Belleville is home to a successful, 20-year experiment in fusion cooking and natural wine tasting in this lovely and packed little bistro. Le Baratin's Argentinian-born chef, Raquel Carena, serves up delicious dishes – spiced just [more...]

La Tour de Pise has been serving up traditional Italian dishes for over three decades. This welcoming family-run restaurant is the place to go for delicious pasta and pizza (mains around 12€ and up). The cuisine - just like the [more...]

You've probably heard about bars serving oxygen, but have you ever tried it? Paris now joins New York and other world capitals with its own oxygen bar, L'Oxybar. It's located in the salon and spa Bleu comme bleu, and is available for [more...]

Opened in the last couple of years by two young chefs, Café Moderne has already caused quite a buzz. The dishes are cooked to perfection, the wine list is diverse and at times surprisingly affordable, and the owners' fun attitude seems [more...]

Lyon is known as the gourmet food capital of France, but you don't have to take the TGV to taste the delicious (albeit heavy) cuisine served at the traditional Lyonnais bouchons.

Aux Lyonnais has been serving food in the [more...]

If you can't find the time or money to visit La Réunion island anytime soon, you will certainly enjoy the change of scenery in this seafood restaurant. The ambiance gives you a feeling of fine dining and fun: with romantic candlelight, [more...]

Right in the heart of Saint-Germain sits the cheerful Jardins St-Germain restaurant, where you will find delicious French cooking for a very reasonable price: under 15€ for 2-course lunch and for dinner, a 3-course meal for under [more...]

You can't help but move to the music at Cuba Compagnie Café. Listen to live Latin music while enjoying delicious cocktails and food from sunnier places: Spanish tapas, Cuban paella, seafood, and more. Special evenings are organized [more...]

If you don't have the cash to wow your Valentine with a meal at the famed Tour d'Argent restaurant, you can pick up a gourmet gift at the restaurant's boutique across the street. While still highly priced, a small box of chocolates for [more...]

You may long for a fish taco from a stand in Baja California or a giant burrito from your favorite L.A. Mexican joint. Living in Paris, it's difficult to find the "real thing" - and by "real" I mean something remotely "spicy." But there [more...]

For a great sushi meal at a reasonable price, Allo Sushi in the Marais is my favorite spot. The delicious miso soup is close to the real thing (so often the "miso" soup in Paris is just chicken broth). Best of all, the spicy tuna is [more...]

Au Grain de Folie is a tiny vegetarian restaurant in Montmartre that serves up delicious dishes even non-vegetarians will love. If you can grab a table, you're in for a treat: prix-fixe menus are under 30€ and feature vegetarian [more...]

Only in Pigalle would you find such an eclectic mix of spicy food, psychics, and massage therapists. At No Stress Café, you can eat a delicious meal and also get a massage (after 9pm) or have a fortune-teller tell you about your [more...]

This family-run seafood restaurant on the charming rue Pontoise is a friendly spot for a romantic evening or a special occasion with friends or family (the round table can fit 6-8). La Marée Verte's prix-fixe menu (around 30€) is a [more...]

Just Be is the name the new owners have given to the popular D.E.P.U.R. (drôle d'endroit pour une rencontre, or "funny place for a meeting). It's still a trendy bar and restaurant in the 18th that is unlike any other. Forget about [more...]

The centrally-located Le Grenier de Notre Dame, a vegetarian and vegan restaurant, is a great alternative to the sub-par and intense restaurants in the area around Notre Dame.

It's not 4-star dining, but the options are solid, [more...]

This lovely two-story Provençal restaurant fills up nightly, and it's easy to see why. Each dish on the menu is an example of delicious, olive-oil and herb-based cuisine that will keep you coming back again and again. Some of our [more...]

The Bar Hemingway in the Ritz, frequented by the writer during World War II, is an homage to the tastes of this literary great. Restored to the way it looked in 1944, when Hemingway (along with some Allies) famously liberated the Ritz [more...]

Catering to diplomats, business people and stars, the glitzy atmosphere at the bar in the Hôtel de Crillon can seem a bit self-important. But it's fun to say you were there and experience the bar so famous even Hemingway wrote about [more...]

Sleek black and white decor set the stylish, modern tone of the bar in Hotel Le A. A buzzing place to be on a weekend night (until 1am), or just for post-shopping a cocktail. Definitely a fashion-savvy crowd, but fun for a special night [more...]