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The Best Places to Eat and Do in France

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    Place de la Mairie, Saint-Romain, Burgundy-Franche-Comte 21190, France · Saint-Romain
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    Closed now, opens 12:15 PM

    Friday 12:15 PM–2 PM, 7:15 PM–11:59 PM

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  3. Rank 796. Bistrot École

    Modern French

    A converted schoolhouse in a hilltop winegrowing village, with a mulberry-shaded terrace and a set menu priced like the teacher still runs the room. This small bistro leans hard into the surrounding countryside, pulling einkorn, local pork, and fresh goat's cheese into a menu that changes with whatever Provence actually has to offer. The wine list runs the same local logic, and bottles are available to take home if the lesson runs long.


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  6. Rank 796. Bleach

    Basque

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  7. Rank 796. Blend

    Coffee

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  10. Rank 796. Bleu Canard

    Japanese

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  12. Rank 796. Blossom Bistrot

    Modern French

    Perched on the Seine with a direct sightline to the limestone cliffs of Giverny, this modern bistro in Vernon channels the kind of room you'd imagine a clever local found years ago: polished concrete, whitewashed walls, vintage furniture. The young chef trained under Éric Guérin and applies that polish to bistro classics, nudging a leek vinaigrette with coriander and black garlic without losing what made it a classic. Everything comes from within 100 kilometers.


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    35 quai Anatole-Caméré, Vernon, Normandy 27200, France · Vernon
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    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–2 PM, 7 PM–10 PM

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  13. Rank 796. Bocata

    French

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  15. Rank 796. Boni

    Boulangerie

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  16. Rank 796. Bønne

    Nordic Coffee Shop

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  18. A painting of the bonnotte potato hangs on the wall, which tells you everything about the priorities here. This is a warm, unfussy bistro in Boulogne-Billancourt where the cooking leans on vegetables and impeccably sourced produce. One half of the husband-and-wife team runs the kitchen while the other works the room, and the whole thing has the easy rhythm of people who know exactly what they're doing.


  19. Rank 796. Bonomia

    Bakery

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  24. Rank 796. Bouiboui

    Cambodian

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  25. Rank 796. Bouillant

    French

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  37. Rank 796. Brigand

    French

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  38. Rank 796. Brindezingue

    Natural Wine Bar

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  39. Polished concrete floors and pale wood set the scene at this stripped-back modern bistro in the 9th, where the kitchen leans hard into vegetables, fish, and seafood. The chef came up through Pierre Gagnaire's orbit before opening this quieter room, and the cooking shows it without making a fuss about it. Lunch is an easy entry point; evenings get more ambitious. A neighborhood place that happens to think carefully about what it puts on the plate.


    Address
    17 rue Lamartine, Paris, Ile-de-France 75009, France · Paris
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    Closed now, opens 12:15 PM

    Friday 12:15 PM–1:45 PM, 7:15 PM–9:45 PM

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  40. Rank 796. Briquet

    Natural Wine Bar

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  41. Rank 796. Broche

    Levantine

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  42. Rank 796. Brood

    Boulangerie

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  46. Rank 796. Buck Fried Chicken & More

    Fried Chicken American

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  47. Rank 796. Büfé

    Mediterranean

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  48. Rank 796. Bulle

    Boulangerie

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  49. Rank 796. Buttes Snack Bar

    Natural Wine Bar

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  50. Rank 796. Buzkashi

    Afghan

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  51. Rank 796. Cà Phê Dá

    Saigonese Coffee

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  58. Café Bras sits inside the Soulages Museum, and the room feels like a natural extension of it: clean lines, considered light, and a kitchen that takes Aveyron produce seriously. You can grab something from the counter or settle in for a proper lunch of bright, herb-forward plates that somehow manage to look as composed as the art outside. Casual enough for a midday stop, considered enough to linger.


  59. Rank 796. Café Bun

    Coffee

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  62. Blue zellige tiles behind the counter, red brick walls, and a park just across the quiet street: Café César is a modern bistro in Clichy that runs from morning coffee through dinner without breaking a sweat. The kitchen makes everything in-house, and the sauces are taken seriously enough that the whole place feels more precise than "neighborhood bistro" usually implies. Lunch is the move if your wallet is watching.


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  76. Rank 796. Calice

    Modern French

    A narrow street in the 5th, ochre walls, leather banquettes, and a counter facing an open kitchen where binchotan charcoal does quiet, fragrant work. This is a modern French bistro with a Japanese co-owner whose influence lands in the cooking, not just the décor. Lunch runs as a proper menu; evenings loosen into sharing plates, good cuts, and wine. The kind of room that feels like someone's regular before you've finished your first glass.


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    5 rue de Bazeilles, Paris, Ile-de-France 75005, France · Paris
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    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–2 PM, 7 PM–10 PM

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  80. A young couple took over an old crêperie in the fishing port of Morgat and quietly turned it into one of Crozon's more interesting dinner stops. The open kitchen faces a short slate menu that changes with the season, leaning into local catch with dishes that combine a few things you wouldn't have thought to put together. Over a hundred wines by the glass at sensible prices keeps the whole thing feeling like a neighborhood restaurant rather than an occasion.


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    1 rue du Cap-de-la-Chèvre, Crozon, Brittany 29160, France · Crozon
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    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–1:30 PM, 7 PM–8:30 PM

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  82. Rank 796. Capperi

    Sicilian

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  83. Rank 796. Caractère de Cochon

    Charcuterie French

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  84. Rank 796. Carafons

    Natural Wine Bar

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  88. Rank 796. Carré Pain De Mie

    Japanese Bakery

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  90. Rank 796. Cascade

    French

    A village bistro tucked beneath limestone cliffs, with worn wooden floorboards, a painted counter, and a terrace facing the town hall square. The chef cooks a short menu around local produce in a style that's straightforwardly bistro, no architectural plating in sight. The almond pannacotta over cocoa crumble has become something of a local obsession. The waterfall the village is named for is right there; lunch here is a reasonable excuse to visit.


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  93. Rank 796. CAVE CHABROL

    Wine Bar

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    8 rue du Faubourg-Madeleine, Beaune, Burgundy-Franche-Comte 21200, France · Beaune
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    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–1:15 PM, 7:15 PM–9:30 PM

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