L'Envue, 39 rue Boissy d'Anglas.

A slightly crazy, bohemian place near Place de Madeline, warmly recommended as a fun place to eat. The food's usually good, and always presented with flair and sparkle.

For more details see their website,1 or Google Maps.2

Last visited December 2008.

Au Virage Lepic, 61 Rue Lepic.

A fine bistro in Montmartre. There's little more to be said: take an appetite and enthusiasm for good food, and you'll come away delightfully sated.

For more details call them on 01 42 52 46 79, or see Google Maps.3

Last visited December 2008.

L'atome Caf{'e}, 29 Boulevard de Grenelle.

There are times in life when all one really wants is a decent confit de canard, and I warmly recommend this place for such times.

For more details see Google Maps.4

Last visited November 2009.

Ze Kitchen Galerie, 4, Rue des Grands Augustins.

A fine modern restaurant next door to Les Bouqanistes, which I also recommend.

It's always nice to find a new restaurant which breaks free from convention, and relies on the chef to combine fine ingredients in unusual ways. By and large, Ze Kitchen Galerie succeeds. Their dishes don't have that sense of being obviously right—but only after you've tried them—but there's clearly thought and talent of high-order at work.

For more details see their website5, or Google Maps.6

Last visited November 2009.