Paris
Restaurant Kunitoraya
Udon noodle restaurant · Palais Royal
Japanese Udon in the heart of the Asian pocket of the 2nd arrondissement. Obviously not French at all but delicious.
Verjus
French restaurant · Palais Royal
Fun food in the First. The wine bar downstairs is walk-ins only and features excellent wines and small plates.
Clamato
Seafood restaurant · Sainte-Marguerite
A seafood and oyster bar from the Septime team. No reservations.
Septime La Cave
Wine bar · La Roquette
One of my favorite wine bars. Skip Septime and do Clamato and Septime La Cave instead.
Le Rigmarole
Temporarily Closed
Le rigamarole is fun except pasta which IMO takes away from the rhythm of the chef’s yakitori-focused tasting menu.
Le Repaire de Cartouche
French restaurant · Saint-Ambroise
Do Sunday chicken and unlimited fries at Le Repaire de Cartouche mostly for the atmosphere and very insane wine list. Chicken is fine but place is cool.
BRUTOS
Restaurant · Saint-Ambroise
Brutos is super fun. Actually a fun way to spend a sunday is to do a food crawl starting at Brutos and hitting Clamato, Septime la cave, and Clown Bar (this last 1 is super popular but IMO it’s a bit overhyped).
Avant Comptoir de la Terre
Tapas bar · l'Odeon
L’Avant Comptoir is amazing for snacks and drinks standing at the bar.
La Buvette
Wine bar · Saint-Ambroise
One of my favorite wine bars - always my first and last stop in town.