Best Midrange Dinner Spots in Paris
1. Chez Marius, Paris
This old-school restaurant serves French-Italian food in a cozy and friendly environment. The menu and wine list change regularly, so be ready to try something new.
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This old-school restaurant serves French-Italian food in a cozy and friendly environment. The menu and wine list change regularly, so be ready to try something new.
French restaurant with a lean towards tapas-style dining. The modern dishes pair well with the venue's selection of natural wines. Cozy atmosphere - an ideal spot for sharing plates with a group of friends.
Petit Italian-inspired wine bar serving fresh, comforting, and unique dishes. Their kitchen also offers a selection of cheese and small bites. Perfect to pair.
Offers tempero French fusion cuisine, as well as affordable lunch menu items. Expect burgers alongside numerous vegetarian choices. Stunning views of the Auguste Blanqui market can also be enjoyed from the bistro whilst dining.
A world-renowned caviar house that has been serving luxurious blini, caviar, and smoked seafood dishes since 1927. Their selection of caviar includes some of the rarest and most sought-after varieties from around the world.
Modern tapas bar with a meat-centric menu and an extensive selection of natural wines. Be prepared, this is a standing-only restaurant.
Cozy Taiwanese restaurant serving traditional dishes alongside European-style desserts. A great spot for casual dining and pan-Asian flavors.
Intimate corner bistro where a solo chef reworks French classics from a tiny open kitchen. The lively room runs on natural wine, with a long list of vermouths to start.
Warm neighborhood bistro next to Buttes-Chaumont serving handmade pastas, seasonal plates, and natural wine. Paper tablecloths sit under exposed beams in the restored butcher shop, which opens onto a hidden upstairs terrace.
Belleville seafood spot serving raw shellfish and seasonal plates to share. The stone-walled room gets loud and tight, with candlelit tables full of whole fish and natural wine.
Tiny, rowdy izakaya blasting hip-hop and pouring natural wine. Counter seats face an open kitchen turning out shareable duck tataki and okonomiyaki.
Intimate neighborhood izakaya serving Japanese small plates and natural wine. The owner spins vinyl in the stone-walled room while tables fill with shared dishes and open bottles for the evening.
Minimalist 11th arrondissement bistro running with dense, candlelit energy through the evening. The kitchen serves seasonal French cooking alongside a deep rotation of natural wine.
Plant-filled Marais dining room serving fresh handmade pasta and warm focaccia across marble tables. Dinner naturally spills into the hidden basement bar, pouring late-night cocktails and vermouth to a vinyl soundtrack.
Bustling Neapolitan pizzeria serving traditional, puffy-crusted pizzas from an open kitchen. Simple wooden tables sit against exposed brick walls for fast-paced dinners of classic margheritas and fresh burrata.
Packed, old-school bistro serving hearty French classics right off Place Vendôme. The loud, elbow-to-elbow dining room runs on steak frites and heavy pours of wine, with hanging sausages and a busy zinc bar up front.
Intimate bistro with green velvet banquettes, serving perfected versions of French classics. The steak au poivre is the standout dish – book well in advance for one of the few tables.
Cozy neighborhood bistro serving seasonal French dishes in a small, book-lined room. The pavé de boeuf is a staple, but the "pour les indécis" sampler lets tables share multiple desserts.
Intimate Japanese dining room in Montmartre run by a mother-and-daughter team. Tables fill fast for traditional home cooking, with hot pots, tonkatsu, and bento boxes passed across the tight, minimalist room.
Lively 10th arrondissement bistro with a terrace on a pedestrian square near Gare du Nord. The busy room runs on low-intervention wine and rustic French sharing plates like whole roasted chicken and Beef Wellington.
Minimalist concrete restaurant sitting in the hidden courtyard of the Lafayette Anticipations art foundation. Dinner brings inventive sharing plates and natural wine to blonde wood tables near the open kitchen.
Energetic 40-seat dining room on Rue du Nil turning out modern Italian plates from an open kitchen. Orders of ricotta gnudi and rabbit ragù hit the tables alongside a deep lineup of natural Mediterranean wines.
Southern American port city cooking served in a classic Parisian bistro from Savannah chef Mashama Bailey. Dishes like shrimp and grits and chicken country captain land on tables near the vintage marble bar.
Corner bistro with a large open kitchen and the smell of charcoal coming from the grill. Modern Levantine sharing plates and Georgian wines fuel a festive, late-night scene – especially for those sitting at the counter.
Minimalist Sentier pizzeria baking thick Detroit-style pies with crispy, caramelized edges. Deep rectangular pans hit the table for mixing and matching slices or splitting whole pizzas in a warm, stylish dining room.
Sprawling Japanese grocery and food hall shifting gears for dinner. A bright ground-floor canteen pairs casual plates with cocktails, while an intimate basement izakaya serves tasting menus.
Traditional sushi bar with just a handful of counter seats for watching the Japanese chef at work. The menu is classic and seasonal, focusing on fatty tuna, grilled eel, and a tight selection of sakes.
Busy Montmartre trattoria serving generous plates of fresh pasta and Neapolitan pizza from an open kitchen. Warm evenings push tables out onto the terrace for late dinners and limoncello spritzes.
Compact Korean shop on Rue de Richelieu serving daily hand-pulled noodles. Bar seats line the small room for quick dinners of rich jajangmyeon, spicy seafood soup, and traditional banchan.
Stylish brasserie on Boulevard Raspail with a chic Art Deco dining room and sidewalk terrace. The menu reworks French classics – the chef’s œufs en meurette is a world champion.
Minimalist Latin Quarter izakaya built around a central open kitchen and a binchotan grill. High stools line the counter for French-Japanese sharing plates passed straight off the fire, with the walk-in-only room packing out early.
Lively 5th arrondissement pizzeria serving thin, crispy Roman pies and natural wine. The chic, cozy room stays crowded, and pizzas arrive with scissors for cutting.
French-Japanese wine bar pairing natural vintages with refined, binchotan-grilled small plates. A lively granite counter faces the open kitchen, leading back to leather banquettes set under a large glass skylight.
Traditional Senegalese dishes served in an industrial-chic setting with an open kitchen. Highlights include Yassa chicken, jumbo shrimp creole, and soursop sorbet.
Relaxed 20th-arrondissement bistro in a former factory space pairing ambitious French cooking with all-natural wines. Counter seats face an open kitchen turning out seasonal plates like hot puff pastry pâté and roasted squab.
Wood-paneled Bastille brasserie pairing reliable French classics with natural wine. The room runs steady with orders of fresh oysters, pâté en croûte, and generous desserts meant to share.
Tiny, no-reservations Italian wine bar near the Marché d'Aligre serving house-made pasta and Roman sharing plates. The midcentury-styled room stays laid-back, pouring natural wine for casual, spontaneous dinners.
