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  1. Rank 806. 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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  4. Rank 806. Cave Au Vin Vivant

    Natural Wine Bar

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  6. Rank 806. 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 7:15 PM

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

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  22. Rank 806. Charbon Kunitoraya

    Yakitori Japanese

    The timber façade gives it away before you're through the door, but inside it's old zinc counter, metro tiling, mirrors, and wood panelling, as if a Parisian bistro and a Tokyo grill worked out a custody arrangement. This yakitori restaurant runs mostly on tasting menus of traditional dishes, with poulet de Bresse on the skewer a recurring reason to book ahead. Finish with the seasonal wagashi, the traditional Japanese pastries that tend to stop the table cold.


    Address
    5 rue Villedo, Paris, Ile-de-France 75001, France · Paris
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    Closed now, opens 7:45 PM

    Friday 12:30 PM–2:30 PM, 7:45 PM–9:30 PM

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  25. Rank 806. Chaussette

    Wine Bar

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  27. Rank 806. Chez Armand

    Natural Wine Bar

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  28. Rank 806. Chez Babo

    Wine Bar

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  29. Rank 806. Chez Bruno

    Wine Bar

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  35. Rank 806. Chez Jeannot

    Wine Bar

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  37. Rank 806. Chez Lui

    Wine Bar

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  38. Rank 806. Chez Mamane

    Moroccan Bistro

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  41. Rank 806. Chez Maya

    Basque

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  42. Rank 806. Chez Mérie

    Tarentaise Alpine

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  43. A Japanese chef running a classic Parisian bistro near the Gare du Nord sounds like a premise, but the food explains everything. Seafood anchors the menu alongside roast foie gras and seasonal game, and the cooking lands with the kind of quiet precision you'd expect from someone who trained with Camdeborde. The room is warm, the tradition is intact, and the crowd treats it like a neighborhood secret they'd rather you didn't know about.


    Address
    10 rue de Belzunce, Paris, Ile-de-France 75010, France · Paris
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    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday Noon–1:30 PM, 7 PM–9:30 PM

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  46. Rank 806. Chez Pia

    Pizzeria

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  47. Rank 806. Chez Pif

    Seafood

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  48. Rank 806. Chez Pipo

    French

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  49. One end of the Pont Valentré, the medieval bridge Cahors puts on every postcard, is where the chef lands his modern French restaurant, accessible enough for lunch, polished enough for dinner. The cooking shifts with the light: daytime menus stay grounded and generous, evenings lean into premium ingredients and more considered plates. The whole thing moves between unpretentious and quietly accomplished without making a fuss about either.


  50. Rank 806. Chez Taeko

    Japanese

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  52. Rank 806. Chixko

    Barbecue

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  53. Fermentation jars line the shelves and the room is always packed at this creative sharing-plates restaurant on rue de Paradis. Franco-American chef Thomas Chisholm, a former Top Chef contestant, runs a kitchen that wanders freely across borders, landing somewhere between sustainable fine dining and genuine playfulness. The food follows the seasons and leans hard on foraged and agroforestry ingredients, with globetrotting flavors folded into each dish.


  54. A short walk from Annecy's centre, this cosy modern restaurant sits in a room that splits the difference between Japanese minimalism and Scandinavian calm. The kitchen leans seasonal and careful, the kind of place where the last wax beans of the year get their moment. The sommelier moonlights as a winegrower, which tells you something about how seriously they take the natural wine list.


    Address
    33 avenue des Romains, Annecy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 74000, France · Annecy
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    Closed now, opens 7:30 PM

    Friday 12:15 PM–1:45 PM, 7:30 PM–9 PM

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  57. Rank 806. Circus

    Modern French Wine Bar


    Address
    43 rue Faramand, Arbois, Burgundy-Franche-Comte 39600, France · Arbois
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    Closed now, opens 7:30 PM

    Friday Noon–1:30 PM, 7:30 PM–9 PM, 7:30 PM–11 PM

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  59. Rank 806. Clown Bar

    French


    Address
    114 Rue Amelot, 75011 Paris, France · Paris
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    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday Noon–2 PM, 7 PM–11 PM

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  63. The open flame does most of the talking here, with a parrilla grill and plancha turning out Colombian-Italian fusion in a narrow, terracotta-warm room near the port. The terrace spills onto the street in orange seating, and the kitchen stays visible throughout. Chimichurri shows up alongside braised veal, ceviche alongside sardines. It's a casual, warm restaurant where two culinary traditions share a table without much fuss about it.


  64. Rank 806. Comer

    Mexican

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  65. Rank 806. Comète

    Bistro


  66. Rank 806. Comets

    Café

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  67. Rank 806. Comme au Vietnam

    Vietnamese Noodle Shop

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  74. Rank 806. Coupi Bar

    Teochew Café

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  76. Rank 806. Crema

    Coffee

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  77. Rank 806. Crème

    Café

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  79. Rank 806. Crémoir

    Dessert

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  81. Rank 806. CRU

    Wine Bar

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  82. Rank 806. Crudo

    Seafood

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  83. Rank 806. Crus et découvertes

    Natural Wine Bar

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  84. Rank 806. Cuisine

    Japanese

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  85. Rank 806. Dadino Pizze

    Neapolitan Pizzeria

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  86. An old transport café on the Saint-Malo to Mont-Saint-Michel road, now a modern restaurant with exposed stone walls and the warmth of someone's kitchen. Two chefs, trained between them by Passard, Robuchon, and Etchebest, are cooking with Breton produce in ways that are quietly ambitious, the kind of cooking where a dessert built around smoked aubergine and sorrel ice cream somehow makes complete sense.


    Address
    23c rue de Rennes, Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany 35120, France · Dol-de-Bretagne
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    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday Noon–2 PM, 7 PM–10 PM

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  88. Rank 806. Dante

    French


  89. Rank 806. Dao

    Chinese

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  93. Rank 806. Delicatessen

    Wine Bar

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  95. Rank 806. Delish

    Café

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  96. Rank 806. Déméter

    Bordelaise Bistro

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