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  2. Rank 919. Racines

    Italian

    Tucked into the covered passage des Panoramas, this Italian osteria in bistro clothing runs on a carte blanche menu and whatever the chef felt like that morning. The cooking is Sardinian at heart, pulling from Italian produce with the confidence of someone who doesn't need to explain himself. Vitello tonnato, polpette, ricotta ravioli: straightforward dishes that taste like someone actually cared. The wine cellar side of things is not decorative.


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  6. Rank 919. Ramen Wagaya

    Japanese Noodle Shop

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  7. Rank 919. Ratafia

    Wine Bar

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  8. Rank 919. Ravito

    Wine Bar

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  9. Rank 919. Reflets

    Modern French

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  11. Near the Saône, this modern bistro runs on market logic: the menu shifts with whatever looks good that week, and the kitchen keeps things bright and a little unexpected. Lunch is a short, affordable affair; evenings stretch into tasting menus. The room goes for distressed industrial with an open kitchen, which at this point is practically a genre. The sommelière, though, is the real differentiator, and worth leaning on.


    Address
    3 rue d'Algérie, Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 69001, France · Lyon
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    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday Noon–2 PM, 7 PM–9:30 PM

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  16. Rank 919. Ripailles

    Bistro

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  19. Rank 919. 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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  23. Rank 919. Rond

    Breton Bistro

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  25. Rank 919. Rooster

    Provençal Mediterranean


    Address
    137 rue Cardinet, Paris, Ile-de-France 75017, France · Paris
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    Closed now, opens 7:15 PM

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

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  27. Rank 919. Rouge

    Natural Wine Bar

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  29. Rank 919. Ruine

    Coffee

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  30. Rank 919. Ryô

    Japanese

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  31. Rank 919. Sables

    French

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  33. Rank 919. Sama Bistro

    Lebanese

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  35. Rank 919. Sandikala

    Indonesian


  36. Rank 919. Sanjo

    Japanese

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  39. Rank 919. 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
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    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday Noon–3 PM, 7 PM–11 PM

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  41. Rank 919. Scarpetta

    Italian

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  43. Rank 919. Selene

    Wine Bar

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  45. Rank 919. Sens

    Peruvian

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  46. Rank 919. 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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  49. Rank 919. Sergio's Deli

    Deli American

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  50. Rank 919. 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
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    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday Noon–2:30 PM, 7 PM–10 PM

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  51. Rank 919. Sèves

    Coffee

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  53. Rank 919. Shin-Ya Ramen

    Japanese Noodle Shop

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  55. Rank 919. Silax

    Bakery

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  56. Rank 919. Silo

    Wine Bar

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  59. Rank 919. 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.


  60. Rank 919. Soif

    Natural Wine Bar

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  62. Rank 919. Soif, la cave

    Natural Wine Bar

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  64. Rank 919. 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
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    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday 11:30 AM–2 PM, 7 PM–11 PM

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  65. Rank 919. Song Heng

    Vietnamese

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  68. Rank 919. Spelt

    Bistro


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    6 Grand'Rue, Tourrettes-sur-Loup, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur 06140, France
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    Closed now, opens 7:30 PM

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

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  69. Rank 919. Spot Palace

    Food Truck

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  72. Rank 919. Subaco

    Izakaya Japanese

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  74. Rank 919. 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.


  75. Rank 919. Sugaar

    Basque

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  76. Rank 919. Super Cools

    Wine Bar

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  78. Rank 919. Superbuvette

    Wine Bar

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  79. Rank 919. Superette

    American

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  80. Rank 919. Superposé

    Sandwich Shop

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  81. Rank 919. Supra

    Georgian Wine Bar

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  82. Rank 919. Sur Mer

    Seafood

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  83. Rank 919. Sweet Pea

    New Zealand

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  84. Rank 919. T'Xuan

    Taiwanese

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  85. Rank 919. Taco Mesa

    Mexican

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  87. 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
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    Closed now, opens 7:30 PM

    Friday Noon–1:30 PM, 7:30 PM–9 PM

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  88. Rank 919. Tanguy

    Breton French

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  91. Rank 919. Taxiphone

    Coffee

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  93. Rank 919. Tempero

    Brazilian

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  95. Rank 919. Tempo

    Mediterranean

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  99. Rank 919. Test

    Seafood

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  100. Rank 919. Testa Dura

    Pizzeria

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