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.
Creative cantine where fermented potato flatbread and Vietnamese-style stuffed cabbage anchor a weekly menu of small plates. The all-day spot moves from morning coffee to an evening service of shared plates and natural wines.
Queer-friendly 11th arrondissement cocktail bar pouring clever drinks and serving late-night Palestinian small plates. Pale walls and a stone counter glow under soft lighting, keeping the room cozy for long dates and shared flatbreads.
Candlelit Spanish tavern with exposed stone walls, serving Menorcan-inspired shared plates and seafood. The intimate dining room is a popular date spot; the bar pours classic gin Pomadas.
Cozy South Pigalle wine bar pouring natural wines and serving shared plates to a strict vinyl soundtrack. Turntables spin funk and disco behind the bar, bringing lively pocket-club energy to the candlelit stone room.
Post-industrial dining room on the Seine, serving creative, internationally inspired vegetarian small plates. The Portobello Katsu and Fried Cauliflower Wings are signatures.
Terracotta-toned Spanish dining cellar on the ground floor of the Maison Eugénie hotel. The open kitchen turns out rounds of warm tortilla and pan con tomate while the house sommelier pours Mediterranean natural wines.
Intimate, candlelit Montmartre wine bar centered on an open kitchen and a monthly lineup of resident chefs. Chrome stools line the counter for sharing small plates and off-menu natural wines.
Working Pigalle butcher shop and neighborhood canteen sharing an open workspace. House-made charcuterie, natural wine, and a single daily hot dish move straight from the meat case to an oversized wooden block.
Cozy natural wine bar where bottles are pulled from shop shelves to drink on-site for a corkage fee. The small room gets loud and crowded, fueled by shareable plates of panisse fritters and a standout cheesecake.
Tight, buzzy 18th arrondissement dining room serving plated Turkish döner, meze, and natural wine. Elbow-to-elbow tables fill up late into the night for free-range chicken from the spit and house-baked bread.
Warm, tile-floored Armenian deli and 24-seat dining room serving traditional family recipes. Small tables fill with beef manti, stuffed pirojki, and rich cheese soubeureg paired with Armenian wine.
Four-story cocktail house occupying a 17th-century building in Saint-Germain. Three bars and a Rizzoli bookshop spread across the levels, topped by a rooftop kiosk for drinks and open-air cinema.
Intimate, candle-lit dining room serving refined Basque country cooking. Everything is cooked over charcoal – the main event is a matured Txuleta steak sourced from a single farm in Spain.
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.
Intimate, stone-walled Saint-Germain wine bar and cellar run by its namesake owner. He pours rare bottles and shares the stories behind them over small plates of fresh scallops, rillettes, and cheese.
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.
Historic bistro next to the Cirque d'Hiver covered in 1920s ceramic clown tiles. The busy dining room serves modern French small plates and pours natural wine from a classic zinc bar.
Rustic neighborhood wine bar and bottle shop pouring a daily rotation of natural wines. Bottles come straight from the retail shelves to the table, opened alongside simple plates of local cheese and charcuterie.
Moody, low-lit 11th arrondissement dining room serving Northern Mexican small plates with French touches. Small tables quickly fill with shared beef tacos, tuna crudo, and hibiscus margaritas.
