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The 15 Best Restaurants in France
All 15 restaurants our route editors picked in France, across 8 destinations, gathered in one list. 1 spot on this list appears on more than one of our routes.
Our curated picks
15 restaurants in France, grouped by destination. Destinations with the most picks come first; this is not a ranking.
Paris 3 picks
Bouillon Chartier
Paris · On our Paris to the Riviera route + 1 more
1896 workers' dining hall serving classic French dishes at low prices.
Tip: No reservations at Grands Boulevards; expect a short line.
Photo: Arnaud 25 · Public domain
Angelina
Paris · On our Paris & Reims route
Tearoom on Rue de Rivoli since 1903, known for thick hot chocolate and Mont-Blanc pastries.
Tip: Queues are long in December afternoons; go right at opening.
Photo: Thomon · CC BY-SA 4.0
L'As du Fallafel
Paris · On our Paris to the Riviera route
Marais falafel counter on Rue des Rosiers, stuffed pitas to go.
Tip: Takeout line moves fast; closed Friday evening and Saturday.
Photo: User:MauchoEagle · CC BY-SA 3.0
Amboise 2 picks
La Cave aux Fouées
Amboise · On our Loire Valley Châteaux route
Cave restaurant serving fouées, puffed bread with rillettes and goat cheese.
Tip: Book ahead; fixed rustic menu.
Photo: Michel C · Google
Maison Bigot
Amboise · On our Loire Valley Châteaux route
Pâtisserie and tearoom below the château since 1913.
Tip: Try the local pavé royal.
Photo: Patisserie Chocolaterie Bigot · Google
Avignon 2 picks
La Mirande
Avignon · On our Paris to the Riviera route
Restaurant in an 18th-century cardinal's palace hotel behind the Palais des Papes.
Tip: Book ahead; lunch is the better value.
Photo: Le Restaurant - La Mirande · Google
Les Halles d'Avignon
Avignon · On our Paris to the Riviera route
Covered market with Provençal produce, cheeses and a green living wall facade.
Tip: Open mornings; closed Mondays.
Photo: Julz Jazmin · Google
Nice 2 picks
Chez Pipo
Nice · On our Paris to the Riviera route
Socca specialist since 1923, baking the chickpea pancake in a wood-fired oven.
Tip: Evening hours only on some days; check before going.
Photo: Chez Pipo · Google
Lou Pilha Leva
Nice · On our Paris to the Riviera route
Vieux Nice counter for Niçois street food: socca, pissaladière and petits farcis.
Tip: Order and eat at the communal tables.
Photo: Kevin Travel · Google
Saumur 2 picks
Le Saut aux Loups
Saumur · On our Loire Valley Châteaux route
Mushroom-farm cave restaurant serving baked stuffed galipette mushrooms.
Tip: Terrace overlooks the Loire in good weather.
Photo: Champignonnière Le Saut Aux Loups · Google
Les Nobles Fouées
Saumur · On our Loire Valley Châteaux route
Troglodyte restaurant baking fouées in a wood oven.
Photo: Pat K · Google
Strasbourg 2 picks
Chez Yvonne
Strasbourg · On our Colmar, Kaysersberg & Strasbourg route
A classic winstub on rue du Sanglier with red-checked tables, tarte flambée and Alsace pinot noir.
Tip: Reserve; walk-ins rarely get in during the market.
Maison Kammerzell
Strasbourg · On our Colmar, Kaysersberg & Strasbourg route
Restaurant in the carved 15th-century house on the cathedral square, known for its fish choucroute.
Tip: Book a table upstairs for the painted rooms.
Photo: Jorge Franganillo · CC BY 2.0
Colmar 1 pick
Wistub Brenner
Colmar · On our Colmar, Kaysersberg & Strasbourg route
A long-running wine tavern on the edge of Petite Venise serving choucroute, baeckeoffe and Alsace wine by the glass.
Tip: Reserve for dinner in December.
Tours 1 pick
Le Petit Patrimoine
Tours · On our Loire Valley Châteaux route
Small bistro serving Touraine dishes like rillons tart and local wines since 1991.
Tip: Book ahead; closed Sundays and Mondays.
Photo: Le Petit Patrimoine · Google
How we picked these
Every entry is a stop on at least one of TripsCircle's hand-curated routes, chosen by our route editors, who wrote the reason to go shown with each place. These are our curated picks, not a scored ranking: we haven't rated or reviewed them against each other. The list is grouped by destination, and within each destination places that appear on more routes come first.
Prices ($ to $$$$) and visit lengths are rough guides from our route notes, not quotes. Check opening hours before you go.
About this list
How did you choose the restaurants in France?
Each one is a stop on a TripsCircle route that our editors built by hand, and each comes with a written reason to go. This page shows all 15 of them. They are curated picks, not a ranked score.
Which part of France has the most restaurants on this list?
Paris has the most (3 of 15), followed by Amboise (2) and Avignon (2).
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