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    7 rue du Brandon, Les Herbiers, Pays de la Loire 85500, France · Les Herbiers
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    Closed now, opens 7:15 PM

    Friday Noon–1:30 PM, 7:15 PM–9 PM

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  5. A small modern restaurant in Chalon-sur-Saône where the menu rotates with the seasons and a recurring thread of spice quietly runs through everything. The chef handles a short, inventive menu built on good produce, while his partner runs the front of house with the kind of warmth that makes a compact dining room feel like someone's actually glad you came. The sort of place regulars return to on instinct.

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  6. Rank 3135. Aronde

    Mediterranean

    Exposed stone and old beams in a converted wine cellar at the foot of Pic Saint-Loup: a modern restaurant where the set surprise menu changes with the market and whatever came off the boats at Sète that morning. The team came up through serious kitchens but landed somewhere genuinely unpretentious, with farmhouse tables and a kitchen garden out back. The Hérault hills supply most of what ends up on the plate.

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    176 route de Montpellier, Les Matelles, Occitania 34270, France · Les Matelles
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    Closed now, opens 7:30 PM

    Friday 12:30 PM–2:30 PM, 7:30 PM–11 PM

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  7. Rank 3135. Arraditz

    Modern French

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    2 rue Cachau, Lescar, New Aquitaine 64230, France · Lescar
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    Closed now, opens 8 PM

    Friday Noon–1:30 PM, 8 PM–9:30 PM

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  8. The chef traded spreadsheets for Ferrandi, then a stint at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, before landing here in the 9th. ASPIC is an intimate creative tasting-menu restaurant with an open kitchen and a vintage room that feels more like someone's well-curated dining room than a destination. The surprise set menu changes with the chef's sourcing: small-boat fish, free-range birds, local citrus and herbs. No choices, no à la carte, no negotiating with the menu.

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  9. Rank 3135. Astore

    Contemporary Bistro

    The chef trained at a fine arts school before picking up a knife, and it shows in the way a plate of pork, aubergine, and garlic lands with quiet intention. This contemporary bistro in a blink-and-miss-it village square is run by a couple: he cooks with local produce, she handles service and wine with a background in art history. The room is unassuming, the food grounded, and the whole thing has the feel of a project someone thought about carefully.

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  10. Rank 3135. Atelier Maître Albert

    Traditional French

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    1 rue Maître-Albert, Paris, Ile-de-France 75005, France · Paris
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    Closed now, opens 6:30 PM

    Friday Noon–2:30 PM, 6:30 PM–9:30 PM

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  11. Rank 3135. Atmosphère

    Regional French

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  12. Rank 3135. Au 14 Février

    Modern Japanese

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    2 rue du Portail, Saint-Valentin, Centre-Val de Loire 36100, France · Saint-Valentin
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    Closed now, opens 7:30 PM

    Friday Noon–1 PM, 7:30 PM–8:30 PM

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  13. Rank 3135. Au Bistronome

    Steakhouse

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    2 rue Folgensbourg, Hésingue, Great East 68220, France · Hésingue
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    Open now, until 11 PM

    Friday 11 AM–3 PM, 5 PM–11 PM

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    52 route d'Etaples, Attin, Upper France 62170, France · Attin
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    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday Noon–1:30 PM, 7 PM–8:30 PM

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  17. Rank 3135. Au Bon Pichet

    Alsatian Bistro

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    10 place du Marché-aux-Choux, Sélestat, Great East 67600, France · Sélestat
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    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday Noon–1:30 PM, 7 PM–9 PM

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  20. Rank 3135. Au Cheval Blanc

    Alsatian Bistro

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    8 avenue des Flandres, Morbecque, Upper France 59190, France · Morbecque
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    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday Noon–2 PM, 7 PM–10 PM

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  24. Rungis is the vast wholesale market that feeds Paris, so eating lunch inside it carries a certain logic. This casual restaurant sits at its center, with an open kitchen framing the room and a menu that changes with whatever came off the trucks that morning. The cooking leans modern French, generous sharing plates, the kind of place where classics get a quiet twist and nothing sits around waiting.

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  25. Rank 3135. Au Colombier

    Modern French

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    126 allée du Colombier, Anse, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 69480, France · Anse
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    Closed now, opens 7:30 PM

    Friday Noon–2 PM, 7:30 PM–9:15 PM

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    284 rue Judaïque, Bordeaux, New Aquitaine 33000, France · Bordeaux
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    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday Noon–2 PM, 7 PM–10 PM

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  28. The terrace hangs out over Lac de Miers, close to the Salmière spring, which is either the most romantic setting in the Lot or just deeply unfair to every other restaurant in the department. Inside, floor-to-ceiling windows and white timber rafters frame seasonal cooking that leans into the local terroir, Quercy lamb, Carennac lentils, but then takes a sharp left with combinations like mango piperade alongside the day's fish.

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  29. Rank 3135. Au Fil des Saisons

    Modern French

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  30. Rank 3135. Au Fil des Saisons

    Traditional French

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    Address
    55 route de la Roche-sur-Yon, Luçon, Pays de la Loire 85400, France · Luçon
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    Closed now, opens Sat 12:15 PM

    Friday 12:15 PM–2 PM

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  31. A glazed wine cellar running the length of the dining room sets the tone at this modern restaurant tucked among Meursault's vineyards. The chef trained under Jacques Lameloise for years before coming home, and the cooking shows it: seasonal, rooted in Burgundy, and comfortable with pig's trotter sitting beside scallops and truffle. The grand piano in the corner suggests someone here has opinions about ambiance, and they're not wrong.

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  33. Rank 3135. Au Flaméron

    Modern French

    A cobbled lane opposite Église St Maclou is a quietly promising address, and this small modern French restaurant makes the most of it. The chef is Japanese with a deep devotion to French technique, and the menu lands somewhere genuinely its own, pâté en croûte alongside yuzu, miso alongside seasonal French produce. The room is intimate, the cooking precise, and the whole thing reads less like fusion than like one cook following his instincts wherever they lead.

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  34. Rank 3135. Au Fulcosa

    Cajun & Creole

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    17 rue Jean-Duplessis, La Bernerie-en-Retz, Pays de la Loire 44760, France · La Bernerie-en-Retz
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    Closed now, opens 7:30 PM

    Friday 12:30 PM–2:30 PM, 7:30 PM–10 PM

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  36. Rank 3135. Au Jardin d'Eden

    Traditional French

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  37. Brick walls and timber beams in the middle of a Flemish village that most GPS units would politely suggest skipping. This is a small modern restaurant run by a couple who cook and serve with the quiet confidence of people who chose to be exactly here. The menu moves between lamb kofta with kataifi and a pork chop with horseradish, the kind of range that shouldn't cohere but does. Lunch draws locals who know the room fills up.

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    8 contour de l'Église, Zuytpeene, Upper France 59670, France · Zuytpeene
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    Closed now, opens 7:30 PM

    Friday Noon–1:15 PM, 7:30 PM–9 PM

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  38. The terrace sits in the garden courtyard of a Grand Cru estate, vines pressing in on every side. This is a modern restaurant where the cooking is clean and unshowy, which takes some discipline given the setting's temptation to perform. The wine list runs to nearly 600 labels, with Bordeaux reds and serious vintages poured by the glass, so the cellar does most of the talking anyway.

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    3 route de Rauzan, Margaux, New Aquitaine 33460, France · Margaux-Cantenac
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    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday Noon–2 PM, 7 PM–9:30 PM

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    3 rue de la République, Wissembourg, Great East 67160, France · Wissembourg
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    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday Noon–1:30 PM, 7 PM–8:30 PM

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    1 rue de l'Église, Zimmerbach, Great East 68230, France · Zimmerbach
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    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday Noon–2 PM, 7 PM–9 PM

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  41. Rank 3135. Au Relais des Ménétriers

    Traditional French

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  42. Rank 3135. Au Soleil

    Modern French

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  43. Rank 3135. Au Trou Gascon

    Southern French Mediterranean

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    40 rue Taine, Paris, Ile-de-France 75012, France · Paris
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    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday Noon–2 PM, 7 PM–10:30 PM

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  44. Rank 3135. Au Vieux Moulin

    Modern French

    A family-run restaurant tucked into the Graufthal valley, with a dining room that looks out over a still stretch of water calm enough to make you forget whatever you were stressed about. The chef roots himself firmly in Alsace but has no loyalty to its borders, pulling asparagus from Mallemort and lamb from the Pyrenees when the mood strikes. Modern cuisine with a forager's restlessness and a host's instinct to feed you well.

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  45. Rank 3135. Au Vieux Porche

    Regional French

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    16 rue des Trois-Châteaux, Eguisheim, Great East 68420, France · Eguisheim
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    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday Noon–1:45 PM, 7 PM–8:45 PM

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  46. Rank 3135. Auberge à l'Agneau

    Traditional French

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    40 Grand'rue, Munster, Great East 68140, France · Munster
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    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday Noon–1 PM, 7 PM–8:15 PM

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  50. Rank 3135. Auberge de Bel Air

    Breton Seafood

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  51. Rank 3135. Auberge de Briant

    Traditional French

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  52. Rank 3135. Auberge de Cassagne & Spa

    Provençal Mediterranean

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  53. Rank 3135. Auberge de Crussol

    Regional French

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  54. Rank 3135. Auberge de Grilly

    Modern French

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    34 route du Chef-Lieu, Groisy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 74570, France · Groisy
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    Closed now, opens 7:30 PM

    Friday Noon–2 PM, 7:30 PM–9 PM

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  57. Rank 3135. Auberge de l'Abbaye

    Traditional French

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    4 place de l'Abbaye, Villemagne-l'Argentière, Occitania 34600, France · Villemagne-l'Argentière
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    Closed now, opens 7:30 PM

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

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  59. Rank 3135. Auberge de l'Île

    Modern French

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    1 rue Saint-André, Fleury-sur-Orne, Normandy 14123, France · Fleury-sur-Orne
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    Open now, until 11 PM

    Friday 9:15 AM–3 PM, 6 PM–11 PM

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  61. Rank 3135. Auberge de la Chèvrerie

    Contemporary Alsatian

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  63. A red-shuttered country inn made of volcanic stone sits on the back road between Clermont and the motorway, looking out over the Puy de Dôme countryside. Inside, the room is rustic and warm, and the kitchen runs a traditional French menu built around solid ingredients. The Paris-Brest alone has been known to derail dessert plans made elsewhere. Exactly the kind of place you hope to stumble across but rarely do.

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    167 route de Limoges, Orcines, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 63870, France · Orcines
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    Closed now, opens 7:30 PM

    Friday Noon–1:45 PM, 7:30 PM–9 PM

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  65. Rank 3135. Auberge de la Marine

    Modern Seafood

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    1 rue Florentin-Lefils, Le Crotoy, Upper France 80550, France · Le Crotoy
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    Closed now, opens 7:15 PM

    Friday 12:15 PM–2 PM, 7:15 PM–9 PM

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  66. Rank 3135. Auberge de la Poutre

    Modern French

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  67. Rank 3135. Auberge de la Rivière

    Traditional French

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    30 impasse de la Roussille, St-Liguaire, Niort, New Aquitaine 79000, France · Niort
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    Closed now, opens 7:15 PM

    Friday Noon–2 PM, 7:15 PM–9:30 PM

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  70. Stone walls and exposed beams at the foot of a Breton church set the stage for cooking that runs more precise than rustic. This is a proper sit-down restaurant where the chef, who came up through serious Loire Valley kitchens, works with the local terroir in ways that feel instinctive rather than studied. The amuse-bouches alone suggest you're in for a long, happy evening. The Michelin Guide has it on their list.

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    855 route de Lasalle, Monoblet, Occitania 30170, France · Monoblet
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    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday Noon–2 PM, 7 PM–10 PM

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  74. Rank 3135. Auberge des Églantiers

    Traditional French

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    170 rue du Mont-Blanc, Flumet, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 73590, France · Flumet
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    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday Noon–2 PM, 7 PM–10 PM

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  75. The crockery comes from a local artist, which tells you something about how this family-run restaurant in Arnage operates: everything connects back to the Sarthe. The kitchen turns out modern French cooking that leans on regional ingredients without making a fuss about it, and langoustine ravioli has been on the menu long enough to qualify as a classic. The wine list runs deep. Being a short drive from Le Mans circuit gives the dining room a certain easy-going international flavor.

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  76. A half-timbered Norman restaurant sitting directly across the square from the ruins of Jumièges Abbey, with a kitchen garden the chef tends himself. The menu follows the seasons through scallops, sea bream, local cheeses, ciders, and Calvados, all sourced within Normandy. The cheese trolley alone, built from neighbouring farms, is the kind of thing that makes you reassess how long lunch needs to be. Eat inside the contemporary interior or in the glass extension facing the terrace.

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    17 place de la Mairie, Jumièges, Normandy 76480, France · Jumièges
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    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday Noon–2 PM, 7 PM–9 PM

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  78. Rank 3135. Auberge des Seiglières

    Seasonal French

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  79. Rank 3135. Auberge du Bois Prin

    Modern Alpine

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  82. Rank 3135. Auberge du Château

    Modern French

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    17 Grande Rue, Champlive, Burgundy-Franche-Comte 25360, France · Champlive
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    Closed now, opens 7:30 PM

    Friday Noon–1:30 PM, 7:30 PM–9 PM

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  84. Rank 3135. Auberge du Moulinel

    Traditional French

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  85. Rank 3135. Auberge du Paradis

    Creative Middle Eastern

    Two restaurants share one address in the Beaujolais countryside: Chez Lucienne for creative, spiced sharing plates and Joséphine à Table for a wine bar with classic starters and a dish of the day. The kitchen leans toward ras-el-hanout and tikka masala alongside local pours from Mâcon and Beaujolais. Both sides open onto a pleasant patio, and Sunday brunch draws a crowd to Lucienne's side of the house.

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    48 route de Bergheim, Ribeauvillé, Great East 68150, France · Ribeauvillé
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    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday Noon–1:30 PM, 7 PM–8:30 PM

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  87. Rank 3135. Auberge du Poids Public

    Traditional French

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  88. Rank 3135. Auberge du Pont

    Modern French

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  89. A traditional country inn on the banks of the Aisne, just inside Compiègne Forest, with a stripped-back modern interior that quietly contradicts its classic facade. The terrace over the landscaped garden is the move in good weather. The menu reads like an affectionate argument for French classicism: pâté en croûte, veal kidneys in mustard, a soufflé to close. The kind of lunch that makes you wonder why anyone ever bothered with trends.

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  91. Rank 3135. Auberge du Rohan

    Traditional Breton

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    20 route de Vannes, Meucon, Brittany 56890, France · Meucon
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    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday Noon–2 PM, 7 PM–10 PM

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  93. A terrace that seems to hover over the River Erdre, with a fairytale château directly across the water, sets the scene at this modern restaurant on the outskirts of Nantes. The dining room's floor-to-ceiling windows make the view just as compelling when the weather turns. The cooking leans Scandinavian in places, the wine list runs deep, and the countryside around it stays genuinely unspoiled.

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    Route Gachet, au bord de l'Erdre, Carquefou, Pays de la Loire 44470, France
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    Closed now, opens 7:30 PM

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

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  94. Rank 3135. Auberge L'Escale 87

    Traditional French

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  95. A stone village inn where exposed rafters and a central fireplace do the decorating, and the kitchen leans on local farmers for its modern French menu. The chef's pastry training shows in the desserts, which tend to be the most precise thing on the table. In good weather, the garden opens up for alfresco dining. The Michelin Guide has it selected.

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    8 rue du 11-Novembre, Apremont, Upper France 60300, France · Apremont
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    Closed now, opens 7:30 PM

    Friday Noon–1:30 PM, 7:30 PM–9 PM

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  96. Rank 3135. Auberge Le Bouc Bleu

    Modern French

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    2 rue du 5-Décembre, Beblenheim, Great East 68980, France · Beblenheim
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    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday Noon–1:30 PM, 7 PM–8:30 PM

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  97. Rank 3135. Auberge Le Cabaliros

    Pyrenean French

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    16 rue de l'Église, Arcizans-Avant, Occitania 65400, France · Arcizans-Avant
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    Closed now, opens 7:30 PM

    Friday 12:30 PM–1:15 PM, 7:30 PM–8:30 PM

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  98. Stone walls, exposed beams, antique silverware, and copper moulds on the walls: this tucked-away country restaurant outside the village operates like a very stylish time capsule. The kitchen garden drives a single set menu, the same at lunch and dinner, with a choice between meat and vegetarian, updated as the seasons turn. The kind of meal that makes you wonder why anyone bothers with options.

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  99. A family restaurant in a small Alsatian village, where the menu reads like a field guide to the region: choucroute with all the trimmings, zander in riesling, and aniseed snails prepared the old way. The dining room is bright and contemporary, which keeps things from feeling like a museum, and the front-of-house team has that warm, slightly chaotic energy that only actual families seem to pull off. Been around forever, and it shows in the good sense.

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    51 rue de Montmorency, Paris, Ile-de-France 75003, France · Paris
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    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday Noon–2 PM, 7 PM–9:30 PM

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