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13, rue Paul Bert (11) Tel: 01-43-79-63-40 AMBIANCE/DÉCOR Very small. Quite out of the way. Terrific food. Very low prices. A real find – if you can get in. Formerly owned by current Itineraires chef, Read more

80, rue de Charonne (11) Tel: 01-43-67-38-29 AMBIANCE/DÉCOR Septime shares gushing P.R. glamour with Spring (see 1st), Frenchie’s (see 2nd), Chateaubrand (see 11th), but it is much better – to a point. These (and other) Read more

20-22, rue Paul Bert (11)
Tel: 01-43-72-76-77

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Owned by and next to Bistro Paul Bert. All fish. Relaxed, bistro-like ambiance. Casual. A find. One of only a handful of reasonably priced serious fish restaurants.

13, rue de Charonne (11) Tel: 01-47-00-34-57 AMBIANCE/DÉCOR Ask the hotel concierge for an authentic old Paris bistro. There are some, including a few on this list (see Chez Denise 1st, Allard 6th, Auberge Pyrenees Read more

62, rue de Malte (11) Tel: 01-48-05-17-65 AMBIANCE/DÉCOR Where to begin? This was a memorable meal; good, enjoyable, wildly overpriced and completely unforgettable in its eccentricity. Cartet carries a legendary name, a once celebrated female-run Read more

18, rue Paul Bert (11) Tel: 01-43-72-24-01 AMBIANCE/DÉCOR Busy, bustling, attractive if (deliberately) threadbare bistro and setting. A la carte blackboard and formula menu. Mostly meat. Deservedly popular, with Americans especially. Bistrot Paul Bert was Read more

106, rue de la Folie- Mericourt (11) Tel: 01-43-57-33-78 AMBIANCE/DÉCOR On a quiet, dark street in the 11th, a robust beacon of energy. A+ for ambiance. Large. Full. Busy. Boisterous. B+ for execution. Good food, Read more

44, rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud (11) Tel: 01-43-57-16-35 AMBIANCE/DÉCOR Old bistro under new owners. Young, international crowd; many foreigners. Highlight of formula meal: large cheese tray brought to the table. Keep it as long as you Read more