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  3. Rank 806. Ripailles

    Bistro

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  6. Rank 806. Rivage

    Modern French

    A small seasonal restaurant right on the port of Portivy, where the fish comes from short supply chains and the menu changes with whatever the coast provides. The kitchen keeps things simple and direct, ikejime-style bream, spider crab, local vegetables, without fuss. Six rooms upstairs look out to sea, which is a civilized arrangement when lunch runs long. Selected by the Michelin Guide.


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  10. Rank 806. Rond

    Breton Bistro

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  12. Rank 806. Rooster

    Provençal Mediterranean


    Address
    137 rue Cardinet, Paris, Ile-de-France 75017, France · Paris
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7:15 PM

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

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  14. Rank 806. Rouge

    Natural Wine Bar

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  16. Rank 806. Ruine

    Coffee

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  17. Rank 806. Ryô

    Japanese

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  18. Rank 806. Sables

    French

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  20. Rank 806. Sama Bistro

    Lebanese

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  22. Rank 806. Sandikala

    Indonesian


  23. Rank 806. Sanjo

    Japanese

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  26. Rank 806. Sauge

    Modern French

    Centuries-old beams and raw concrete share walls here, which tells you something about what Amandine Chaignot is up to in this sleepy Perche village. The restaurant, named for sage, leans hard into herbs, with sorrel, nettle, verbena, and rosemary threading through a plant-forward menu built on produce from neighboring farms. It operates as both a bistro and a fine dining room, so the village gets a local and you get something considerably more considered.


    Address
    9 place de l'Église, Réveillon, Normandy 61400, France · Réveillon
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday Noon–3 PM, 7 PM–11 PM

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  28. Rank 806. Scarpetta

    Italian

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  30. Rank 806. Selene

    Wine Bar

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  32. Rank 806. Sens

    Peruvian

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  33. Rank 806. SENsation

    Cantonese

    The half Peking duck, ordered two days ahead and served in two courses, tells you everything about this relaxed Cantonese neo-bistro in the 11th. The chef spent years at Shang Palace before opening something looser and louder, with aproned servers who actually talk to you and a deliberately short menu that resists the urge to cover every province. The room is convivial in a way that feels earned rather than designed.


    Address
    32 rue Saint-Maur, Paris, Ile-de-France 75011, France · Paris
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday Noon–2 PM, 7 PM–10 PM

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  36. Rank 806. Sergio's Deli

    Deli American

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  37. Rank 806. Sétopa

    Modern Korean

    The name is a contraction of Seoul to Paris, and the kitchen takes that mandate seriously. This refined Korean restaurant near the Odéon brings together a team with serious credentials in Korean gastronomy, turning out food that sits comfortably between tradition and something more considered. The Korean service staff adds a layer of coherence the room earns. A quiet, grown-up room for people who find that chopsticks pair well with a good wine list.


    Address
    6 rue Dupuytren, Paris, Ile-de-France 75006, France · Paris
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday Noon–2:30 PM, 7 PM–10 PM

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  38. Rank 806. Sèves

    Coffee

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  40. Rank 806. Shin-Ya Ramen

    Japanese Noodle Shop

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  42. Rank 806. Silax

    Bakery

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  43. Rank 806. Silo

    Wine Bar

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  46. Rank 806. Soces

    Seafood

    The name is Parisian slang for friends you share a meal with, which tells you everything about the spirit of this modern brasserie in the 19th. Choice cuts and seafood arrive at the table to be divvied up, not plated with architectural ambition. The team previously cooked and poured at Clamato and the Ritz bar respectively, a combination that sounds like a joke and turns out to be a very good idea.


  47. Rank 806. Soif

    Natural Wine Bar

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  49. Rank 806. Soif, la cave

    Natural Wine Bar

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  51. Rank 806. Söma

    Mediterranean

    The open kitchen here is barely bigger than a closet, which somehow makes the food feel more impressive. This lively little bistro near Gare Saint-Paul runs on a short, ever-changing blackboard menu where Algerian roots quietly shape modern French cooking, think smoked butter, harissa, lentils woven into something bright and generous. No white tablecloths, no ceremony, just good music and a room that fills fast with locals who know not to dawdle on reservations.


    Address
    9 place Saint-Paul, Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 69005, France · Lyon
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday 11:30 AM–2 PM, 7 PM–11 PM

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  52. Rank 806. Song Heng

    Vietnamese

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  55. Rank 806. Spelt

    Bistro


    Address
    6 Grand'Rue, Tourrettes-sur-Loup, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur 06140, France
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7:30 PM

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

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  56. Rank 806. Spot Palace

    Food Truck

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  59. Rank 806. Subaco

    Izakaya Japanese

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  61. Rank 806. Suffren

    Bistro

    Bright green tiles punch through the raw concrete and exposed pipes of this Marseille bistro, which leans into the industrial look without any apparent apology. The kitchen ignores the city's trendier bistronomy scene and sticks to hearty classics, leeks with bottarga, French onion soup, grilled skirt steak. A cheerful young team keeps things moving even when the room fills up, and the wine list favors small producers and Lyonnais labels.


  62. Rank 806. Sugaar

    Basque

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  63. Rank 806. Super Cools

    Wine Bar

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  65. Rank 806. Superbuvette

    Wine Bar

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  66. Rank 806. Superette

    American

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  67. Rank 806. Superposé

    Sandwich Shop

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  68. Rank 806. Supra

    Georgian Wine Bar

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  69. Rank 806. Sur Mer

    Seafood

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  70. Rank 806. Sweet Pea

    New Zealand

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  71. Rank 806. T'Xuan

    Taiwanese

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  72. Rank 806. Taco Mesa

    Mexican

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  74. A red-framed shopfront on a quiet Cahors square, where a couple who trained in London run a relaxed modern bistro with white walls, exposed brick, and just enough vintage clutter to feel personal. The cooking follows the same logic: unfussy and ingredient-led, with the occasional Middle Eastern turn on something classically French. The wine list skews generous on price, which, in this part of the Lot, feels like the right call.


    Address
    7 place Claude-Rousseau, Cahors, Occitania 46000, France · Cahors
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7:30 PM

    Friday Noon–1:30 PM, 7:30 PM–9 PM

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  75. Rank 806. Tanguy

    Breton French

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  78. Rank 806. Taxiphone

    Coffee

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  80. Rank 806. Tempero

    Brazilian

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  82. Rank 806. Tempo

    Mediterranean

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  86. Rank 806. Test

    Seafood

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  87. Rank 806. Testa Dura

    Pizzeria

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  91. Rank 806. Thuy Long

    Vietnamese

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  92. Rank 806. Tomo

    Japanese

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  93. Rank 806. Tomo

    Japanese

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  95. Rank 806. Tonton Ramen

    Ramen Shop

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  96. Rank 806. Tora Tora

    Japanese

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  97. Rank 806. Toraya

    Japanese

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  98. Rank 806. ToriTori Ramen

    Japanese Noodle Shop

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  100. Rank 806. Toulouse Pasta Club

    Pasta Italian

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