{"id":13292,"date":"2025-05-21T11:14:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T10:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luxurygold.com\/lg\/?p=13292"},"modified":"2025-05-21T11:14:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T10:14:41","slug":"best-restaurants-in-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luxurygold.com\/lg\/best-restaurants-in-france\/","title":{"rendered":"20 Best Restaurants in France"},"content":{"rendered":"

How can you choose just 20 out of the thousands of life-affirming restaurants in France, the most visited country in the world, the country that consistently tops the Michelin guide? If you have plans to join us on one of our France luxury tours<\/a>, you\u2019ll want to make sure you have a few special meals along the way. We\u2019ve listed 20 of the best restaurants in France below, but before we launch into them, we thought we\u2019d answer some FAQs.<\/p>\n

What should I eat at a French restaurant?<\/h2>\n

Everything! Sometimes menus in traditional bistrots read like lists of your most long-held desires, and they\u2019re different between regions. You won\u2019t want to skip town without getting a steak-frites, a sole meuni\u00e8re, a terrine de Campagne, a French onion soup, a bouillabaisse, a croque monsieur, a Paris-Brest, an \u00eeles flottantes, a cr\u00e8me br\u00fbl\u00e9e and eight crepes under your burgeoning belt \u2026 will you?<\/p>\n

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Do you tip at restaurants in France?<\/h2>\n

Tipping in France is optional so there is no specific percentage you need to keep in mind, but of course good servers appreciate and deserve a gratuity. French restaurant bills include a 15% service charge by law and waiters get paid a living wage, but a discretionary pourboire<\/em> is commonplace.<\/p>\n

How many Michelin star restaurants are there in France?<\/h2>\n

Unsurprisingly, France is the country with the most Michelin-starred restaurants: 654 in 2025. This includes 31 restaurants with three Michelin stars and 75 restaurants with two Michelin stars.<\/p>\n

You may also enjoy reading: <\/em>What To Wear To A Michelin Star Restaurant<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Are restaurants open in France on Sunday?<\/h2>\n

The eternal question! Who among us hasn\u2019t planned their trip to France to within an inch of its life only to be met with an unexpected French public holiday? Many more restaurants in France do open on Sundays these days, but if you want to eat somewhere specific, you must check and plan well in advance.<\/p>\n

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Arp\u00e8ge<\/h2>\n

Paris (7th arrondissement)<\/em><\/p>\n

Initially, chef Alain Passard\u2019s vegetarian menu was considered radical, but now there are decorated vegan restaurants aplenty. Nonetheless, someone had to get things going, and Arp\u00e8ge continues to be one of the best restaurants in France. It has three Michelin stars, despite (or maybe because of) the kitchen flying by the seat of its pants, sending out whatever ingredients happen to be seasonal and good on any given day.<\/p>\n

Mirazur<\/h2>\n

Menton<\/em><\/p>\n

This restaurant\u2019s dramatic spot is unsurpassed \u2013\u00a0it sits in a 1930s-era rotunda building at the foot of the mountains, with panoramic views of the sparkling sea. Somehow, it\u2019s also surrounded by gardens, in which wild rosemary, jasmine, almonds, medlars, peaches, grapes, cherries, asparagus, lemons and flowers thrive, just before they arrive on your plate. It\u2019s a Cote d\u2019Azur dream scene.<\/p>\n

Table by Bruno Verjus<\/h2>\n

Paris<\/em><\/p>\n

One of the best restaurants in France, but very much itself, Table offers fine dining with an atmosphere that\u2019s warm and accessible. Over the wave-shaped counter, Bruno Verjus himself will happily talk you through his ingredients of the day. The daily menu is called \u201ccouleur du jour\u201d, changing completely depending on what his trusted local producers have brought him.<\/p>\n

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