Country guide

Iconic restaurants
in France

A personal selection of 44 memorable dining rooms in France: places chosen for their architecture, history, atmosphere and enduring sense of place.

Paris, France

Le Train Bleu

A spectacular Belle Époque dining room inseparable from the romance of travel.

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3 Av. Winston Churchill

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Au Pied de Cochon

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View this place →Lille, France

Aux Moules de Lille

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View this place →La Rochelle, France

Bar André

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Beefbar

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Bofinger

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Bouillon Chartier

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Bouillon Chartier Gare de l’Est

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Bouillon Julien

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View this place →Vichy, France

Brasserie des Artistes

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View this place →Lyon, France

Brasserie des Brotteaux

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View this place →Reims, France

Brasserie Excelsior Reims

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Brasserie Floderer

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View this place →Strasbourg, France

Brasserie Floderer

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View this place →Lyon, France

Brasserie Georges

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Brasserie L’Alsace

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View this place →Nancy, France

Brasserie L’Excelsior

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Brasserie Les Deux Palais

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Brasserie Lipp

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Brasserie Mollard

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Café de la Paix

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Café de la Rotonde

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Chez Chartier

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Grand Café Capucines

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View this place →Strasbourg, France

La Bourse

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View this place →Nantes, France

La Cigale

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la closerie des lilas

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La Coupole

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La Tour d’Argent

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Le Balzar

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View this place →Toulouse, France

Le Bibent

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Le Bistrot du Peintre

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Le Café du Commerce

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Le Café Marly

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View this place →Moulins, France

Le Grand Café, Moulins

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Le Grand Colbert

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Le Grand Véfour

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Le Petit Bouillon Pharamond

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Le Select

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Polidor

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Terminus Nord

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Vagenende

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Vaudeville

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