This is a list of notable French restaurants.

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traditions and practices from

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, famous for the rich tastes and subtle nuances with long and rich history. France, a country famous for its agriculture and independently minded peasants, was long a creative powerbase for delicious recipes, that are both healthy and refined. Knowledge of French cooking has contributed significantly to Western cuisines and its criteria are used widely in Western cookery school boards and culinary education. In November 2010, French gastronomy was added by the

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French restaurants

Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester is a restaurant located in The Dorchester, Park Lane, London. It is one of over 25 restaurants operated by French-born chef Alain Ducasse. The Executive Chef is Jean-Philippe Blondet, who followed on for Chef ...

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* Les Amis * An Xuyên Bakery *

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, Portland, Oregon * L'Arpège *

Atelier Crenn Atelier Crenn is a French restaurant in the Cow Hollow neighborhood in San Francisco, California. Opened in 2011 by Dominique Crenn and Juan Contreras, the restaurant became the seventh restaurant in San Francisco Bay Area to be awarded three Mi ...

L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon is the name of French gourmet restaurants, located worldwide, owned by chef Joël Robuchon. The restaurants serve French haute cuisine in a stylized environment. Many of the seats are arranged to overlook the meal pr ...

* L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon (Bangkok) *

L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon (London) ''L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon'' was a Michelin-starred restaurant in West Street, Covent Garden, in the City of Westminster, London. The restaurant spanned three floors, with the counter on the ground floor, the tables and restaurant on the fi ...

Aubergine Eggplant ( US, Canada), aubergine ( UK, Ireland) or brinjal (Indian subcontinent, Singapore, Malaysia, South Africa) is a plant species in the nightshade family Solanaceae. ''Solanum melongena'' is grown worldwide for its edible fruit. Mos ...

Bagatelle restaurant Bagatelle was a gourmet restaurant in the borough Frogner in Oslo, Norway. Until 2012, it was the only Norwegian restaurant that has held two stars in the Michelin guide The Michelin Guides ( ) are a series of guide books that have been publis ...

* Balthazar * Baumé Restaurant * Beast, Portland, Oregon * Le Bec-Fin *

Le Bernardin Le Bernardin is a French seafood restaurant in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Gilbert Le Coze and his sister Maguy Le Coze started the restaurant in Paris in 1972, where it was called Les Moines de St. Bernardin. They restarted the resta ...

Berowra Waters Inn Berowra Waters Inn is a restaurant, owned and run by Head Chef Brian Geraghty, located at Berowra Waters along Berowra Creek (a tributary of the Hawkesbury River), near Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, 50 minutes from downtown Sydney, Austra ...

* Bistro 990 *

Bistro Agnes Bistro Agnes was a French restaurant in Portland, Oregon, in the United States. Owned by chefs Greg Denton and Gabrielle Quiñónez Denton, the bistro opened in January 2018 and garnered a positive reception. ''The Oregonian'' and the ''Portland ...

* Bistro Moncur *

Bouchon A bouchon is a type of restaurant found in Lyon, France, that serves traditional Lyonnaise cuisine, such as sausages, coq-au-vin, "salade lyonnaise" duck pâté or roast pork. Compared to other forms of French cooking such as ''nouvelle cuisi ...

Bouley Bouley was a contemporary French restaurant located at 163 Duane Street (between Greenwich Street and Hudson Street), in Tribeca in Manhattan, in New York City. The high-profile four-star chef David Bouley was its owner and chef. It initiall ...

Brasserie Julien Brasserie Julien was a brasserie-style French cuisine restaurant located at 1422 Third Avenue (between East 80th Street and East 81st Street) on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City,Steinberg, Jon"Brasserie Julien" ''New York''. Retr ...

* Brasserie Montmartre, Portland, Oregon, U.S. * Broussard's *

Café Boulud Café Boulud is a French restaurant located at 20 East 76th Street (between Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue), inside the Surrey Hotel, on the Upper East Side in Manhattan, in New York City. It is owned by French celebrity chef and restaurateur D ...

Cafe Campagne Cafe Campagne is a Black-owned French restaurant on Post Alley in Seattle's Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington. Daisley Gordon is the owner. The menu has included asparagus salad, brioche french toast, pan-roasted chicken, oeuf ...

, Seattle * Cafe Chambord *

Café des Artistes Café des Artistes was a fine restaurant at 1 West 67th Street in Manhattan. New York City. It was owned by George Lang, who closed the restaurant in early August 2009 and announced later that month that the restaurant would remain closed per ...

* Café des Artistes (Puerto Vallarta), Mexico * Cafe Nell, Portland, Oregon, U.S. *

Café Rouge Café Rouge is a French-styled restaurant chain, with 30 sites across the United Kingdom. Café Rouge is part of a bigger restaurant network owned by Casual Dining Group. History Café Rouge was founded by Roger Myers and Karen Jones, in ...

Café Royal A coffeehouse, coffee shop, or café is an establishment that primarily serves coffee of various types, notably espresso, latte, and cappuccino. Some coffeehouses may serve cold drinks, such as iced coffee and iced tea, as well as other non-caf ...

* Canard, Portland, Oregon, U.S. *

Caprice Caprice, from the Italian ''capriccio'', may refer to: Art and entertainment * ''Caprice'' (1913 film), a film starring Mary Pickford * ''Caprices'' (film), a 1942 French comedy film * ''Caprice'' (1967 film), a film starring Richard Harris ...

Carlyle Restaurant The Carlyle Restaurant, formerly Dumonet at the Carlyle, is a Contemporary American cuisine restaurant located at 35 East 76th Street (at Madison Ave), in the back of the Carlyle Hotel, on the Upper East Side in Manhattan, in New York City. It ...

Alain Chapel Alain Chapel (; 30 December 1937 – 10 July 1990) was a French chef, credited with being one of the originators of Nouvelle Cuisine. He earned three Michelin stars. Early life Chapel was born in Lyon, the son of Maître d' Charles and his wif ...

Chez Bruce Chez Bruce is a restaurant located at 2 Bellevue Road in Wandsworth, London, England. History The restaurant was opened in February 1995 by Bruce Poole and his business partner Nigel Platts-Martin, a proprietor of several other Michelin Guid ...

Chez Dominique Chez Dominique was a restaurant in Helsinki, Finland. The chef and owner was Hans Välimäki. The restaurant was located at Rikhardinkatu 4, and seated 50 people. The restaurant closed in October 2013. Cuisine Chez Dominique balanced between ...

* Chez Paul *

Le Cirque Le Cirque is a French restaurant that has had several locations throughout the New York City borough of Manhattan for more than forty years. It is currently closed, with its future status unknown. New York City history Le Cirque was establish ...

* Coquine, Portland, Oregon, U.S. * Corton *

La Côte Basque La Côte Basque was a New York City restaurant. It opened in the late 1950s and operated until it closed on March 7, 2004. In business for 45 years, upon its closing ''The New York Times'' called it a "former high-society temple of French cuisine ...

L'Entrecôte Around the world, many restaurants featuring steak dishes use the word ''entrecôte'' as their name or part of their name. In particular, the name L'Entrecôte has come to identify three groups of restaurants owned by two sisters and one brother ...

* L'Espalier *

L'Express ''L'Express'' () is a French weekly news magazine headquartered in Paris. The weekly stands at the political centre in the French media landscape, and has a lifestyle supplement, ''L'Express Styles'', and a job supplement, ''Réussir''. History ...

* Les Créations de Narisawa *

Daniel Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength" ...

Eleven Madison Park __NOTOC__ Eleven Madison Park is a New American fine dining restaurant located inside the Metropolitan Life North Building at 11 Madison Avenue in the Flatiron District of Manhattan, New York City. It has retained 3 Michelin stars since 2012 ...

L'Escargot (restaurant) L'Escargot is London's oldest French restaurant, and is also one of the city's oldest restaurants. It is housed in a Georgian townhouse on Greek Street, in the heart of the Soho district. The building, which dates from 1741, was previously the p ...

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* Fenouil, Portland, Oregon, U.S. * La Ferme de Mon Père *

Fleur de Lys The fleur-de-lis, also spelled fleur-de-lys (plural ''fleurs-de-lis'' or ''fleurs-de-lys''), is a lily (in French, and mean 'flower' and 'lily' respectively) that is used as a decorative design or symbol. The fleur-de-lis has been used in the ...

Fouquet's Fouquet's Paris is a historic high-end brasserie restaurant in Paris, France. It is located at 99 Avenue des Champs-Élysées and is part of Hotel Barrière Le Fouquet's Paris. The menu, designed in collaboration with Chef Pierre Gagnaire, con ...

* Frog & Snail, Portland, Oregon, U.S. *

Gaddi's Gaddi's is a French haute cuisine restaurant situated in The Peninsula Hong Kong hotel. It was opened in 1953 and named after a former general manager of The Peninsula, Leo Gaddi. The current executive chef, chef de cuisine is Rémi Van Peteghe ...

* Galatoire's * Galvin at Windows *

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* Le Happy, Portland, Oregon, U.S. *

Le Gavroche Le Gavroche (''The Urchin'') is a restaurant at 43 Upper Brook Street in Mayfair, London. It was opened in 1967 by Michel and Albert Roux at 61 Lower Sloane Street, its premises until 1981. Albert's son Michel Roux Jr is the current chef pat ...

* La Grenouille * Jean-Georges * Jeune et Jolie *

Joël Robuchon Joël Robuchon (, 7 April 1945 – 6 August 2018) was a French chef and restaurateur. He was named "Chef of the Century" by the guide Gault Millau in 1989, and awarded the Meilleur Ouvrier de France (France's best worker) in cuisine in 1976. ...

, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. * Little Bird Bistro, Portland, Oregon, U.S. *

Locke-Ober Locke-Ober (–2012) was the fourth-oldest restaurant in Boston, Massachusetts, after the Union Oyster House (1826), Durgin-Park (1827), and the Jacob Wirth Restaurant (1868). Locke-Ober featured French cuisine and seafood. History The Greek Re ...

* Lumière * Lutèce * Lutèce, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. * La Madeleine * Maison Novelli * Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons * Mas *

Masa's Wine Bar & Kitchen Masa's Wine Bar & Kitchen (also known as Masa's Restaurant or Masa's) was a new French restaurant located in San Francisco, California, in the United States. Background Masa's was opened in July 1983 by chef Masataka Kobayashi. The restauran ...

Maurice Maurice may refer to: People * Saint Maurice (died 287), Roman legionary and Christian martyr * Maurice (emperor) or Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539–602), Byzantine emperor *Maurice (bishop of London) (died 1107), Lord Chancellor and ...

, Portland, Oregon, U.S. *

Maxim's Paris Maxim's is a restaurant in Paris, France, located at No. 3 rue Royale in the 8th . It is known for its Art Nouveau interior decor. In the mid 20th century Maxim's was regarded as the most famous restaurant in the world. History Early histor ...

Mimi's Cafe Mimi's Bistro + Bakery (formerly Mimi's Café) is an American restaurant chain with 46 locations in 12 states. Originally headquartered in Tustin, California, its headquarters moved to Dallas, Texas in 2014 after 36 years in California. It serve ...

Mr & Mrs Bund Mr & Mrs Bund is a French restaurant by chef Paul Pairet in Shanghai's Chartered Bank Building, in China. Frommer's has rated the restaurant 2 out of 3 stars. File:The Bund - Shanghai, China (9065443705).jpg File:Chartered Bank Building The Bu ...

, Shanghai, China *

One If By Land, Two If By Sea Restaurant One If By Land, Two If By Sea is a fine dining restaurant located at 17 Barrow Street (between Seventh Avenue South and West 4th Street) in the West Village of the New York City Manhattan borough. Reviews and reception In 2013, Zagat gave it a ...

* L'Opéra restaurant *

Le Panier Le Panier is a bakery and pasty shop at Seattle's Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington. The business was established in 1983. Description The French bakery, located at Pike Place Market in Seattle's Central Waterfront district, h ...

, Seattle * Le Papillon *

La Parisienne French Bakery La Parisienne French Bakery is a French bakery in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood, in the U.S. state of Washington. Owned by the Morin family, the business has also operated an outpost in Bellevue. Description La Parisienne is a traditional Fr ...

, Seattle *

Pâtisserie A () is a type of Italian, French or Belgian bakery that specializes in pastries and sweets, as well as a term for such food items. In some countries, it is a legally controlled title that may only be used by bakeries that employ a licensed ...

* Le Pavillon *

Per Se Per se may refer to: * ''per se'', a Latin phrase meaning "by itself" or "in itself". * Illegal ''per se'', the legal usage in criminal and antitrust law * Negligence ''per se'', legal use in tort law *Per Se (restaurant) Per Se is a New Ameri ...

Philippe's Philippe's, or "Philippe the Original" ( ) is a restaurant located in downtown Los Angeles, California. The restaurant is well known for continuously operating since 1908, making it one of the oldest restaurants in Los Angeles. It is also reno ...

* Le Pichet, Seattle * Pied à Terre *

Pierre Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...

Le Pigeon Le Pigeon is a French bistro in Portland, Oregon's Buckman neighborhood, in the United States. Chef Gabriel Rucker opened the restaurant in 2006 at age 25. See also * Canard (restaurant) * James Beard Foundation Award: 2010s * List of French ...

, Portland, Oregon, U.S. * Red Cow, Seattle, Washington, U.S. * Restaurant André *

The Restaurant Marco Pierre White The Restaurant Marco Pierre White, also known as The Restaurant, Restaurant Marco Pierre White and later Oak Room Marco Pierre White, was a restaurant run by chef proprietor Marco Pierre White. The Restaurant was opened at the Hyde Park Hotel, ...

Rhubarb Le Restaurant Rhubarb Le Restaurant is a restaurant in Singapore serving French cuisine and wine. The restaurant is a joint venture between manager Jerome Desfonds and chef de cuisine Paul Longworth. The restaurant has been featured in various local publicat ...

RIA A ria (; gl, ría) is a coastal inlet formed by the partial submergence of an unglaciated river valley. It is a drowned river valley that remains open to the sea. Definitions Typically rias have a dendritic, treelike outline although they ca ...

Roussillon Roussillon ( , , ; ca, Rosselló ; oc, Rosselhon ) is a historical province of France that largely corresponded to the County of Roussillon and part of the County of Cerdagne of the former Principality of Catalonia. It is part of the reg ...

* Seinpost * Sketch * St. Jack, Portland, Oregon, U.S. *

St. Lawrence Saint Lawrence or Laurence ( la, Laurentius, lit. " laurelled"; 31 December AD 225 – 10 August 258) was one of the seven deacons of the city of Rome under Pope Sixtus II who were martyred in the persecution of the Christians that the Roma ...

* La Société *

La Tante Claire La Tante Claire (''The Aunt Claire'') was a restaurant in Chelsea, London, which opened in 1977 and 1998. Owned and operated by Pierre Koffmann, it gained three Michelin stars in 1983, and held all three until the restaurant moved premises in 199 ...

Tom Aikens Tom Aikens (born 1970), also named Tom Aitkens, is an English Michelin-starred chef. Aikens briefly worked for chefs in London and Paris restaurants. Under his tenure from 1996 to 1999 as head chef and then chef patron, Pied à Terre earned it ...

* Trois Mec * Tru

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