Paris: Cafes and Restaurants Listings

There are so many restaurants in Paris that directories listing them often seem a little overwhelming. Eating and drinking is really important to Parisians, fine dining is an accepted - indeed required - pastime, but frankly, I have not been overimpressed with many second tier and basic eating places, which seem to have menus stuck in the '50's and overcooked, sauce-soaked, muddy-flavoured offerings.

Having said that, there are plenty of excellent establishments well worth patronising, although traditional French cuisine, as you would expect, still appears to be more popular than elsewhere in the world. As most dining places require booking ahead, it's obviously worthwhile doing a bit of research beforehand to try and avoid the duds!

Paris Restaurant Directory links:

Time Out Paris Restaurants

The eating and drinking sections of Time Out Guides have always been one of their strong points, and as you might expect from a UK based organisation, their Paris Restaurant section on their website is well worth exploring. Below we give you links to the various districts.

Restaurants are presented by area, then alphabetically. The average price given is for a standard main course à la carte.

All areas

The Seine and the Islands

Les Halles

Opera

Pigalle

Champs-Elysées & Western Paris

Montmartre

The Marais

Eastern Paris

North-east Paris

The Latin Quarter

St-Germain-des-Prés

Montparnasse & South

Southwestern Paris

Beyond the Centre

For more addresses, see Time Out Paris Eating & Drinking, on sale at www.timeout.com/shop.

Angloinfo Paris Restaurants Directory

The expat-orientated Angloinfo Restaurant Directory is a more eclectic listing of submitted eating places with brief indications of their character, rather than reviews.

AngloInfo Paris and Ile de France Restaurants

American & Tex-Mex Restaurants

Family Restaurants

Restaurants: Ile de France

Restaurants: Left Bank (5th-7th, 13th-15th)

Restaurants: Northern Paris (17th-20th)

Restaurants: Right Bank (1st-4th, 8th-12th, 16th)

Bastille, Marais & Chatelet Restaurants

Montmartre Restaurants

Traditional French Cuisine

Vegetarian Restaurants