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  3. Rank 871. Fresco

    Dessert

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  4. Named for the Norse goddess of nature, this compact vegetable-forward restaurant in the Saint-Charles neighbourhood builds its menu around produce treated with the same care usually reserved for premium proteins. Fish from the Saint-Jean-de-Luz market makes occasional appearances, but vegetables carry the room. Diners at the same table share plates, which either sounds like your thing or it doesn't. Natural and organic wines come by the glass, chosen and poured with evident enthusiasm.


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  8. A sociable counter, exposed stone walls, and shelves of bottles set the tone at this contemporary bistro near Gare de l'Est. The chef's cooking is Japanese-inflected French, precise without being precious, and the floor team pairs each course with organic and biodynamic wines chosen with genuine care. Lunch is an easy entry point, but the room rewards a longer evening.


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  10. Rank 871. Furia

    Natural wine Mexican

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  11. Rank 871. Gabatxo

    Basque

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  16. Rank 871. Gastonvino

    Natural Wine Bar

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  17. Rank 871. Gilou

    British

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  18. Rank 871. Givré

    Dessert

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  19. Rank 871. Glaster

    Ice Cream Shop

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  20. Rank 871. Glazed

    Dessert

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  21. Rank 871. Glouglou

    Wine Bar

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  22. Address
    9 rue Antoine-Vollon, Paris, Ile-de-France 75012, France · Paris
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    Closed now, opens 7:15 PM

    Friday 12:15 PM–2 PM, 7:15 PM–10 PM

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  23. Rank 871. Gogui

    Barbecue Korean

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  26. A reed canopy shades the terrace of this wine-village bistro and wine bar, which Château Maris converted from an old café and furnished with the kind of mismatched chairs that suggest nobody planned it but somehow it works. The short menu leans on seasonal Languedoc produce with the occasional quiet British detour, and the wine list runs deep on organic and biodynamic bottles from the region. Arty guinguette energy, without the pretension.


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    7 rue de l'Occitanie, Félines-Minervois, Occitania 34210, France · Félines-Minervois
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    Closed now, opens 6 PM

    Friday Noon–1:30 PM, 7 PM–9 PM, 6 PM–11 PM

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  28. Rank 871. Grenadine

    Wine Bar

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  30. The name translates to "buckwheat" in Breton, which tells you exactly what you're in for at this crêperie near the town centre. The galettes are made with ingredients sourced almost entirely from within 30 kilometers, and the menu shifts with the seasons, with fermented elements turning up in some of the more inventive combinations. The room is compact and contemporary, with an open kitchen and a chalk slate for building your own.


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    48 rue du Sergent-l'Heveder, Perros-Guirec, Brittany 22700, France · Perros-Guirec
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    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday Noon–1:30 PM, 7 PM–8:30 PM

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  31. Rank 871. Gyoza Hohei

    Japanese

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  32. Rank 871. Habesha

    Ethiopian

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  33. Rank 871. Haikara Deep Fried

    Deep Fried Japanese

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  35. Rank 871. Hazia

    British

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  37. Rank 871. Hibiki

    Japanese

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  39. Rank 871. Hito

    French


    Address
    26 rue de la Fonderie, Toulouse, Occitania 31000, France · Toulouse
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    Closed now, opens 8 PM

    Friday Noon–2 PM, 8 PM–10 PM

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  40. Rank 871. Homiz

    Neapolitan Pizzeria

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  43. Rank 871. Huître Brûlée

    Seasonal Seafood


    Address
    8 rue Brûlée, Honfleur, Normandy 14600, France · Honfleur
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    Closed now, opens 7:15 PM

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

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  45. Rank 871. Iki

    Sushi

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  48. Rank 871. Inari

    Vietnamese Fusion French

    A former chapel in the heart of Arles, now a creative restaurant from chef Céline Pham, who came up through the Paris natural-wine circuit at places like Septime and Saturne before planting herself in Provence. The cooking is French-Vietnamese, vegetable-forward, and quietly inventive. The wine list is short and natural, the room has a vintage feel, and the whole thing carries the focused energy of someone who really wanted to be here.


  49. Rank 871. Indigènes

    Natural Wine Bar

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  50. Rank 871. Iné

    Japanese

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  52. Rank 871. Intervallo

    Italian

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  53. Rank 871. Irasshai

    Japanese

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  54. A single-storey building near the Montreuil town hall with a terrace and a small vegetable garden out front, which does a lot to explain the cooking inside. This is a relaxed modern bistro where the team, veterans of Chatomat in Ménilmontant, runs an affordable lunch menu and more ambitious evening sittings later in the week. Natural and organic wines, produce that gets to speak, and the kind of place that makes Montreuil feel very far from Paris in the best possible way.


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    7 rue de Rosny, Montreuil, Ile-de-France 93100, France · Montreuil
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    Closed now, opens 7:30 PM

    Friday Noon–2 PM, 7:30 PM–10 PM

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  55. Rank 871. Isotope

    Dessert

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  57. Rank 871. Iwao

    Japanese

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  58. Rank 871. Jack Henry

    Boulangerie

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  61. Rank 871. Jaja Cave

    Natural Wine Bar

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  62. Rank 871. JAJA CULTURE

    Wine Bar

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  63. Rank 871. Jamat

    Café

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  64. Rank 871. Jeanjean

    French

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  65. Rank 871. Jium

    Korean

    A Korean canteen in the 15th that looks like nothing from the street but pulls a crowd who clearly know where the good stuff is. The vintage-rustic room was opened by a photographer and his former fashion-designer wife, which explains why the space feels considered without trying too hard. Bibimbap and kimchi stew anchor the menu, and the homemade soy sauce arrives at the table so you can season things yourself.


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    26 rue Tiphaine, Paris, Ile-de-France 75015, France · Paris
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    Closes soon, 2:30 PM, in 9 min

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

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  66. Rank 871. JJ Hings

    New Zealand Dessert

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  70. Behind a discreet green frontage on rue Vasselot, this modern restaurant runs on a short menu that changes weekly, built around flavour and jus rather than architectural plating. A Breton chef and his English wine specialist partner run the room together, and the cooking carries quiet echoes of their travels without announcing them. Book ahead; the room fills fast and the regulars know it.


  71. Rank 871. Juste

    Wine Bar

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  73. Rank 871. Kapé

    Filipino

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  76. Rank 871. Kimglace

    Dessert

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  77. Rank 871. Kimono

    Japanese

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  78. Rank 871. Kitchen 32

    Japanese

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  79. Rank 871. Kitchen Ter(re)

    Modern Italian

    Pasta made from heritage grains ground by an artisan miller anchors this modern restaurant on the boulevard Saint-Germain, the third in William Ledeuil's small empire. The kitchen folds in Asian herbs and broths alongside Italian forms, so coquillettes might arrive in a Thai broth with chicken wings and olives. It's a more casual register than Ledeuil's flagship, but the cooking is no less considered.


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  81. Rank 871. KMC Ramen

    Japanese Noodle Shop

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  82. Rank 871. Koedo

    Japanese

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  83. Rank 871. Kokoya

    Japanese

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  84. Rank 871. Komatsubaki

    Kaiseki Japanese

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  85. Rank 871. Kooc Tea

    Taiwanese

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  86. Rank 871. Kooc Toast

    Bakery Taiwanese

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  87. Rank 871. Kott

    Café

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  88. Rank 871. Krevette

    Seafood


    Address
    66 boulevard Jean-Baptiste-Lebas, Lille, Upper France 59000, France · Lille
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    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Friday Noon–1:45 PM, 7 PM–9 PM

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  89. Rank 871. Kuma

    Japanese

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  90. Rank 871. Kunitoraya

    Japanese Noodle Shop

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  91. Rank 871. L'Abri

    Natural Wine Bar

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  92. Rank 871. L'Altro Frenchie

    Modern Italian

    The cotoletta alla milanese is sized for two, which tells you something about the spirit of the place. This modern Italian bistro on rue du Nil is Greg Marchand's more relaxed second act, where British and American touches slip into the pasta and crudo without much apology. The chocolate cake is a nod to Jamie Oliver's old River Café recipe, and the wines come straight from the Frenchie shop next door.


    Address
    9 rue du Nil, Paris, Ile-de-France 75002, France · Paris
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    Closes soon, 2:30 PM, in 9 min

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

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  94. Rank 871. L'Antidote

    Wine Bar

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  95. An old Aubrac inn, renovated into something light and contemporary, with a terrace that faces a garden full of bloom in season. The chef spent twelve years cooking with Bras at Laguiole, and the menu reads like a love letter to the plateau, trout, Aveyron snails, and local herbs like meadowsweet and wild garlic woven through dishes that are fresher and more inventive than the remote address might lead you to expect.


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