Bouillon Julien is a historic boullion-style restaurant in Paris with an Art Nouveau interior and a menu of traditional French cuisine at affordable prices. The restaurant’s charming ambiance and delicious food make it a beloved landmark and a popular destination for both locals and tourists.
Aux Crus de Bourgogne might just be our favorite restaurant in Paris. Featuring high quality cuts of steak and chicken prepared with luxurious sauces or slowly braised in stews. Most of the the sauces and stews utilize unique culinary ingredients such a chanterelle, morelle and porcini mushrooms. The menu reads like a Julia Childs cookbook. But it’s not just the food. Everything from the demeanor and aptitude of the waiters to the weight of the silverware and white tablecloths shouts sophistication. It’s a beautiful marriage between classic country French and sophisticated Parisian presentation. This one should be top of the list.
Zia, a tiny restaurant near the Eiffel Tower, features a creative menu with an international flare that is flawlessly executed. In a single pleasantly decorated, albeit crowded room, a few diners at a time can enjoy what is arguably the best breakfast spot in Paris. The restaurant is small. Anticipate a short wait for table.
Le Pré Catelan features an opulent ambience in a stately old building in one of the city’s most beautiful parks. The execution and elegant plating of chef Frédéric Anton’s 10 to 13-course tasting menu is beyond reproach, earning the restaurant 3 Michelin stars. There’s no a la carte menu but a 3-course lunch menu is available for only 140 euros, a bargain compared other restaurants in Paris boasting similar accolades.
L’Ambroisie has maintained a 3-Michelin-star rating continuously for more than 30 years yet isn’t much favored by contemporary, younger diners looking for a more innovative and less traditional menu. Yet the location, interior of the design of the restaurant continue to please the old guard. No tasting menu here. Just a short collection of a la carte offerings, immaculately executed and elegantly plated.
Epicure features an 8-course tasting menu that is, as always, perfectly executed and beautifully plated. The ambiance, overlooking the garden at the hotel, Le Bristol, is unmatched in Paris. Experience a main-course dish a la carte for 125 euros. This is the most favored fine-dining experience in Paris by consumers garnering close to 6-stars on all consumer review sites.