The Best Latin American Food in France
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The best Latin American food in France, according to the experts: Le Fooding and the Michelin Guide have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Solelh comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Paris and Albi.
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Amapola Kitchen and Alquimia hold the next two places. The Michelin Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Le Fooding next.
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Rank 1. Solelh
Latin American Bistro
A bistro with a double terrace in the heart of L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue's Carré des Arts, Solelh earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand for food that earns it without making a fuss about it. The chef works an open kitchen and a binchotan grill, coaxing aged beef and squid over white charcoal while the Provençal light does what Provençal light does. A tight, mostly regional wine list keeps things grounded. Lunch here can easily become dinner if you stop paying attention.
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
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Rank 2. Amapola Kitchen
Latin American
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 3. Alquimia
Creative Latin American
A Franco-Paraguayan couple runs this creative restaurant near the Rhône, housed in a building old enough to have opinions about it. The chef brings South American instincts to modern French cooking, with a sharp eye for how a plate looks before anyone touches it. Stone walls, high ceilings, and a hostess who makes the room feel like a party rather than a service. Lunch lets you build your own menu; evenings belong to the chef.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Six places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Alquimia (this place) 68.544
- #3 Canaima 68.544
- #3 La Citadelle 68.544
- #3 Le Couchetat 68.544
- #3 Mano 68.544
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Rank 3. Canaima
Fusion Latin American
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Six places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Alquimia 68.544
- #3 Canaima (this place) 68.544
- #3 La Citadelle 68.544
- #3 Le Couchetat 68.544
- #3 Mano 68.544
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Rank 3. La Citadelle
Latin American
A medieval town of old stone and half-timbered houses is a fitting backdrop for this modern dining room, where the cooking is precise on the plate but genuinely indulgent in spirit. The chef is local; his wife is from Lima, and the occasional Latin American note drifts onto an otherwise French-leaning menu. Beef pressé with foie gras, a caramelised millefeuille laced with hazelnut and vanilla caramel: the food knows exactly what it wants to be.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Six places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Alquimia 68.544
- #3 Canaima 68.544
- #3 La Citadelle (this place) 68.544
- #3 Le Couchetat 68.544
- #3 Mano 68.544
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Rank 3. Le Couchetat
Latin American
Sitting at 900 meters above La Bresse in a proper Vosges chalet, Le Couchetat is a hotel-restaurant where a Norman chef and his Chilean pastry-chef partner have quietly spliced the mountains with South America. The kitchen leans into local produce, then veers sideways with a sweetcorn emulsion or churros with dulce de leche, because why not. A more traditional set menu keeps the purists happy too.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Six places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Canaima 68.544
- #3 La Citadelle 68.544
- #3 Le Couchetat (this place) 68.544
- #3 Mano 68.544
- #3 PLANTXA 68.544
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Rank 3. Mano
Latin American
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Six places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Canaima 68.544
- #3 La Citadelle 68.544
- #3 Le Couchetat 68.544
- #3 Mano (this place) 68.544
- #3 PLANTXA 68.544
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Rank 3. PLANTXA
Latin American
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Six places have the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Canaima 68.544
- #3 La Citadelle 68.544
- #3 Le Couchetat 68.544
- #3 Mano 68.544
- #3 PLANTXA (this place) 68.544