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    9 rue de Beauce, Paris, Ile-de-France 75003, France · Paris
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    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday Noon–2 PM, 7 PM–10 PM

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  5. Rank 909. Les Flacons

    Natural Wine Bar

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  16. Rank 909. Les Œillets

    Natural Wine Bar

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    Wine Bar

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  18. Rank 909. Les p'tites bouchées

    Dim sum Cantonese

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  22. A restored barn on the edge of Lourdes, hung with garlic braids, chilli bunches, and saucepans, with an open kitchen at its heart. This is a table d'hôtes with a single weekly set menu built around the kitchen garden and whatever local producers have on hand. The chef cooks at his own pace and on his own terms, which in practice means deeply personal, rustic food with the kind of long-cooked jus that makes you reconsider every shortcut you've ever taken.


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    4 rue de la Fontaine, Lézignan, Occitania 65100, France · Lézignan
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    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday Noon–2 PM, 7 PM–10 PM

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  29. Rank 909. Les Singuliers

    Modern French


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    6 rue Montaigne, Saint-Astier, New Aquitaine 24110, France · Saint-Astier
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    Closed now, opens 7:30 PM

    Friday Noon–1:30 PM, 7:30 PM–9 PM

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  35. The red shutters give it away before you even check the address. This is a neighborhood bistro run by two brothers from the Basque Country, one cooking a rotating menu of southwest French flavors with a modern edge, the other steering the room and the wine list with obvious confidence. The menu shifts daily, so the regulars rarely know what's coming, which seems to suit everyone just fine.


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    1 rue Vélane, Toulouse, Occitania 31000, France · Toulouse
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    Closed now, opens 7:30 PM

    Friday 12:15 PM–2 PM, 7:30 PM–9:30 PM

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  38. Rank 909. Levain

    Bakery

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  39. Rank 909. Levain Le Vin

    Bakery Wine Bar

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  40. Rank 909. Limon

    Pizzeria

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  44. Rank 909. Localino

    Italian

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  45. Rank 909. Localino al Mare

    Mediterranean Italian

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  50. Rank 909. Lou’Bar

    Natural Wine Bar

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  53. Rank 909. Loupino

    Neapolitan Pizzeria

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  55. Rank 909. Lulla

    Sandwich Shop

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  56. Rank 909. Lurrak

    Modern Basque

    A traditional Basque building beside a pelota court, now running with a distinctly Scandinavian soul inside. The chef spent time in Copenhagen and brought the preservation techniques home, so the menu leans heavily on plants and regional produce with a quiet, considered precision. It's the kind of restaurant where rhubarb and trout roe share a plate and that feels completely logical. A Michelin Selected restaurant in the village of Arbonne.


  57. Rank 909. Madame Boulange

    Boulangerie

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  59. Rank 909. Madeleine

    Alsatian Bistro

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  60. Rank 909. Madeleine

    Bakery

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  62. Rank 909. Mado

    Bistronomic Vietnamese

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  63. Rank 909. Mado

    Italian Boulangerie

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  64. Rank 909. Magnolia

    British

    Orange velvet seating and waxed concrete walls give this candlelit bistro on Place Gustave-Toudouze the feel of a chic 1970s Paris flat someone forgot to leave. The short menu leans into punchy, well-assembled ideas, and the natural wine list is sourced with genuine care. Service is relaxed without being slow. Tables fill fast, so a reservation is less of a formality and more of a necessity.


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    5 rue Henry-Monnier, Paris, Ile-de-France 75009, France · Paris
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    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday 12:30 PM–2 PM, 7 PM–10 PM

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  66. Rank 909. Maïdo

    Japanese

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  71. Terracotta tiles and exposed beams set the tone in this half-timbered building typical of Les Landes, where a young chef from a long line of cooks runs a modern bistro rooted in the surrounding region. Local craftspeople made the crockery and tables, and the kitchen leans on nearby producers just as heavily. The cooking is precise and creative without performing about it, which in rural southwest France feels refreshingly honest.


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    70 rue du Commerce, Rion-des-Landes, New Aquitaine 40370, France · Rion-des-Landes
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    Closed now, opens 7:30 PM

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

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  77. Rank 909. Maison Soubeiran

    Regional Mediterranean


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    129 cours Gabriel-Péri, Lunel, Occitania 34400, France · Lunel
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    Closed now, opens 7 PM

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  79. Rank 909. Maitenia

    Basque

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    18 quai Saint-Paul, La Turballe, Pays de la Loire 44420, France · La Turballe
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    Closed now, opens 7:15 PM

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

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  81. Rank 909. Mala Boom

    Sichuan

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  83. Across the River Têt, a short walk from the city bustle, this quiet multi-course restaurant occupies a room that leans toward Japanese minimalism, which turns out to suit the cooking perfectly. The chef trained in Kyoto before France, and the menu shows it: clean, precise flavors, seafood and vegetables treated with restraint. Her husband handles an equally focused wine list, curated to follow the single set menu rather than overwhelm it.


  84. Rank 909. Mamiche

    Boulangerie

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  85. Rank 909. Mammouth

    French

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  86. Rank 909. Manobaké

    Bakery

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  88. The name comes from a Hebrew word meaning "bitter," though the team chose it as a nod to both grandmothers, which sets the tone for how personal this little bistro feels. Tucked into the old Cougnes quarter, the two-person operation swaps kitchen and floor duties between them, sourcing fish from nearby markets and duck from Vendée. Lunch runs simpler, evenings more ambitious, and the whole thing lands at a price that makes you check the bill twice.


  89. Rank 909. Mardi

    Coffee

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  92. Rank 909. MARMAR

    Mediterranean

    A former burger joint on a backstreet near the port, now a bright Mediterranean restaurant run by a southern Italian chef and a Lombard sommelier who named it by combining their surnames. The kitchen pulls from the Saleya Market daily, so the menu shifts with whatever looked good that morning, leaning on citrus and spice. The wine list roams all over Europe and moves around as much as the food does.


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  96. Rank 909. Mayzou

    Spanish

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  98. Rank 909. Mehmet

    Turkish

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