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French: Modern French Restaurants
| Name | Price/ Cuisine |
Location |
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Abri
A month after opening, this tiny storefront restaurant still has... |
$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
Around the Eiffel Tower |
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Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée
The dining room at Alain Ducasse's flagship Paris restaurant... |
$$$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
Champs-Élysées |
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Cantine Merci
Deep inside the city's latest concept store, whose proceeds go... |
$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
Marais |
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Cru
It's hard to imagine a raw food restaurant in a city famous for... |
$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
Marais |
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Drouant
Best known for the literary prizes awarded here since 1914, Drouant... |
$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
Les Grands Boulevards |
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Epicure
After a rapid ascent at his own new-wave bistro, which led to... |
$$$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
Champs-Élysées |
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Gaya Rive Gauche
If you can't fathom paying upward of €200 per person to... |
$$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
St-Germain-des-Prés |
Guy Savoy
Revamped with dark African wood, rich leather, cream-color marble... |
$$$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
Champs-Élysées |
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Hélène Darroze
The most celebrated female chef in Paris is now cooking at the... |
$$$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
St-Germain-des-Prés |
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Julien
Famed for its 1879 decor—think Art Nouveau stained glass... |
$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
Les Grands Boulevards |
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KGB
After extravagant success with his Asian-infused cuisine at Ze... |
$$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
St-Germain-des-Prés |
L'Abeille
Paris Shangri-La Hotel's premier restaurant, L'Abeille refers... |
$$$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
Trocadéro |
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L'Arôme
Eric Martins ran a popular bistro in the far reaches of the 15e... |
$$$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
Champs-Élysées |
L'Arpège
Breton-born Alain Passard, one of the most respected chefs in... |
$$$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
Invalides |
L'Astrance
Granted, Pascal Barbot rose to fame thanks to his restaurant's... |
$$$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
Trocadéro |
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L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon
Worldwide phenomenon Joël Robuchon retired from the restaurant... |
$$$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
St-Germain-des-Prés |
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La Crêperie Josselin
With lacey curtains, beamed ceilings, and murals, this is the... |
$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
Montparnasse |
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La Cristal Room
The success of this restaurant in the Baccarat museum-boutique... |
$$$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
Champs-Élysées |
La Régalade St. Honoré
When Bruno Doucet bought the original La Régalade from... |
$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
Faubourg St-Honoré |
La Table d'Aki
Did the stars align when this little spot opened? Or could it... |
$$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
Around the Eiffel Tower |
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La Table de Lancaster
Operated by one of the most enduring families in French gastronomy... |
$$$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
Champs-Élysées |
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La Tour d'Argent
La Tour d'Argent has had a rocky time in recent years with the... |
$$$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
The Latin Quarter |
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Le Chateaubriand
A chef who once presented a single, peeled apple pip (really)... |
$$$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
Canal St-Martin |
Le Cinq
Eric Briffard is not the most famous chef in Paris but he is... |
$$$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
Champs-Élysées |
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Le Georges
One of those rooftop show-stopping venues so popular in Paris... |
$$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
Les Halles |
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Le Grand Véfour
Victor Hugo could stride in and still recognize this restaurant... |
$$$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
Louvre/Tuileries |
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Le Jules Verne
Alain Ducasse doesn't set his sights low, so it was no real surprise... |
$$$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
Around the Eiffel Tower |
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Le Murano
If you love Baccarat's Cristal Room, you'll adore the swank Murano... |
$$$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
Marais |
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Le Pré Catelan
Live a Belle Époque fantasy by dining beneath the chestnut... |
$$$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
Western Paris |
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Le Pré Verre
Chef Philippe Delacourcelle knows his cassia bark from his cinnamon... |
$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
The Latin Quarter |
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Le Troquet
A quiet residential street shelters one of the best-value bistros... |
$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
Around the Eiffel Tower |
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Le Violon d'Ingres
Following in the footsteps of Joël Robuchon and Alain Senderens... |
$$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
Around the Eiffel Tower |
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Ledoyen
Tucked away in the quiet gardens flanking the Champs-Élysées... |
$$$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
Champs-Élysées |
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Les Cocottes de Christian Constant
Chef Christian Constant has an unfailing sense of how Parisians... |
$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
Around the Eiffel Tower |
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Macéo
With a reasonably priced set menu at €39, this is an ideal... |
$$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
Louvre/Tuileries |
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Mini Palais
The new Mini Palais, inside the Grand Palais, has gotten it smashingly... |
$$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
Champs-Élysées |
Mon Vieil Ami
"Modern Alsatian" might sound like an oxymoron, but once you've... |
$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
Ile St-Louis |
Pierre Gagnaire
If you want to venture to the frontier of contemporary luxe cooking—and... |
$$$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
Champs-Élysées |
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Pinxo
The word pinxo (pronounced "peencho") means "to pinch" in Basque... |
$$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
Western Paris |
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Saturne
It's no surprise that chef Sven Chartier, a veteran of famous... |
$$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
Les Grands Boulevards |
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Senderens
Iconic chef Alain Senderens waited until retirement age to make... |
$$$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
Les Grands Boulevards |
Spring
The private party atmosphere in this intimate, elegantly modern... |
$$$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
Louvre/Tuileries |
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Taillevent
Perhaps the most traditional—for many diners this is only... |
$$$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
Champs-Élysées |
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Willi's Wine Bar
More a restaurant than a wine bar, this British-owned spot is... |
$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
Louvre/Tuileries |
Ze Kitchen Galerie
William Ledeuil made his name at the popular Les Bouquinistes... |
$$$$ Cuisine, French: Modern French |
The Latin Quarter |
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