Restaurant bistro brasserie guide - activities

This tag should be added to restaurants such as traditional brasseries and French bistros serving classic dishes from the French cuisine and bistro tradition of Paris. e.g. blanquette de veau, foie gras, oysters, seafood, etc.

Also specify, adding the necessary tag, if the restaurant offers : frogs' legs, snails, oysters, caviar, foie gras, pâté en croûte, mayo eggs, croque-monsieur, onion soup, moules-frites, steak-frites, steak tartare, coq au vin, confit et magret de canard, game, boeuf bourguignon, blanquette, choucroute, quiche lorraine, cassoulet, raclette, tartiflette, fondue, galette bretonne, crêpe, crêpes Suzette.

Unlike bouillons, brasseries and bistrots are not necessarily affordable restaurants.

A traditional Parisian brasserie is often decorated with red banquettes and waiters dressed in black and white suits. The restaurants are sometimes located in historic or even listed buildings.

By contrast, a bistro is a small neighborhood restaurant serving traditional French cuisine. Beware: if the cuisine is too modern, it's a bistronomic restaurant.

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Bistrot Podium, Glenn Viel's party restaurant and Bistrots Pas Parisiens

Les Bistrots Pas Parisiens, led by Hakim Gaouaoui and Stéphane Rotenberg, are opening their first festive restaurant in the 15th arrondissement of Paris: Bistrot Podium, where Chef Glenn Viel has created a gourmet and comforting menu. The perfect way to enjoy a party!
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Le Minet Galant, a charming French bistro a stone's throw from the Bouffes Parisiens theater

A charming French bistro a stone's throw from the Bouffes Parisiens theater, Le Minet Galant declaims its love of bistro-style cooking.
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Le 19.20 by Norbert Tarayre, the Prince of Wales's restaurant

Alert, the 19.20 restaurant by Norbert Tarayre at the Prince de Galles Paris, opens its doors! On the menu, a fine French bistro menu in a friendly atmosphere. You'll love its jungle decor and locally sourced products, worked with Norbert's pep.
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Kitchen by Stéphanie Le Quellec, the Hôtel Madame Rêve restaurant

Discover "Kitchen by Stéphanie Le Quellec", the new restaurant at the Hôtel Madame Rêve invested by the two-star chef, located at 48 rue du Louvre.
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Brasserie des Prés, charming and affordable, the hidden gem of Saint-Germain-des-Prés

Carefully tucked away in a bucolic courtyard in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Brasserie des Prés proves to be the neighborhood's best address, as delightful and charming as it is affordable.
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Club Cochon, bistrot canaille in the Passage des Panoramas

As its name suggests, Club Cochon is aimed at pork lovers, and offers pork in all its forms, including pork sandwiches for lunch.
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Alesti, affordable brasserie on the Grands Boulevards and great French classics

Just a stone's throw from the Grands Boulevards, brasserie Alesti has revamped its menu and now offers classic French dishes. An address offering unbeatable value for money in the neighborhood.
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Colvert, chef Arnaud Baptiste's devilishly sexy bistro

In Saint-Germain-des-Prés, the bistrot Colvert serves up some devilishly scoundrel bistronomy. Not surprising, with chef Arnaud Baptiste behind the stoves.
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Au Père Lapin, the restaurant with the mischievous cuisine

Au Père Lapin, a restaurant steeped in history on the heights of Suresnes, offers a contemporary, franchouillarde menu to delight the palate.
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Bistrot 51: bistronomy invites itself to the Moxy Paris Val d'Europe hotel

Bistrot 51 is the new bistronomic restaurant at the Moxy Paris Val d'Europe hotel, where chef Grégory Foussier-Chavigny revisits the classics of French cuisine with audacity and refinement. A friendly place just a stone's throw from Disneyland and the Vallée Village.
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Le Presque Bout du Monde : our test of the restaurant in a travel diary mode in Montorgueil

Fancy an original culinary journey? Let's go to Le Presque Bout du Monde, a restaurant in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris offering gourmets and food lovers a daring world cuisine and amazing cooking. A mix of flavors not to be missed!
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Chardonnay, the roguish little brother of the Crus de Bourgogne

Opened right next door to its big sister Aux Crus de Bourgogne, Chardonnay is the Dumant family's latest offspring, the turbulent child version. A new bistro with no fuss, no muss, no fuss, featuring dishes with a French flair.
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Janine: the excellent French cuisine restaurant in Batignolles, Paris

French bistro cuisine, a subtle, bold menu and generous, ultra-gourmet dishes... Since December 2022, residents of the Batignolles district of Paris have been enjoying titillating their taste buds thanks to Janine, the very first restaurant signed by Thibault Sizun, with talented chef Soda Thiam in the kitchen.
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Lolo Bistrot, mischievous bistronomy and natural wines in Poissonnière

Lolo Bistrot, the lively new address from hedonist duo Christophe Juville-Loïc Minel and chef Zac Gannat, oscillates between accessible bistronomy at lunchtime and sharing plates at dinner, accompanied by a glass of clean wine.
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Ambos, Cristina and Pierre Chomet's brilliant restaurant

Gourmets beware, Pierre Chomet (ex-top chef) and Cristina Chomet Tejeda (formerly in the kitchens of the Queen of England, please), have just opened the Ambos restaurant in the Luxembourg district, opposite the French Senate. We've tried it, and we'll tell you all about it!
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L'Auberge Pyrénnées Cévennes, the authentic, gourmet Parisian bistro

L'Auberge Pyrénnées Cévennes is the old bistro in the 11th arrondissement of Paris that has been delighting diners with its traditional cuisine for over 100 years. Taken over by Pierre Négrevergne two years ago, this institution continues to delight lovers of generous French cuisine. Are you a fan of pâté en croûte, blanquette and cassoulet? Here's your address!
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Les Parisiens, generous bourgeois cuisine with no false notes by Thibault Sombardier

Chef Thibault Sombardier signs the menu for Les Parisiens restaurant, in the Pavillon Faubourg Saint-Germain hotel. On the menu, bourgeois cuisine honoring French traditions and a floating island... gargantuan!
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Le Comptoir des Résistants, a restaurant and wine bar with eco-responsible values and dishes

Les Résistants continue their fight for good, beautiful products that respect the planet and people, at Comptoir des Résistants, their new bistro and wine bar.
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Café Max, generous French cuisine in this Resistance stronghold

Chef Frédéric Vardon, also at the helm of 39V, takes over Parisian institution Café Max, a Mecca of the Resistance and a generous French bistro with a last-century feel, where the neighborhood's encostumé workers rub shoulders.
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Benoit Paris, Alain Ducasse's Michelin-starred bistro at Les Halles

A landmark for bon vivants since 1912 in the 1st arrondissement, Alain Ducasse's Michelin-starred Benoit Paris restaurant plunges us into the Paris of yesteryear with delight.