Restaurant where you can eat alone at the counter guide

Nobisan, the excellent Japanese restaurant specializing in delicate temaki in the Marais

After hand rolls, restaurateur Thomas Moreau tackles another icon of Japanese cuisine, temaki, at the Nobisan restaurant in the Marais. With great finesse, this noble establishment is a success.

Comptoir Lazu by chef Rémi Lazurowicz, inspired dishes, fine wines and 80's ambience

And that's two for chef Rémi Lazurowicz, who has opened Comptoir Lazu opposite his first Lazu address. A restaurant with 80's decor in the Pigalle district, where you can enjoy an affordable lunch menu and small plates to share in the evening!

Kotsu Kotsu, the karaage chicken specialty shop in the Track 119 foodcourt

In the discreet foodcourt Track 119, a food and music venue a stone's throw from the Atelier des Lumières, the Kotsu Kotsu stall unveils its recipes for chicken karaage, in the pure Japanese tradition.

Pas Cher, the cheapest burger and coffeeshop in the 10th arrondissement

In the heart of the Saint-Martin covered market, Pas Cher is as simple as its title: a counter, homemade burgers served with a smile, all at mini prices. And that's all there is to it.

Dumbo and his smash burgers, still a must in Paris

Dumbo's smash burgers are made fresh and dripping with melted cheese, just like in the USA!

Le Boréal, fabulous responsible café-bistro by Philippine Jaillet and Charles Neyers (Top Chef 2025)

Café in the morning, bistro at lunchtime and in the evening, brunch at weekends; Le Boréal is the perfect solution to all your desires. Its founder-chefs, Philippine Jaillet and Charles Neyers, are both taking part in Top Chef 2025.

Takuto, the elegant hand-rolls restaurant of Japanese chef Takuya Watanabe

Takuto, the restaurant of sushi master Takuya Watanabe, invites you to eat his delicate fish handrolls standing up. The take-away offer is ideal for a bucolic picnic.

Pink Koï Paris, the immersive and festive Japanese restaurant at Les Halles - video

Alerts, friends: we're unveiling an exclusive Japanese restaurant called Pink Koï Paris, which may well attract the whole of Paris. A huge, immersive, animated restaurant with different spaces, the first restaurant in Paris dedicated to Japanese robata (Japanese barbecue) with succulent yet accessible dishes, we're running.

Le Comptoir de la Traboule, bistronomic highlights and intoxicating vintages

Just a stone's throw from the Champ-de-Mars and the Eiffel Tower, Comptoir de la Traboule whirls up hearty bistronomic dishes and intoxicating cuvées.

Au Trou Gascon, chef Sarah Chougnet-Strudel at the helm of Alain Dutournier's former fiefdom

Like a phoenix, starred chef Alain Dutournier's Parisian institution Au Trou Gascon is enjoying a second lease of life, under the impetus of chef Sarah Chougnet-Strudel.

Comestibles, Paul Pairet's gourmet counter and confidential terrace at the Hôtel de Crillon

In the heart of the Hôtel de Crillon, Comestibles is a gourmet counter imagined by chef Paul Pairet, which plays on the guilty pleasures of bon vivants. When the weather's fine, this hidden address stretches out on a confidential terrace of the Palace, in a verdant courtyard far from the hustle and bustle of Paris.

ChoCho, top chef Thomas Chisholm's (still) excellent restaurant

Former Top Chef contestant Thomas Chisholm opened his first Paris restaurant, ChoCho, a couple of years ago. We went back to confirm our first impressions: ChoCho is a real bistronomic nugget, full of good ideas and stamped with a real chef's touch.

Round Egg Buns, eggy sandwiches on the Canal Saint-Martin

California on the banks of the Canal Saint-Martin is Round Egg Buns. The menu features egg sandwiches that are tantalizing - not to say indecent!

Chakaiseki Akiyoshi, the first tea ceremony restaurant gets its first Michelin star

Chakaiseki Akiyoshi is the name of the world's first tea ceremony restaurant outside Japan. In the 15th arrondissement of Paris, you can discover this Japanese gastronomic establishment, which has just been awarded its first Michelin star.

Iodé, Paris's genuine affordable sushi bar

Forget your preconceptions about sushi counters ('too expensive', 'too stuffy'), the Japanese restaurant Iodé has landed in Paris to demonstrate that it's possible to combine responsible French fishing, affordable prices and a genuine culinary voyage.

Double: the original gourmet micro-counter in Paris's 18th arrondissement

Introducing Double, a micro-restaurant with a double-sided concept! At lunchtime, you can enjoy the unmissable onigiri, available for takeaway only. In the evening, the place welcomes just 12 guests for an intimate culinary experience featuring pasta... all concocted by creative Japanese chef Tsuyoshi Yamakawa. Head to the 18th arrondissement of Paris to push open the doors of this tiny, but oh-so-gourmet and atypical restaurant!

Les Fines Gueules, French cuisine with character, a stone's throw from the Bourse

For almost 20 years now, Les Fines Gueules has opened wide on the Bourse side of town, offering French cuisine of character to be savored at the zinc counter, infiltrating among the innumerable regulars. The best thing to do is to eat alone and listen carefully!

Taco Mesa, chef Beatriz Gonzalez's authentic taco restaurant

Chef Beatriz Gonzalez has opened Taco Mesa, her taco restaurant in Paris. A long-awaited success story!

Ober Mamma, Big Mamma's cosy trattoria in Oberkampf

Nearly 10 years after opening, Big Mamma continues to turn out Neapolitan pizzas and Italian specialties at Ober Mamma, its Oberkampf trattoria.

Specimen, smash burgers made to order in Saint-Germain-des-Prés

Another smash burger restaurant in Paris? Yes, but at Specimen, they're done the right way, with a return to the very essence of the smash burger.