04/09/2026
After nearly five weeks eating my way through Paris, I have A LOT of thoughts. Mainly: the 11th arr. has my heart, terrace moments are the best moments, warm service matters, and I will never tire of baguette + salted burre 🇫🇷
I ate everywhere from traditional bistros to fine dining, pizza joints, natural wine bars and plenty in between. Three spots I’m still thinking about:
✨ Bistro des Tournelles — Tiny, traditional, notoriously hard to book and worth the hype. Everything we ate was chef’s kiss perfect Bistrot des Tournelles
🥂 Le Grand Café — Gorgeous, grand and surprisingly delicious. Come for the Grand Palais setting, stay for the perfect Niçoise, bread + butter and people watching Le Grand Café
🌶️ Kubri — Lebanese in the 11th and one of my biggest surprises. I’m still dreaming about the grilled cabbage with Aleppo pepper butter, pickled apricots + peanuts Kubri
My biggest takeaway? There is no “best restaurants in Paris” list. Where you should eat depends entirely on how you like to eat — and that’s half the fun.
More Paris dining thoughts to come ❤️