Whenever I visit Paris, I spend so much time eating and clogging my arteries with so much everything that I’m too sluggish to write blog posts about the trip! Thankfully I have some very awesome and diligent Paris-based friends who write about the food scene–visit Alec Lobrano’s, Lindsey Tramuta's, and Wendy Lyn's sites for additional intel. 

Below you will find a round-up of my favorite spots. Unlike Rome, Paris restaurants book up way in advance, so make reservations at least a couple of weeks ahead of your trip.

Restaurants and Wine Bars

• Kunitoraya – Japanese Udon in the heart of the Asian pocket of the 2nd arrondissement. Obviously not French at all but delicious.
• Verjus: Fun food in the First. The wine bar downstairs is walk-ins only and features excellent wines and small plates.
• Yamt’cha
• Chez L’Ami Jean is the most awesome bistrot.
• Le Servan is so great. Fave. Don’t miss it!
• Skip Septime and do their other projects--Clamato (a seafood/oyster bar) and Septime La Cave (the wine bar)--instead. 
• Le Rigamarole is fun, except for the pasta which IMO takes away from the rhythm of the chef’s yakitori-focused tasting menu.
• Do Sunday chicken and unlimited fries at Le Repaire de Cartouche mostly for the atmosphere and very insane wine list. The chicken is fine but the place is cool.
• Brutos is super fun. Actually, a fun way to spend a Sunday is to do a food crawl starting at Brutos (open for lunch only on Sundays) and then hitting up Clamato, Septime la Cave, and Clown Bar (this last one  is super popular but IMO it’s a bit overhyped).
• L’Avant Comptoir is amazing for snacks and drinks standing at the bar. 
• Breizh Cafe (multiple locations) does awesome crepes, galettes, and ciders.
• Vivant is delicious, Dame Jane is fun.
• I think the much talked-about Bistrot Paul Bert is just OK. I’d skip, tbh.
• Mokonuts is a terrific spot for lunch (and cookies).
• My favorite wine bar is La Buvette (always my first and last stop in town). 
• For intel on Paris’s cocktails, check out my piece for Imbibe Magazine.

Specialty coffee and more Parisian provisions: 

• Coffee: Boot Cafe & Telescope
• Chocolate: Le Chocolate Alain Ducasse, Jacques Genin
• Cheese: Alleosse and Laurent Dubois
• Charcuterie: Maison Verot