10th - 16th
Le Café Lumière - Hôtel Scribe Paris
Situated in the elegant Scribe Hotel and under a glass roof, this is the lovely place to enjoy a coffee and snack in very elegant surroundings. There's a library so if you're looking to relax and unwind this is a welcoming environment. They often run musical afternoons/evening so check with the hotel if you wish like to make an event out of your visit.
Metro: Opéra, Madeleine
1 rue Scribe, 75009, t: 01 44 71 74 20
Le Chardenoux
This wonderful 'Belle Epoque' restaurant, recently re-opened under the charge of celebrity Cyril Lignac.
The interiors are warm and quintessentially Parisian. While it is a little out of the way, the food and service is excellent. All shiny and new with 'old world' charm and not too big, under 40 covers inside and 20 on the terrace. The menu is as you would expect, traditional French; 'rillettes et du pain', 'bavette a l'echalot' but some deviations such as 'risotto et cepes'. Allow 25-55 euros pp.
Metro: Faidherbe Chaligny
www.cyrillignac.com
1 rue Jules Valles 75011 t: 01 43 71 49 52
Korean - Sobane
Korean BBQ? Something different in Paris? This restaurant has a good reputation for quality Korean cuisine with reasonable prices, from 25 euros for two courses. Beautiful presentation and creativity of regular and popular dishes. Closed Sundays.
M: Cadet
5 rue de la Tour d'Auvergne, 75009 (9th) t: 01 48 78 02 91
ETC
Making quite an impact with his new restaurant. The chef, Christian Le Squer, formerly at Ledoyen was awarded 3 stars during his time there and diners at his new restaurants have, to date, media raves about the freshness and creativity of the food. Expect to pay upwards of €80 per person.
2 rue Le Perouse t: 01 49 52 10 10
Le Grand Pan
A cosy, relaxed bistro serving quality meals. The menu is very straight-forward. An entree of soup followed by a grill, chips and salad. Nothing pretentious but all very well executed. Good variety of wines by the glass of carafes are reasonable prices. This is one where locals head.
20 Rue Rosenwald, 75016: 33-0-1-42-50-02-50
Le Bistro de la Muette
This is a great choice is you want a fixed priced €36 for three courses. It includes your stable French classic dishes plus others such as 'Foie de veau', 'lobster ravioli', 'Roasted duck a la South-West France'. Frequented by a very 'fashionable' crowd, there's not been too many bad reports about this brasserie.
At the link below you can discover their other restaurants across Paris. All restaurants have the same price.
www.bistrocie.fr
10 Chaussée de la Muette 75016 (16th) Tel: 33-1-45-03-14-84
Les Petites Sorcières
A cosy, romantic bistro where locals head for some traditional French cuisine. Chef, Ghislaine Arabian gained great respect for her previous restaurant, ‘Pavillion Ledoyen’, which won 2 Michelin stars. Now you can sample her talents in a bistro style environment. Allow €50 pp for a la carte. This one usually requires bookings in advance.
Closed Saturday lunch, Sunday and Mondays.
M:Denfert-Rochereau.
www.lespetitessorcieres.com
12, rue Liancourt, Paris 14e. Tél : 01 43 21 95 68
L’Astrance near the Eiffel Tower
Book a few weeks ahead for this fine, three Michelin star, modern French cuisine. Chef, Pascal Barbot formerly worked under Alain Passart of Arpége is known for his surprises. You book and then await your meal. Menus start at around 80 euros with wine up to 290 and all are essentially a surprise.
This is a cosy bistro with delicate dishes such as ravioli with crab and avocado, langoustines or a robust dishes such as Pigeon and Lamb. It's small but exudes culinary brilliance and only accommodates 25 tables.
Closed month of August.
M : Trocadéro
lastrance.abemadi.com
4, Rue Beethoven 75016 Paris, France t: 01 40 50 84 40