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FOODIE FAVOU RITES BRILLIANT CHEFS ARE SETTING THE WORLD DINING BENCHMARK WITH CUTTING - EDGE CONTEMPORARY FRENCH CU ISINE.

T HE B EN C H MARK As one of the leaders of France’s gifted young chefs, chef Bertrand Grébaut delivers his own fresh and creative take on the modern French bistro, i.e. highly sophisticated cuisine served with seriously democratic prices. O ering a 3-course lunch menu and a 5-course carte blanche evening menu, this is simply one of Paris’s best dining experiences. Advance bookings essential. Closed weekends & Monday lunch. €€€

80 rue de Charonne, 75011 Paris +33 1 43 67 38 29 | septime-charonne.fr

ROCK STAR With the highly talented and disruptive young French chef, Iñaki Aizpitarte, at the kitchen’s helm, Le Chateaubriand restaurant o ers a cutting-edge 5-course evening menu in a 1930s neo-bistro setting.

Voted as France’s best chef at the World’s 50 Best Restaurant Awards, prepare to be taken on a surprising culinary journey of delicate yet intense avours inspired by the chefs regular travels around the globe. €€€

129 avenue Parmentier, 75011 Paris +33 1 43 57 45 95 | lechateaubriand.net

I N -D E MA N D O ering one of the best value

3-course xe prix menus in Paris, this highly acclaimed 20-seat restaurant is also one of the city’s most di cult tables to book. Expect superb seasonal Franco-Italian cuisine by talented French chef, Grégory Marchand, who showcases the season’s best produce. Frenchie’s chic and cosy Brooklynstyle interiors add to its charm. Open for dinner from Monday to Friday. €€€

5-6 rue de Nil, 75002 Paris +33 1 40 39 96 19 | frenchie-restaurant.com

H OM ELY Having made culinary waves at the casual yet inventive bistro Au Passage, Australian chef James Henry found his new home in a former Irish pub, which he stripped back to its bare concrete and brick ‘bones’. Perch at the cosy bar and enjoy craft beers and oysters, or join Paris’s avid foodie followers to enjoy Henry’s award-winning cuisine, drawing upon meticulously sourced ingredients and artfully presented dishes. €€

43 rue Godefroy Cavaignac, 75011 Paris +33 9 80 75 32 08 | bonesparis.com

GO U RMA N D Oh, what fun you’re going to have here. As one of the city’s top foodie haunts, L’Ami Jean o ers a riotously exciting gourmand dining experience in the 7th district. Chef Stephane Jego (ex-La Regalade) is the master of inventive, highly conceptual yet sumptuously delicious French cuisine. Closed Sundays & Mondays. Bookings essential. €€€

27 rue Malar, 75007 Paris

+33 1 47 05 86 89 | lamijean.fr

GO U RMA N D As one of the pioneers of the bistronomy dining concept, La Régalade ourished under the auspices of chef Yves Camdeborde and continues to draw the discerning crowd under his successor, chef Bruno Doucet. With three Paris locations the original La Régalade, La Régalade Saint-Honoré and La Régalade Conservatoire each bistro delivers a re ned menu of re ned French avours and an expertly-curated wine list. €€€

7-9 rue du Conservatoire, 75009 Paris +33 1 44 83 83 60 | hoteldenell.com

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ELE GA N T Having opened in 2010 to critical acclaim, the Michelin-starred Passage 53 is an exciting modern French restaurant situated in Paris’s oldest covered passageway. Serving cutting-edge cuisine with impeccably sourced ingredients, chef Shinichi Sato (Mugaritz, L’Astrance), concocts a weekly “surprise” menu whose elements are revealed to diners course by course. Expect ingenious avour combinations that are bound to impress. €€€€

53 passage des Panoramas, 75002 Paris +33 1 42 33 04 35 | passage53.com

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A dvance Bookings: Reserving a table in advance is a necessity in Paris, sometimes weeks or months ahead for the most popular restaurants. It’s best to phone ahead (forget booking online), otherwise try dropping by in person in case they have a last minute cancellation.

A N IMAT E D Le Baratin has been o ering great natural wines and fantastic, accessible French cuisine since 1987, the time when chef Raquel Carena ed her native Argentina to open this charming bistro on a side street in Paris’s eclectic Belleville district. Chef Carena’s no-nonsense cooking takes traditional French recipes and gives them a personal touch, at once innovative and orthodox. is is the favourite dining spot of top Parisian chefs. €€

3 rue Jouye-Rouve, 75020 Paris +33 1 43 49 39 70 | No website