The City of Lights is synonymous to the venerable capital of gastronomy.

The City of Lights is synonymous to the venerable capital of gastronomy.

People eating on the run break the sacred activity that is undertaken with a certain amount of solemnity at the table. Most of the restaurants in Paris used to mean three courses in a meal.


Check out these restaurants in Paris that will surely inject cravings to your bellies, with cuisines specially prepared by world- renowned chefs.

It has different international themes that will definitely allow all the other senses to function.

Bistrot Cote Mer (French)

One of the restaurants in Paris that will make you want for a fish feast.
Its blue façade, stone walls and marble- topped tables combine Parisian and seaside style. Menu is equally eclectic, hopping from the classic to the more inventive dishes. The dining room can get a bit noisy when full. In the summertime, terrace is more peaceful, albeit on a busy boulevard.


Chez Marianne (Middle Eastern)

You’ll never get lost heading to this bistro because you will see the the line of people reading the bits of wisdom and poetry painted across her windows. They serve the finest hummus, fried eggplant and chopped liver accompanied with just a cheap wine. Their sampler platter lets you try four to six items, even the smallest makes a filling banquet.

Fogon St- Julien (Spanish)

A formal restaurant painted in a yellow sunny color is a source for superb Hispanic dishes and unusual wines to match. The seasonal all-tapas menu is tempting at EUR36 per person, but that would mean missing out on what must be the city's finest paella at EUR18 per person. Then finish it up with the custardy crème Catalan accompanied by a glass of muscatel.

Kastoori (Indian)
One of the restaurants in Paris that offers an equally relaxing feel on a rainy with the modest dining room draped with Hindi fabrics. They also offer a tremendous value on meals where lunch is with thali platters or silver trays bearing curried meat (chicken or lamb), vegetables or saffron rice.

Le Martel (African)

This crowded and smoky bistro has a wide array of clientele of fashion designers, photographers, models and media folk. Everybody digs into a mix of French standbys such as artichokes and vinaigrette. They offer exotic fare like lamb tangine with almonds, prunes, and dried apricots.

Sardegna A Tavola (Italian)

This is one of the restaurants in Paris where you cannot help but look at the ceiling because braids of garlic and cured hams are being hanged. Their dishes are listed in Sardinian with French translations, of course. They offer the best clams in spicy broth with tiny pasta and the orange- scented Dublin Bay prawns with tagliatelle.

Bon appètit...)mon ami.