Montmartre

There is great food in tourist central.

If you're a nerd for heirloom birds, head to the pedigreed bird experts at Le Coq et Fils.

Loyo specializes in dishes from Côte d’Ivoire and Reunion Island that are imposing in both size and flavor.

Head to this small, always-packed cheese shop in Montmarte to peruse the generous spread of fromage.

If you’re up early and want to see Paris wake up from the top of Montmartre, Beans on Fire is your spot.

Chez Eugène shouldn’t be anything to write home about—it’s in Montmartre’s most touristy real estate—but we brave through it for their slight twists on brasserie food and impressive wine list.

This pocket-sized neo-bistro on the Lamarck side of the butte ropes in locals with its playful, internationally accented fine dining dishes.

Even though it opened in 2017, Bouillon Pigalle is a time warp, a neo-bouillon bringing back the effervescence of Paris’ working-class staples.

Forget the now-touristy Les Deux Moulins (famous from Amélie). Le Mansart is the local's choice for French café vibes.

At this fine dining restaurant halfway up the picturesque butte Montmartre, the lunch menu is the star.

This old-school bistro serves excellent classics, like leek-vinaigrette and roast chicken. But for a true dining spectacle, go fordinner and gobble down the €70, seven-course chef’s choice smörgåsbord influenced by cuisines from around the globe.

A.Lea is an airy restaurant where comfort food flavors, reimagined with fine dining tweezer-applied garnishes and ethereal foams, are the name of the game.

If you’re bored of neo-bistro menus featuring the same-old burrata, revisited tartare, or fish in a white wine and butter sauce, pull up a chair at Mokko.

It’s easy to walk past le Normandie's shabby façade that looks a bit lost to time. Don't. This spot is the endangered old-school bistro of your dreams.

The name of this Berlin-style kebab shop is, fittingly, German for "vegetables"—and you’re going to eat a lot of them at Gemüse.

This one-man sourdough bakery is only open three hours a day (Thursday to Sunday), and pumps out incredible brioche, bostock, and more.

Bobby in Montmartre makes Neapolitan-style pies that are Ferraris in pizza form.

Chez Isaac is a bakery that keeps it simple—and it works.

At Atelier P1, you'll find dense, sour rye tourtes, whole wheat loaves with grains and seeds, and a wheat-rye mashup so hearty and well-made it'll keep for a week, no problem.

Double is a Japanese Italian restaurant in Montmartre that brings a fresh and unexpected style to a Parisian dining scene that's seen it all.

This Middle Eastern bakery is great for a sweet treat while wandering around the Marais or Montmartre.

Adraba is a Levantine spot in Montmartre where you’ll probably get a free shot (or two) during your meal.