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  2. Rank 919. Ojjjo

    Coffee

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  4. Rank 919. Olivier Nasti

    Boulangerie

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  5. Rank 919. OMASAKE

    Japanese


    Address
    27 rue du 4-Septembre, Paris, Ile-de-France 75002, France · Paris
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7:15 PM

    Friday 7:15 PM–10 PM

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  6. Rank 919. 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.


  7. 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.


  8. Rank 919. Only Wine

    Wine Bar

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  9. Rank 919. Onoul

    Coffee

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  10. Rank 919. 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.


  11. Rank 919. Opla

    Vietnamese

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  15. Rank 919. Ostavals

    Basque

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    7 rue du Dahomey, Paris, Ile-de-France 75011, France · Paris
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    Closed now, opens 7:30 PM

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

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  17. Rank 919. Osteria Gòto

    Venetian Osteria

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  19. Rank 919. Otto

    Izakaya Japanese


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  21. Rank 919. Özlem

    Turkish

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  30. Rank 919. Pampille

    Wine Bar

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  32. Rank 919. Panorama

    Natural Wine Bar

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  34. Rank 919. Paradiso

    French

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  38. Rank 919. Parpains

    Natural fermentation Bakery

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  39. Rank 919. Partisan

    Pizzeria

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  41. Rank 919. 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.


    Address
    65 rue Traversière, Paris, Ile-de-France 75012, France · Paris
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7:30 PM

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

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  43. Rank 919. 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.


    Address
    16 rue la Vacquerie, Paris, Ile-de-France 75011, France · Paris
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7:15 PM

    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
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7:30 PM

    Friday Noon–1:30 PM, 7:30 PM–9 PM

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  45. Rank 919. Paws

    American

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  46. Rank 919. Paysages

    Modern French


    Address
    2 place de l’Europe, Bellême, Normandy 61130, France · Bellême
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    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday Noon–2 PM, 7 PM–10 PM

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  47. Rank 919. Pépie

    Wine Bar

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  48. Rank 919. Pépin

    Bistro

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  49. Rank 919. Pépite

    Natural Wine Bar

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  50. Rank 919. Pépites

    Natural Wine Bar


  51. Rank 919. Peska

    Sushi

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  52. Rank 919. Pesket

    Fish & Chips

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  53. Rank 919. Pétillance

    Wine Bar

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  54. Rank 919. 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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  56. Rank 919. Pétrelle

    Mediterranean


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  59. Rank 919. Pho bom

    Vietnamese

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  60. Rank 919. Picamandil

    Spanish

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  61. Rank 919. Picnic

    Sandwich Shop

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  63. Rank 919. Pimpant

    Bistro

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  64. Rank 919. Pin Pin

    Bakery

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  66. The room was a grocery shop in a former life, and the intimate scale stuck. This bistro on rue Bonaparte runs a short, seasonal menu where most plates are built for two to share, the music skews trendy, and the wine list leans into orange with something like conviction. The team behind Les Agitateurs in Nice does the cooking, which swings easily between classic French and something more restless. A Michelin Selected restaurant.


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  68. Rank 919. Pizza Chic

    Pizzeria

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  71. Rank 919. Plaq

    Chocolate Dessert

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  72. Rank 919. Pluviôse

    Australian

    A wood-fired oven does most of the heavy lifting at this small modern restaurant named for a month in the French Revolutionary calendar, which sets expectations accordingly. The Australian chef runs the floor and the kitchen solo, baking his own bread and churning his own ice cream between searing fish with a light hand. Opening hours shift, so booking ahead is less a suggestion than a requirement.


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  79. Rank 919. Pok

    Coffee

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  80. Rank 919. Polka

    Boulangerie

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  81. Rank 919. Pompon

    Bakery

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  82. Rank 919. Poney Club

    Natural Wine Bar

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  84. A contemporary bistro near Tarbes's Arsenal quarter, run by a chef with serious fine-dining pedigree and a former nurse who retrained as sommelier, which tells you something about the couple's commitment to doing things properly. The cooking is modern and confident, the wine list leans on independent growers, and the weekday lunch menu changes weekly at a price that makes regulars suspicious something's been miscounted.


    Address
    112 rue de la Chaudronnerie, Tarbes, Occitania 65000, France · Tarbes
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7:30 PM

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

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  85. Rank 919. Populaire

    Sandwich Shop

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  86. Handmade ceramic tableware sets the tone at this creative bistro in Cognac, where the chef's market-driven cooking leans hard on local produce. Stints at Lucas Carton and Jadis are visible in the technical confidence, but the room has an industrial, arty looseness that keeps it from feeling starched. Foie gras with miso-pickled aubergine gives you a sense of where things are headed: familiar ideas pushed just far enough to be interesting.


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  88. A concrete bar runs the length of the open kitchen in this lively Avignon bistro, where street art shares wall space with whatever the chef is plating that night. The cooking lands somewhere between comfort food and something more curious, with spices, berries, and dried fruit nudging familiar dishes sideways. Devilled eggs get red curry; pita bread gets braised beef. The motto is "come, eat, drink," which tells you exactly what kind of evening this will be.


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  94. Rank 919. Pulpe

    Wine Bar

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