Restaurant choucroute guide

A brief history of Paris's great restaurants: Grand Café Capucines, in the heart of the boulevards

Founded in 1875 opposite the Opéra Garnier, Grand Café Capucines has embodied the soul of the great Parisian brasseries for a century and a half, with its Belle Époque splendor, seafood, French classics and continuous boulevard service.

A brief history of Paris's top restaurants: L'Alsace, Alsatian tradition on the Champs-Elysées

Since 1968, brasserie L'Alsace has been bringing out the soul of the great Parisian houses on the Champs-Élysées, between generous sauerkraut, crispy flammekueches and seafood benches.

A brief history of Paris's great restaurants: Brasserie Lipp, living memory of Saint-Germain

Since 1880, Brasserie Lipp has welcomed writers, politicians and sauerkraut lovers to its Belle Époque decor. A German-Pratin mainstay.

A brief history of Paris's great restaurants: Bofinger, the Alsatian grande dame of Bastille

Opened in 1864 in Bastille, Bofinger is the oldest Alsatian brasserie in Paris. With its cupola, wood panelling and seafood, it embodies the elegance of Parisian brasseries.

The history of Paris's great restaurants: La Coupole, symbol of the Roaring Twenties

An art deco institution in Montparnasse since 1927, La Coupole is a monumental brasserie that has seen the Parisian avant-garde come and go. A festive temple to popular Parisian gastronomy.

Prost, a Jules Verne-style German speciality restaurant and speakeasy in Bastille

Just a stone's throw from Place de la Bastille, you'll find comfort food, Franco-German specialities and craft beers at Prost, a surprising restaurant full of surprises!

Elsass, Alsace's bistronomic cuisine, far from preconceived ideas

The Elsass restaurant makes light of commonplaces and proves that Alsatian cuisine can (also) be bistronomic, built around the region's finest vintages.

Bouillon Chartier, the affordable address opposite Gare de l'Est station

Good news for your wallet: Bouillon Chartier has just opened opposite Gare de l'Est. On the menu, as usual, (very) affordable French bistro classics.

Le Vaudeville: traditional cuisine and seafood for the century-old Parisian brasserie

Few Parisian brasseries can boast of celebrating their 100 years. This is the case of the Brasserie Le Vaudeville, a true institution nestled in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, just opposite the Bourse. With its classic Parisian brasserie dishes and its seafood, Le Vaudeville has not finished seducing the taste buds of Parisians.