Last updated in March 2012

Introduction

Paris is the European capital of fine cooking and luxurious dining, of course accompanied by the best wines in the world. It has been awarded more Michelin stars than any other city in Europe (82 starred restaurants as of 2012) and more Gault-Millau toques than anywhere else (2.5 times more than London, which comes in second position).

Michelin Red Guide awards from 1 to 3 stars to the most outstanding restaurants, solely based on the cooking and wine list. Stars in brackets means they have recently been lost. Many restaurants are recommended by the guide without being awarded any star. These are simply indicated here by a 'yes' in this column. Michelin has a separate rating for the atmosphere, decor, service and overall charm of a place, indicated by forks and spoons. These are not listed here.

The Gault & Millau Guide gives ratings from 1/20 to 19.5/20. Recommended restaurants are those with a rating of 12/20 or above.

All the restaurants listed below serve French cuisine, except otherwise specified. Restaurants in each category are listed by postcodes (i.e. by arrondissements). Stars in brackets denote recently lost stars.

Michelin-starred restaurants in Paris in 2012

3 stars

Le Meurice (19.5/20), 228 rue de Rivoli - 75001 Paris ● Meurice Hotel

L'Ambroisie (19/20), 9 place des Vosges - 75004 Paris (Traditional)

L'Arpège (19.5/20), 84 rue de Varenne - 75007 Paris (Inventive)

Ledoyen (19/20), Carré des Champs-Elysées - 75008 Paris (Classic)

Epicure (19/20), 112 rue du Fg-Saint-Honoré - 75008 Paris ● Hotel Le Bristol (Classic)

Pierre Gagnaire (19.5/20), 6 rue Balzac - 75008 Paris

Alain Ducasse (19.5/20), 25 avenue Montaigne - 75008 Paris ● Hotel Plaza Athénée (Traditional)

Astrance (19/20), 4 rue Beethoven - 75016 Paris

Le Pré Catelan (19.5/20), Le Pré Catelan (Bois de Boulogne) - 75016 Paris (Inventive)

Guy Savoy (19.5/20), 18 rue Troyon - 75017 Paris (Inventive)

2 stars

Le Grand Véfour () (19/20), 17 rue de Beaujolais - 75001 Paris (Traditional)

L'Espadon (19/20), 15 place Vendôme - 75001 Paris ● Ritz Hotel (Traditional)

Passage 53 , 53 passage des Panoramas - 75002 Paris

Relais Louis XIII , 8 rue des Grands Augustins - 75006 Paris

Carré des Feuillants (19/20), 14 rue de Castiglione - 75001 Paris (Inventive)

Jean-François Piège (19/20), 79 rue Saint-Dominique - 75007 Paris

L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon - Saint-Germain , 5 rue de Montalembert - 75007 Paris ● Hotel Pont Royal

L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon - Etoile , 133 avenue des Champs-Élysées - 75008 Paris

Senderens (Lucas Carton) , 9 place de la Madeleine - 75008 Paris

Lasserre , 17 avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt - 75008 Paris (Traditional)

Taillevent () (19/20), 15 rue Lamennais - 75008 Paris

Le Cinq () (19/20), 31 avenue George V - 75008 Paris ● Four Seasons Hotel (Classic)

Apicius (19/20), 20 rue d'Artois - 75008 Paris

Jamin , 32 rue de Longchamp - 75116 Paris

Michel Rostang (19/20), 20 rue Rennequin - 75017 Paris (Traditional)

Bigarrade , 106 rue Nollet - 75017 Paris

1 star

Gérard Besson , 5 rue du Coq Héron - 75001 Paris

Goumard , 9 rue Duphot - 75001 Paris (Seafood)

Le Céladon , 13 rue de la Paix - 75002 Paris

Benoît , 20 rue St-Martin - 75004 Paris

La Tour d'Argent , 15 quai de la Tournelle - 75005 Paris (Traditional)

Paris , 45 boulevard Raspail - 75006 Paris

Jacques Cagna , 14 rue des Grands-Augustins - 75006 Paris

Hélène Darroze (), 4 rue d'Assas - 75006 Paris

Caffé Minotti , 33 rue de Verneuil - 75007 Paris (Italian)

Gaya Rive Gauche par Pierre Gagnaire , 44 rue du Bac - 75007 Paris

Le Divellec , 107 rue de l'Université - 75007 Paris (Seafood)

Le Chamarré , 13 boulevard La-Tour-Maubourg - 75007 Paris

Les Ormes , 22 rue du Surcouf - 75007 Paris

Violon d'Ingres , 135 rue St-Dominique - 75007 Paris

Vin sur Vin , 20 rue de Monttessuy - 75007 Paris

Les Ambassadeurs () (17/20), 10 place de la Concorde - 75008 Paris ● Hotel du Crillon (Traditional)

Le Laurent (, 41 avenue Gabriel - 75008 Paris

Relais d'Auteuil () (16/20), 31 rue Murat - 75016 Paris

La Luna , 69 rue du Rocher- 75008 Paris (Seafood)

Stella Maris , 4 rue Arsène Houssaye - 75008 Paris

Le W , 5 rue de Berri - 75008 Paris ● Warwick Hotel

Table du Lancaster , 7 rue de Berri - 75008 Paris ● Lancaster Hotel

Le Clovis , 14 rue Beaujon - 75008 Paris ● Sofitel Arc de Triomphe

Carpaccio , 37 avenue Hoche - 75008 Paris (Italian) ● Royal Monceau Hotel

Jardin , 37 avenue Hoche - 75008 Paris (Mediterranean) ● Royal Monceau Hotel

L'Angle du Faubourg , 195 rue du Faubourg St-Honoré - 75008 Paris

La Marée , 1 rue Daru - 75008 Paris

Chiberta , 3 rue Arsène-Houssaye - 75008 Paris

Les Élysées , 25 rue Vernet - 75008 Paris

Marius et Janette , 4 avenue George V - 75008 Paris

Copenhague , 142 avenue des Champs-Elysées - 75008 Paris (Scandinavian)

Chez Jean , 8 rue Saint-Lazare - 75009 Paris

Au Trou Gascon , 40 rue Taine - 75012 Paris

Le Duc , 243 boulevard Raspail - 75014 Paris (Seafood)

Montparnasse '25 , 19 rue du Commandant Mouchotte - 75014 Paris ● Hotel Le Méridien

Maison Courtine , 157 avenue du Maine - 75014 Paris

Chen-Soleil d'Est , 15 rue du Théâtre - 75015 Paris (Chinese, Asian)

Jules Verne , Tour Eiffel - 75016 Paris

La Table du Baltimore , 1 rue Leo Delibes - 75016 Paris ● Sofitel Baltimore

Passiflore , 33 rue de Longchamp - 75116 Paris

Tang , 125 rue de la Tour - 75116 Paris (Chinese & Thai)

Le Relais du Parc , 59 avenue Raymond Poincaré - 75116 Paris ● Sofitel Le Parc

Hiramatsu , 52 rue de Longchamp - 75116 Paris (Japanese-style French)

Le Pergolèse , 40 rue Pergolèse - 75116 Paris

Les Béatilles , 11 bis rue Villebois-Mareuil - 75017 Paris

La Braisière , 54 rue Cardinet - 75017 Paris

Sormani , 4 rue Général Lanrezac - 75017 Paris (Italian)

Others

Macéo, 15 rue des Petits Champs - 75001 Paris

Fellini, 47 rue de l'Arbre Sec - 75001 Paris (Italian)

Kinugawa, 9 rue du Mont Thabor - 75001 Paris (Japanese)

Chez Vong, 10 rue de la Grande Truanderie - 75001 Paris (Cantonese & Vietnamese)

Aux Lyonnais (by Alain Ducasse), 32 rue Saint-Marc - 75002 Paris

Isse, 56 rue Ste-Anne - 75002 Paris (Japanese)

Isami, 4 quai d'Orléans - 75004 Paris (Japanese)

L'Osteria, 10 rue de Sévigné - 75004 Paris (Italian)

Ze Kitchen Galerie (19/20), 4 rue des Grands-Augustins - 75006 Paris

Les Bouquinistes (by Guy Savoy), 53 quai des Grands-Augustins - 75006 Paris

Paris, 45 Boulevard Raspail - 75006 Paris ● Hotel Lutetia

Le Voltaire, 27 Quai Voltaire - 75007 Paris

La Régence, 25 avenue Montaigne - 75008 Paris ● Hotel Plaza Athénée (Traditional)

Maxim's, 3 rue Royale - 75008 Paris

Spoon Food & Wine (by Alain Ducasse), 14 rue de Marignan - 75008 Paris

L'Appart, 9-11 rue du Colisée - 75008 Paris

Sur Mesure (19/20), 112 rue du Fg-Saint-Honoré - 75008 Paris

Dominique Bouchet, 11 rue Treilhard - 75008 Paris

L'Astor, 11 rue d'Astorg - 75008 Paris ● Hotel Astor (Inventive)

Le Fouquet's, 99 avenue des Champs Elysées - 75008 Paris (Brasserie)

Market, 15 avenue Matignon - 75008 Paris

La Farnesina, 9 rue Boissy-d'Anglas - 75008 Paris (Italian)

La Stresa, 7 rue Chambiges - 75008 Paris (Italian)

La Table d'Anvers, 2 place d'Anvers - 75009 Paris

I Golosi, 6 rue de la Grange-Batelière - 75009 Paris (Italian)

Blue Elephant, 43 rue de la Roquette - 75011 Paris (Thai)

Le Train Bleu, Place Louis Armand (Gare de Lyon) - 75012 Paris

La Cagouille, 10 place Constantin Brancusi - 75014 Paris (Seafood)

Le Dôme, 108 boulevard du Montparnasse - 75014 Paris (Seafood)

Philippe Detourbe, 8 rue Nicolas Charlet - 75015 Paris (Inventive)

Le Grand Venise, 171 rue de la Convention - 75015 Paris (Italian)

Benkay, 61 quai de Grenelle - 75015 Paris (Japanese)

L'Abeille (19/20), 31 avenue George V - 75008 Paris ● Shangri-La Hotel (Inventive)

Le Comptoir d'Arc, 73 avenue Marceau - 75016 Paris

Le Vivarois, 192 avenue Victor Hugo - 75016 Paris (Inventive)

Maison Prunier, 16 avenue Victor Hugo - 75016 Paris (Seafood)

Marius, 82 boulevard Murat - 75016 Paris (Seafood)

Port Alma, 10 avenue de New York - 75016 Paris (Seafood)

Passy Mandarin, 6 rue Bois-le-Vent - 75016 Paris (Chinese)

Conti, 72 rue Lauriston - 75016 Paris (Italian)

Chez Vincent, 5 rue du Tunnel - 75019 Paris (Italian)

Check also

Top 25 European cities by Michelin stars

Top 25 European cities by total Gault-Millau toques

Best restaurants in Europe by country

Europe's best 25 restaurants by San Pellegrino

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