If you’re coming to Paris, you might as well eat some fancy meals. The grand authority on such matters is Michelin, which every year awards the world’s best restaurants with between one and three stars. Three stars of course represent the best of the best and have prices to match: Lunch at Guy Savoy, for example, will run you €250. (Add a wine and Champagne pairing and it’ll be €320.) A special night — New Year’s Eve, for example — can top $1000.
So — what to do? It is possible to eat a Michelin-certified meal on a budget, if not precisely cheaply — just come for the set menu at lunch. Below, you’ll find 26 Michelin-starred restaurants offering a set lunch for under €70. When I started collecting these Michelin bargains (relatively speaking) five years ago, there were nearly 20 offering lunch for under €50 — some restaurants have upped their prices by 40%(!) since then. Eat quick, or they might raise the prices mid-meal.
1. Accents Table Bourse
Cost: €65 (four courses)
Michelin says: “The dishes of chef Romain Mahi are a combination of classic fare, more daring creations and subtle experiments with roasted and smoked flavours”
Sample dish: Wild boar with a crepe stuffed with giblets
Headline of most recent TripAdvisor review: “Great dining experience”
Instagram: @accents.table.bourse
Neighborhood: 75016
accents-restaurant.com
2. Anona
Cost: €65 (three courses)
Sample dish: Val d’Oise portobello mushroom, wild mushrooms, and Perigord truffle
Headline of most recent TripAdvisor review: “An acid twist with textures”
Instagram: @anonarestaurant
Neighborhood: 75017
anona.fr
3. L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon – Étoile
Cost: €49 (four courses)
Michelin says: “The Robuchon brand represents a contemporary approach to fine dining”
Sample dish: Le Thon, la ventrèche confite sur un cœur de laitue garni de fins légumes croquants
Headline of most recent TripAdvisor review: “Tasty.. good except for one”
Instagram: @joel.robuchon
Neighborhood: 75008
atelier-robuchon-etoile.com
4. Auberge Nicolas Flamel
Cost: €68 (two courses)
Michelin says: “Dishes that are perfectly balanced, delicately flavoured, intelligently composed and free of superfluous frills”
Sample dish: Savory pie with mallard, foie gras, and truffle
Headline of most recent TripAdvisor review: “Lovely French cuisine with impeccable service”
Instagram: @auberge_nicolasflamel
Neighborhood: 75003
auberge.nicolas-flamel.fr
5. Restaurant Auguste
Cost: €45 (three courses)
Michelin says: “A chic and ‘classy’ space where you can enjoy judiciously modern cuisine”
Sample dish: Chicken and cockscomb with morels
Headline of most recent TripAdvisor review: “Disappointing visit”
Instagram: @gael.orieux
Neighborhood: 75007
restaurantauguste.fr
6. Automne
Cost: €60 (five courses, if we count the amuse bouche and the mignardises)
What Michelin says: “Unbeatable value for money”
Sample dish: Roast duck breast with purée of parsley roots and kalamata olives
Headline of most recent TripAdvisor review: “DESERVES ANOTHER STAR”
Instagram: @restaurant_automne
Neighborhood: 75011
automne-akishige.com
7. Baieta
Cost: €60 (three courses)
What Michelin says: “The colorful and fragrant cuisine is an ode to the Mediterranean”
Sample dish: Roast pigeon with chard and jalapenôs, and a jus de volaille reduction
Headline of most recent TripAdvisor review: “Superb modern Mediterranean food”
Instagram: @baieta_restaurant
Neighborhood: 75005
restaurant-baieta-paris.fr
8. Benoit
Cost: €42 (three courses)
Michelin says: “Proudly and heartily traditional, the recipes feature country produce that is expertly and generously cooked.”
Sample dish: Sauté de veau Marengo coquillettes
Headline of most recent TripAdvisor review: “History and personal service with okay food”
Instagram: @benoitparis_restaurant
Neighborhood: 75004
benoit-paris.com
9. Contraste
Cost: €55 (three courses)
Michelin says: “This is a place where you can savor up-to-date, flavorsome cuisine based on the finest seasonal produce.”
Sample dish: Cod with salsify (oyster plant) and licorice root
Headline of most recent TripAdvisor review: “A delicious contrast between Breton and Catalan cuisines without pretention”
Instagram: @restaurant.contraste
Neighborhood: 75008
contraste.paris
10. Fleur de Pavé
Cost: €59 (four courses)
Michelin says: “Rather than bowl us over with flashy technique, the chef seeks to lay the emphasis squarely on flavors”
Sample dish: Slow-cooked cod with cabbage and Yamashita spinach
Headline of most recent TripAdvisor review: “Disappointing”
Instagram: @restaurantfleurdepave
Neighborhood: 75002
fleurdepave.com
11. Jacques Faussat
Cost: €60 (three courses)
Michelin says: “Flavorsome cuisine made with intelligently crafted produce in a bid to nurture the flavors and aromas.”
Sample dish: Flambéed pigeon from Gers
Headline of most recent TripAdvisor review: “Food, Ambiance, Service, Value–Well Done!”
Instagram: @restaurantjacquesfaussat
Neighborhood: 75017
jacquesfaussat.com
12. L’Arcane
Cost: €65 (three courses)
Michelin says: “The time spent here over a meal, whether in the form of a surprise menu or à la carte, is always time well spent.”
Sample dish: Roasted scallops with black garlic confit and cream of parsley
Headline of most recent TripAdvisor review: “Beautiful dinner”
Instagram: @restaurantlarcane
Neighborhood: 75018
restaurantlarcane.com
13. La Condesa
Cost: €65 (three courses)
Michelin says: “Although his techniques are French, [the chef’s] culinary inspiration comes from many different cultures, including Mexico.”
Sample dish: Curried cod
Headline of most recent TripAdvisor review: “Perfection.”
Instagram: @lacondesa.paris
Neighborhood: 75009
lacondesa-paris.com
14. L’Escarbille
Cost: €51 (three courses)
Michelin says: “The ingredient-led cuisine is flawlessly cooked and precisely seasoned.”
Sample dish: Turbot with caramelized endives and a lemongrass emulsion
Headline of most recent TripAdvisor review: “A great lunch!”
Instagram: None
Neighborhood: Meudon
lescarbille.fr
15. La Scène Thélème
Cost: €68
Michelin says: “Japanese chef Yoshitaka Takayanagi and his team deliver subtle, delicate dishes with plenty of personality”
Sample dish: Carré de porcelet rôti au sautoir à la feuille de cigare
Headline of most recent TripAdvisor review: “Amazing Food”
Instagram: @lascenetheleme
Neighborhood: 75017
lascenetheleme.fr
16. Le Faham
Cost: €54 (two courses)
Michelin says: “Here the chef proposes a cuisine that abounds in vibrancy and delicacy, spicy but always subtle”
Headline of most recent TripAdvisor review: “Boring!”
Instagram: @lefaham
Neighborhood: 75017
lefaham.com
17. Le Quincangrogne
Cost: €55 (three courses)
Michelin says: “Fine and precise combinations of flavours, meticulous and well-crafted visuals”
Sample dish: Aubetin Farm pork with roasted rhubarb and a vanilla-onion soubise
Headline of most recent TripAdvisor review: “Excellent Sunday lunch”
Instagram: @le_quincangrogne
Neighborhood: Dampmart
hotel-restaurant-lequincangrogne.fr
18. Le Sergent Recruteur
Cost: €52 (three courses)
Michelin says: “The subtle dishes abound with well-defined flavors – you can sense the solid classical foundations – and linger in the memory on account of their sense of harmony.”
Sample dish: Roasted lamb grilled with beech wood, with an apple millefeuille soufflé
Headline of most recent TripAdvisor review: “Phenomenal experience”
Instagram: @lesergentrecruteurparis
Neighborhood: 75004
lesergentrecruteur.fr
19. Le Violon d’Ingres
Cost: €65 (three courses)
Michelin says: “At this luxury neo-brasserie, the duo of Alain Solivérès and Jimmy Tsaramanana celebrate the South-West of France with impressive technical skill.”
Sample dish: Free-range quail “in toadstool,” with cabbage
Headline of most recent TripAdvisor review: “Great experience”
Instagram: @violondingres_paris
Neighborhood: 75007
leviolondingres.paris
20. Louis
Cost: €51 (three courses)
Michelin says: “The food is inventive, spontaneous and attentive to market availability and seasonality.”
Sample dish: Carabineros shrimp on cacao nibs with hazelnut buter
Headline of most recent TripAdvisor review: “Horrible service”
Instagram: @louis_paris9
Neighborhood: 75009
stephanepitre.fr/restaurant-gastronomique-louis
21. Nomicos
Cost: €64 (three courses)
Michelin says: “For this bard of gastronomic tradition, who was born near Marseille and grew up in a world where bouillabaisse is king, culinary arts and techniques are first and foremost about the senses.”
Sample dish: Grilled lobster with chestnut and rosemary honey, alongside artichoke hearts
Headline of most recent TripAdvisor review: “It is not only the food that was mediocre”
Instagram: @restaurant.nomicos
Neighborhood: 75016
nomicos.fr
22. Ochre
Cost: €65 (three courses)
Michelin says: “This is vibrant, joyful and technically flawless cuisine”
Sample dish: Beef cheeks (“like a bourguignon”) with pommes soufflées
Headline of most recent TripAdvisor review: “Great choice”
Instagram: @ochre_par_baptisterenouard
Neighborhood: Rueil-Malmaison
ochre.fr
23. Oxte
Cost: €65 (three courses)
Michelin says: “This pleasant and cosy little restaurant serves delicious, contemporary Mexican-influenced cuisine.”
Sample dish: Red mullet with smoked beef tartare, on a beetroot coulis
Headline of most recent TripAdvisor review: “A Mexico inspired gem”
Instagram: @restaurantoxte
Neighborhood: 75017
restaurant-oxte.com
24. Pantagruel
Cost: €65 (three courses)
Michelin says: “[The chef] worked with a fashion designer to create this understated gourmet cocoon, both bourgeois and romantic.”
Sample dish: Scallop with sweetbread, celery, and buckwheat
Headline of most recent TripAdvisor review: “Perfect for a special occasion”
Instagram: @restaurant.pantagruel
Neighborhood: 75002
restaurant-pantagruel.com
25. Pierre Gagnaire
Cost: €65 (three courses)
Michelin says: “Pierre Gagnaire continues to finetune France’s culinary scene with his adventurous, wholehearted and excessive signature cuisine.”
Sample dish: Crab à la Nantaise, shredded cod, and wild leaves from the coasts of Le Croisic
Headline of most recent TripAdvisor review: “We need more than three stars”
Instagram: @restaurantpierregagnaire
Neighborhood: 75008
pierregagnaire-lerestaurant.com
26. Substance
Cost: €65 (three courses)
Michelin says: “Matthias Marc serves a set menu that favours short supply chains and sticks close to the seasons.”
Sample dish: Gnocchi with Morteau sausage and a scallop in yellow wine
Headline of most recent TripAdvisor review: “Exquisite”
Instagram: @substance_paris
Neighborhood: 75016
substance.paris
27. Villa9Trois
Cost: €69 (four courses)
Michelin says: “An oasis of greenery in Paris’s urbanised suburbs.”
Sample dish: Blue Breton lobster in a sauce mafé
Headline of most recent TripAdvisor review: “BEST EXPERIENCE”
Instagram: @villa9trois
Neighborhood: Montreuil
villa9trois.com
28. Yoshinori
Cost: €68 (four courses)
Michelin says: “This place is a rare gem among the usual eateries.”
Sample dish: Hay-smoked amberjack with fermented rhubarb, avocado sorrel, and a cucumber vinaigrette with marigold oil
Headline of most recent TripAdvisor review: “Worst Michelin star ever – long wait between courses, no airconditioning and poor service recovery”
Instagram: @yoshinorirestaurant
Neighborhood: 75006
yoshinori-paris.com
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