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  1. Rank 871. Le Four de Babel

    Sourdough Bakery

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  2. A converted railway warehouse sitting at the foot of Notre-Dame des Vignes, with the Les Riceys vineyards just beyond the window. The team runs this farm restaurant with on-site greenhouses and an organic kitchen garden, and they've partnered with two local winegrowers to round out the table. The cooking is fresh and grounding, leaning hard on what's growing nearby. On a sunny day, the terrace makes it easy to lose track of time.


  3. Rank 871. Le garde-fou

    Wine Bar

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  4. Rank 871. Le Garet

    Lyonnais French


  5. Rank 871. Le Grand Bol

    Zhejiang Seafood

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  7. Rank 871. Le houx est où

    Neapolitan Pizzeria

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  8. Rank 871. Le Jeu de Quilles

    Natural Wine Bar

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  11. Rank 871. Le Lac de l’Ouest

    Chinese Hot Pot

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  15. Rank 871. Le Matafan

    Modern French


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  20. Rank 871. Le Petit Banc

    Lyonnaise Bistro

    Red Skai banquettes, bistro mirrors, and old wooden floors set the tone at this casual bistro tucked beneath the Château de Noirmoutier. The team brought their Lyon roots to the island, and the menu plays that straight: charcuterie from Lyon alongside Vendée produce, on a set menu that turns over often enough to keep regulars guessing. It eats like a bouchon that took a wrong turn at the Atlantic and decided to stay.


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  26. Rank 871. Le Quartaut

    Wine Bar

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  27. Rank 871. Le Relais du Castelet

    Provençal Mediterranean


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  31. Rank 871. Le Sauvage

    Boulangerie

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  33. Rank 871. Le Temps des Vendanges

    Natural Wine Bar

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  38. Rank 871. Le Zinc

    Natural Wine Bar

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  39. Rank 871. Lerouge aux Lèvres

    Natural Wine Bar

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  43. Address
    11 rue de Bel-Air, Nantes, Pays de la Loire 44000, France · Nantes
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 6:30 PM

    Friday 9 AM–3 PM, 6:30 PM–11 PM

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  44. Address
    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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  45. Rank 871. Les Flacons

    Natural Wine Bar

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  52. Rank 871. Les Œillets

    Natural Wine Bar

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  53. Rank 871. Les Œillets

    Wine Bar

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  54. Rank 871. Les p'tites bouchées

    Dim sum Cantonese

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  58. 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.


    Address
    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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  62. Rank 871. Les Singuliers

    Modern French


    Address
    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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  66. 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.


    Address
    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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  69. Rank 871. Levain

    Bakery

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  70. Rank 871. Levain Le Vin

    Bakery Wine Bar

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  71. Rank 871. Limon

    Pizzeria

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  74. Rank 871. Localino

    Italian

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  75. Rank 871. Localino al Mare

    Mediterranean Italian

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  80. Rank 871. Lou’Bar

    Natural Wine Bar

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  82. Rank 871. Loupino

    Neapolitan Pizzeria

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  84. Rank 871. Lulla

    Sandwich Shop

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  85. Rank 871. 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.


  86. Rank 871. Madame Boulange

    Boulangerie

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  87. Rank 871. Madeleine

    Alsatian Bistro

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  88. Rank 871. Madeleine

    Bakery

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  89. Rank 871. Mado

    Bistronomic Vietnamese

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  90. Rank 871. Mado

    Italian Boulangerie

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  91. Rank 871. 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.


    Address
    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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  92. Rank 871. Maïdo

    Japanese

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  95. 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.


    Address
    70 rue du Commerce, Rion-des-Landes, New Aquitaine 40370, France · Rion-des-Landes
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7:30 PM

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

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  99. Rank 871. Maison Soubeiran

    Regional Mediterranean


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

    Friday Noon–2 PM, 7 PM–10 PM

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