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  1. A Venezuelan-born chef running a small Marseille bistro with Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde looming over the neighbourhood is a good start. The menu shifts by daylight: lunch leans into vegetables, dinner tips toward fish and seafood from the coast nearby. Provenance is the thing here, with sourcing called out on almost every dish. The wine list favours living wines, especially from Jura, which tells you something about the crowd.


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  4. Rank 796. Minibar

    Wine Bar

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  6. Rank 796. Minore

    Bistro

    A casserole pot of artichokes, morels, beef marrow, and foie gras tells you everything: this is a Paris bistro that takes itself seriously without making you feel you should, too. The former Abri chef runs the kitchen while a dedicated bartender minds a cocktail list that holds its own. Share plates, tapas snacks, or something more serious, the format bends to your appetite. The patio fills up the moment the sun appears, as it always does in the ninth.


  7. Rank 796. Minouch

    Coffee

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  8. Rank 796. Misu

    Korean

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  11. Rank 796. Miyoshi

    Izakaya Japanese

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  12. Rank 796. Moderno

    Italian

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  13. Rank 796. Mokochaya

    Coffee

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  16. Named after the chef's grandmother, this cozy bistro on a pedestrian street in Dijon puts seasonal vegetables front and center, though a well-placed black pudding cream keeps things from going fully virtuous. The cooking pulls from various influences without making a fuss about it, and the room is simple wood-and-whitewash honest. A small terrace spills onto the street when the weather cooperates.


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    33 rue Amiral-Roussin, Dijon, Burgundy-Franche-Comte 21000, France · Dijon
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    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–2 PM, 7 PM–9:30 PM

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  24. Rank 796. Mouné

    Lebanese

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  25. Rank 796. Moutchou

    Mediterranean

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  26. Rank 796. Mugen Ramen

    Japanese Noodle Shop

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  27. Rank 796. Nagori

    Japanese

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  33. Rank 796. Nono

    Japanese

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  34. Rank 796. Nossa

    Neapolitan Pizzeria

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  35. Rank 796. Nour Comptoir

    Levantine

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  37. Rank 796. Nuance

    Basque

    A minimalist dining room fitted out by Basque artisans, all natural materials and clean lines, sets the tone for what follows. This is a blind-menu restaurant in Bayonne where the kitchen sources from small organic farms in the Landes and Basque Country, then runs a single ingredient through several preparations in one sitting. The cooking leans heavily on foraged herbs and aromatic plants, which sounds precious until you taste it.


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    23 rue des Cordeliers, Bayonne, New Aquitaine 64100, France · Bayonne
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    Closed now, opens 12:15 PM

    Friday 12:15 PM–1:30 PM, 7:30 PM–9 PM

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  39. Rank 796. Octopus

    Vegan Bakery

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  40. Rank 796. Œnosphère

    Natural Wine Bar

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  41. Rank 796. Ogata

    Japanese


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  44. Rank 796. Ojjjo

    Coffee

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  46. Rank 796. Olivier Nasti

    Boulangerie

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  47. Rank 796. OMASAKE

    Japanese


    Address
    27 rue du 4-Septembre, Paris, Ile-de-France 75002, France · Paris
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    Closed now, opens 7:15 PM

    Friday 7:15 PM–10 PM

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  48. Rank 796. Onakaya

    Japanese

    The name is a nod to Japan's izakayas, and the vibe follows: a casual Japanese spot tucked into a cul-de-sac off rue de la Liberté, where salmon seared with yuzu-miso and prawn socca tacos sit on the same menu without anyone apologizing for it. Maki, sushi, and vegetable tempura fill out the middle ground, and there's a cocktail bar and a serious sake list. Upstairs, a twelve-seat counter runs a tasting menu for when the mood is more committed.


  49. A small creative restaurant tucked into the Petite France district, where the team cooks modern, mostly plant-based food in full view of the dining room. The sourcing is local and seasonal to a degree that borders on a personal philosophy, with natural wines and house-made kombuchas to match. The room is relaxed enough that nobody will make you feel underdressed for caring about what you eat.


  50. Rank 796. Only Wine

    Wine Bar

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  51. Rank 796. Onoul

    Coffee

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  52. Rank 796. Opéra

    Modern French

    A sleek modern French restaurant in Rodez where the chef brings a Venetian upbringing to Aveyron produce, a combination that sounds like it shouldn't work until it absolutely does. The menu runs through local suppliers by name, seasons dictate the direction, and Italian instincts keep surfacing in unexpected places. The room is polished without being stiff, and the welcome matches it.


  53. Rank 796. Opla

    Vietnamese

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  57. Rank 796. Ostavals

    Basque

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    7 rue du Dahomey, Paris, Ile-de-France 75011, France · Paris
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    Closed now, opens 12:15 PM

    Friday 12:15 PM–1:45 PM, 7:30 PM–10 PM

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  59. Rank 796. Osteria Gòto

    Venetian Osteria

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  61. Rank 796. Otto

    Izakaya Japanese


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  63. Rank 796. Özlem

    Turkish

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  73. Rank 796. Panorama

    Natural Wine Bar

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  75. Rank 796. Paradiso

    French

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  79. Rank 796. Parpains

    Natural fermentation Bakery

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  80. Rank 796. Partisan

    Pizzeria

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  82. Rank 796. Passerini

    Italian

    Handmade pasta is the throughline at this Italian restaurant in the 12th, where Giovanni Passerini runs a traditional four-course menu that moves from primi to shared main courses without much fuss about it. The pasta changes with the season and leans into bold pairings; the mains tend toward whole roasted things worth splitting. A neighborhood room that draws people who eat out seriously but don't need a scene to prove it.


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    65 rue Traversière, Paris, Ile-de-France 75012, France · Paris
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    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–2:15 PM, 7:30 PM–10:15 PM

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  84. Rank 796. Patine

    Bistro

    Exposed brick, retro details, and an open kitchen put the room squarely in classic eastern Paris bistro territory. The cooking is traditional French done with real care, the kind where the brill actually tastes like brill. Natural and organic wines fill the list, and the whole thing has the low-key confidence of a neighborhood place that has nothing to prove to you.


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    16 rue la Vacquerie, Paris, Ile-de-France 75011, France · Paris
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    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–2 PM, 7:15 PM–10 PM

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    Passage Darracq, 1 rue du Hédas, Pau, New Aquitaine 64000, France · Pau
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    Closed now, opens noon

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  86. Rank 796. Paws

    American

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  87. Rank 796. Paysages

    Modern French


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    2 place de l’Europe, Bellême, Normandy 61130, France · Bellême
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    Closed now, opens noon

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  88. Rank 796. Pépin

    Bistro

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  89. Rank 796. Pépite

    Natural Wine Bar

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  90. Rank 796. Pépites

    Natural Wine Bar


  91. Rank 796. Peska

    Sushi

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  92. Rank 796. Pesket

    Fish & Chips

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  93. Rank 796. Petit Grill Basque

    Traditional Basque

    Wooden shelves stacked with decorative plates, original stenciled walls, and ceiling fans that look like they've been there forever set the tone at this old-school Basque bistro in Saint-Jean-de-Luz. The menu runs in French and Basque, which tells you where you are, and the food follows: tripe, cod, Biscay-style tuna, beef tartare, steak in pepper sauce. Hearty, unfussy, and exactly as regional as it sounds.


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  95. Rank 796. Pétrelle

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  98. Rank 796. Pho bom

    Vietnamese

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  99. Rank 796. Picamandil

    Spanish

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