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We walked into a butcher shop in Paris last week, too late for lunch. The kind of place where they cut the meat in front of you during the day and serve it at the counter at night. The kitchen had closed. We stayed anyway. They were prepping the staff dinner, and we sat with a bottle of natural wine and a plate of charcuterie and watched them work. I’m already trying to plan when we go back.
Paris is one of the most written-about cities in the world. That is exactly why most advice is useless.
We return to the same neighborhoods often. We walk everywhere and plan our days around food. We care as much about where to have a quiet lunch as we do where to book a table worth dressing for. When something is overhyped, we say so. When something is excellent, we go back.
Inside, you will find the restaurants we book for ourselves, the hotels we book again, the bakery worth crossing the city for, and the short list of places we now skip, including a few on every list. Clamato. Septime. L’Avant Comptoir. Angelina. All beloved. All, for us, no longer worth the trip.
Inside The Paris Edit:
- Where we stay, from boutique hotels we book ourselves to the palace hotels worth the trip
- Restaurants we book for ourselves, organized by what kind of meal you’re planning
- Bakeries, wine bars, and food shops we return to
- Cocktail bars and the rooms with the best live music
- Museums worth planning around (and why we skip others)
- Places we no longer recommend, and why
Last updated April 2026. All Edits are included with an annual membership and updated as Paris changes. Members always have access to the most current version.