Leaving the Eiffel tower and Champ de Mars behind as you're moving towards Invalides, you'll find a number of great restaurants. La Fontaine de Mars is a sure thing. Everything comes in the traditional way, the menu, the waiters, the servings as well as the interior. The servings are nicely done. Not more, not less. A good, safe bet. One downside, the selection of wine is somewhat disappointing.
Fish la boisonnerie
A cosy wine bar and bistro in the latin quarter. A somewhat modern kitchen, generally without attempting some of the more advanced neo-bistrot features. It is simple and decent. As the names suggests, the menu emphasises fish and seafood. Fish is also a wine bar and serves a number of very acceptable wines by the glass. The mix of customers is funny, although the anglo-saxon origins of the two patrons, particularly seems to attract English speaking ex-pats and tourists.
Claude Colliot
A somewhat fancy place, yet a very good address in the heart of Marais, not far away from the market place. With an upscale kitchen, serving interesting, innovative and seasonal French food, this place is good. For example, the open sea oyster sorbet was at the same time delicate, funny and tasty. The wines are excellent and the staff is very warm and accommodating.
Chateaubriand
An unusually good place. The style and ambiance is cool, so is the staff. Yet still knowledgable and able to make you feel good. For 55 euros you will get more than 9 highly innovative dishes of the highest quality created with no faults. It's a must do. The kitchen is basque inspired, and the food is light and elegant. The wines are creative (even a bit too creative at times, the thing with the craving for natural wine...) and most often very well selected. Be clear about your wine preferences in order to let all your wishes come true. They most likely will...
De la Ville
If you happen to get back late from work and live in the area, De la Ville excels having an open kitchen until 1 am, which is rare in Paris. The food is decent and not too pricy, but gastronomic experiences should be searched for elsewhere. However, the place holds other values. It is particularly charming in the weekend when it is crowded, and the classic interior with its large halls and mirrors is reminiscence of another time. In the weekend evenings, the place turns into a more club'ish kind of place, with cocktails and dj's.
La table d'Eugene
Moving up North of the Grand Boulevards, even beyond Sacre Coeur and Montmartre, you will find the old 18th, what some people would clim is the only remaining parts of the real, old Paris. This small restaurant/bistrot, has an appetizing menu, served extraordinarily well. The place is small, but cosy; and the couple running it will most certainly take good care of you. The wine selection is equally good and very well priced. It's very simple: It's a good address.
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