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  1. Rank 872. Broche

    Levantine

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    Boulangerie

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  6. Rank 872. Buck Fried Chicken & More

    Fried Chicken American

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  7. Rank 872. Büfé

    Mediterranean

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  8. Rank 872. Bulle

    Boulangerie

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  9. Rank 872. Buttes Snack Bar

    Natural Wine Bar

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  10. Rank 872. Buzkashi

    Afghan

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  11. Rank 872. Cà Phê Dá

    Saigonese Coffee

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  18. Café Bras sits inside the Soulages Museum, and the room feels like a natural extension of it: clean lines, considered light, and a kitchen that takes Aveyron produce seriously. You can grab something from the counter or settle in for a proper lunch of bright, herb-forward plates that somehow manage to look as composed as the art outside. Casual enough for a midday stop, considered enough to linger.


  19. Rank 872. Café Bun

    Coffee

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  22. Blue zellige tiles behind the counter, red brick walls, and a park just across the quiet street: Café César is a modern bistro in Clichy that runs from morning coffee through dinner without breaking a sweat. The kitchen makes everything in-house, and the sauces are taken seriously enough that the whole place feels more precise than "neighborhood bistro" usually implies. Lunch is the move if your wallet is watching.


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  35. Rank 872. Calice

    Modern French

    A narrow street in the 5th, ochre walls, leather banquettes, and a counter facing an open kitchen where binchotan charcoal does quiet, fragrant work. This is a modern French bistro with a Japanese co-owner whose influence lands in the cooking, not just the décor. Lunch runs as a proper menu; evenings loosen into sharing plates, good cuts, and wine. The kind of room that feels like someone's regular before you've finished your first glass.


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    5 rue de Bazeilles, Paris, Ile-de-France 75005, France · Paris
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    Open now, until 10 PM

    Friday Noon–2 PM, 7 PM–10 PM

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  38. Rank 872. Canons

    Wine Bar

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  40. A young couple took over an old crêperie in the fishing port of Morgat and quietly turned it into one of Crozon's more interesting dinner stops. The open kitchen faces a short slate menu that changes with the season, leaning into local catch with dishes that combine a few things you wouldn't have thought to put together. Over a hundred wines by the glass at sensible prices keeps the whole thing feeling like a neighborhood restaurant rather than an occasion.


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    1 rue du Cap-de-la-Chèvre, Crozon, Brittany 29160, France · Crozon
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    Closed now, opens Sat noon

    Friday Noon–1:30 PM, 7 PM–8:30 PM

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  42. Rank 872. Capperi

    Sicilian

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  43. Rank 872. Caractère de Cochon

    Charcuterie French

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  44. Rank 872. Carafons

    Natural Wine Bar

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  47. Rank 872. Carré Pain De Mie

    Japanese Bakery

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  49. Rank 872. 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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  52. Rank 872. Cave Au Vin Vivant

    Natural Wine Bar

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  54. Rank 872. CAVE CHABROL

    Wine Bar

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    8 rue du Faubourg-Madeleine, Beaune, Burgundy-Franche-Comte 21200, France · Beaune
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    Closes soon, 9:30 PM, in 54 min

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

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  69. Rank 872. 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.


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    5 rue Villedo, Paris, Ile-de-France 75001, France · Paris
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    Closes soon, 9:30 PM, in 54 min

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

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  71. Rank 872. Chaussette

    Wine Bar

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  72. Rank 872. Chez Armand

    Natural Wine Bar

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  73. Rank 872. Chez Babo

    Wine Bar

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  74. Rank 872. Chez Bruno

    Wine Bar

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  79. Rank 872. Chez Jeannot

    Wine Bar

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  81. Rank 872. Chez Lui

    Wine Bar

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  82. Rank 872. Chez Mamane

    Moroccan Bistro

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  85. Rank 872. Chez Maya

    Basque

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  86. Rank 872. Chez Mérie

    Tarentaise Alpine

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  87. 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.


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    10 rue de Belzunce, Paris, Ile-de-France 75010, France · Paris
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    Closes soon, 9:30 PM, in 54 min

    Friday Noon–1:30 PM, 7 PM–9:30 PM

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  90. Rank 872. Chez Pia

    Pizzeria

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  91. Rank 872. Chez Pif

    Seafood

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  92. Rank 872. Chez Pipo

    French

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  93. 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.


  94. Rank 872. Chez Taeko

    Japanese

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  96. Rank 872. Chixko

    Barbecue

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  97. 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.


  98. 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.


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    33 avenue des Romains, Annecy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 74000, France · Annecy
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    Closes soon, 9 PM, in 24 min

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

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