Black rice, spicy tofu, eggplant, dumplings, stir-fries, and more for vegetarians than you'd expect. Cheap, fast, no bookings.
Angela has been making banh mi here since 2010. Crackly baguette, caramelized pork, a fistful of herbs, everything made in house. Bo bun and Vietnamese coffee too. Lunch only, usually a line.
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A different chef takes over the kitchen every few months in Ménilmontant, so the menu changes daily and follows the season. Small plates, natural wine, and staff who look after you.
Chinese breakfast in Belleville. Warm tofu pudding, salty or sweet, plus soy milk, steamed buns and youtiao. Costs almost nothing and it's usually packed.
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Hong Kong cafe in the Marais. Pineapple buns with a slab of butter, egg tarts, milk tea, char siu, chicken pies.
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Old-school bistro near Place des Vosges, still in its 1920s clothes with a marble bar and art deco chandeliers. Chicken cordon bleu, steak au poivre, crème brûlée, natural wine.
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The third Bao Family restaurant. Soup dumplings, dan dan noodles, kung pao chicken, bao buns, eggplant.
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Seasonal small plates that borrow from everywhere and cook them with French technique. Natural wine.
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An American diner dropped into Paris. Pancakes, eggs benedict, burgers, waffles, French toast, brunch whenever you turn up. Red banquettes, old records. Three locations.
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Breton crêperie with a dozen branches around town. Buckwheat galettes, sweet crêpes.
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Meat over a wood fire. Côte de boeuf, bone marrow, roast chicken on Sundays, chimichurri and cassava flour on the side. Natural wine and a terrace.
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Butcher counter and restaurant inside the Marché des Enfants-Rouges. Steak tartare, natural wine, and you eat elbow to elbow at the butcher block.
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Spanish cafe in the Marais. Coffee, matcha, pan con tomate, pastries and tapas, Spanish music, and nobody minds if you open a laptop.
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Neapolitan pizza and wine. Tiled walls, neon, stools.
Vietnamese street food near Notre-Dame-de-Lorette. Banh mi, bo bun, pho and the rest.
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Fried chicken in the 10th, brined in buttermilk, in a burger or as tenders. Natural wine, which you don't see often with fried chicken.
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Le Servan's sister restaurant, Filipino cooking built on street food. Korean fried chicken, kimchi and Comté bao, crispy pork, mussels. Open kitchen, natural wine, Bib Gourmand.
Smash burgers in Pigalle. Crispy edges, American cheese, pickles, ketchup and mustard on a potato bun, plus nuggets and double-fried fries. Takeaway only, several locations.
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Wine bar and kitchen near Canal Saint-Martin where a new chef takes over every few months, so the menu never sits still. Walk in if there are fewer than four of you.
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Tacos (barbacoa, tinga, one for vegetarians), margaritas made properly, guacamole to order and a row of salsas to work through. Loud in a good way.
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Taqueria near Canal Saint-Martin. Tortillas pressed there, al pastor, carnitas, birria, suadero, guacamole and salsas with real heat.
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Pigalle taqueria that cares more about the food than the seating, of which there is almost none. Fresh corn and wheat tortillas, carne asada, chicharrón en salsa verde, al pastor, green salsa. Two locations.
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Argentinian steaks, burgers and empanadas in a narrow room with a few tables outside.
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A proper brasserie near Bastille, with mosaic floors, mirrors and disco balls on the pillars. Steak tartare, turbot meunière, veal kidneys, lobster bisque, oysters, and a natural wine list better than it needs to be. Tables outside.
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Bao Family on Canal Saint-Martin, red floors and a big room with the kitchen on show. Handmade baozi, whole lacquered Peking duck, red-braised eggplant, Shanghai noodles. Cocktails, beer, and the canal out the window.
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Japanese frying specialists. Karaage donburi, tempura donburi, tonkatsu.
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Hand-pulled lamian in soup or stir-fried, plus dumplings. Small room, no frills.
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Busy breakfast spot. Eggs, pancakes, coffee and beer under bare bulbs and metal.
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Korean-French set menu, three courses, vegetarian or not, finishing with noodles made in house. Twenty seats and an open kitchen.
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Ramen canteen near Opéra. Soups, gyoza, yakisoba, curry, tonkatsu, katsudon. Big portions, small bill, long shared tables.
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Ramen in a fish broth, in a room built to look like the old Tokyo fish market.
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Belleville institution since 1985, Thai and Laotian. Crying tiger, crispy rice salad, papaya salad, Laotian sausages. Bib Gourmand, and usually a queue.
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French-Chinese cooking in Belleville, with two menus to pick from, Cuivre or Or. Apparently Wes Anderson's favorite restaurant?
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Neo-bistro from the Double Dragon people. French cooking with Asian seasoning, organic produce, natural wine. Michelin-listed and hard to book.
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Bistro near Gare du Nord. People come for the house sausage and mash, and it lives up to it. Blackboard menu, changes daily.
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Family-run noodle shop in Belleville. Fresh springy noodles, dumplings, mapo tofu, bao. Cheap, and they're kind to you.
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Ceviche and tacos, drinks built on tequila and mezcal, in a stripped-back room.
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Turkish döner and natural wine bar in Montmartre, which shouldn't work but does. Chicken or beef döner, köfte, mezze, wings, hummus.
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The Mokonuts team hand their kitchen to a visiting chef every few months, Korean one season, Middle Eastern the next. Twenty seats, small plates, open kitchen. Check Instagram to see who's cooking.
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Small coffee shop in the 19th by Buttes-Chaumont. Coffee, matcha, chai, cookies, toasts. Quiet enough to read or work, and the baristas are friendly.
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Little taco stand with great service and delicious delicious food and drinks!
Banh mi and donuts with an Asian bent. Same people as The Hood.
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Georgian in the 9th, family-run and small. Beef khinkali, khachapuri (Atcharuli and Megruli), chashushuli stew, Georgian wine. Tastes like it's cooked at home, because it is.
Japanese onigiri to take away. Cheap, and usually a line. Several locations.
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Korean cooking, traditional and less so, in a plain modern room.
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Sourdough Neapolitan pizza near Nation, thin and blistered from the wood oven. Margherita, weekly specials, and a surprise pizza if you trust them. Natural wine and beer. Top 50 Pizza Europa 2025.
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Korean-French cooking in Saint-Germain, four courses, most of it over charcoal on a grill built for the room. Korean family meals filtered through Paris training.
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Shanghai soup dumplings, steamed buns, char siu bao. Canteen energy, open kitchen, in and out quickly, cheap. Part of Bao Family.
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Uzbek and Central Asian food, plov above all, plus samsa and manty. All halal, all made there. Two locations, Oberkampf and Châtelet.
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Burgers and fries in a room with a lot going on, plus fried chicken, salads, desserts and milkshakes.
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Chinese dumplings with a long list of fillings, plus soups and salads. No frills at all.
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Seasonal French cooking in the 9th, over two floors, with a concrete bar and the kitchen in view.
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Steak, duck confit and a long wine list under wood beams and stone walls.
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New York slices from the Bouche team across the street. Thin, crisp, with toppings like pepperoni and hot honey or potato with dill pickle sauce. Natural wine, 70s room.
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Korean family-run place near Grands Boulevards, full of Korean regulars. Dolsot bibimbap, BBQ, jjigae, and banchan that keeps coming. Book ahead.
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Ramen in a French bistro room. Tonkotsu with house noodles, tantanmen without the broth, gyoza and izakaya plates, natural wine. No bookings.
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Michelin star, market menu, wood fire, natural wine, plain room. Lunch and dinner Monday to Friday. Same family as Clamato and Tapisserie. Getting a table is the hard part.
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Seafood in the 19th. Oysters, whatever fish is in season, cooked with some imagination. Warm, good-looking room.
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Korean near the Champs-Élysées. Bibimbap, bulgogi, jjigae, BBQ, plenty of banchan. Ground floor and basement, both snug. South Korea gave it an official seal of approval.
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Georgian wine bar in Belleville. Khachapuri, pkhali, and orange wine out of amphorae. Seasonal cooking and a terrace.
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Singaporean cooking. Hainanese chicken rice, nasi lemak, laksa, pandan chiffon cake. Sister restaurant to Nonette across the street.
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Kurdish wraps that Anthony Bourdain put on the map. Flatbread rolled to order, lamb, beef or chicken off the charcoal, lahmacun. Tiny, smoky, cheap.
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Georgian in the 11th. Khinkali, khachapuri (Acharuli and Megruli), Georgian wine. Small, cozy, kindly run.
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Busy deli with big sandwiches made to order, pastries, and sides borrowed from everywhere.
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Sichuan hotpot from Chengdu, spread over several rooms. Book, or you won't get in.