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Best Brasseries and Bouillons in Paris

Best brasseries and bouillons in Paris for steak frites, French onion soup, Art Nouveau rooms, boulevard classics, and traditional dining.

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Best Brasseries and Bouillons in Paris

Guide: Brasseries and Bouillon Classics

Brasseries and bouillons are the Paris meal format for steak frites, French onion soup, duck, cassoulet, and rooms with real civic memory.

  • Bouillon Chartier Grands BoulevardsBouillon Chartier Grands Boulevards is the historic bouillon for French onion soup, steak frites, and a room that turns efficiency into theatre. It is useful when a traditional Paris meal should be affordable, central, and lively.
  • Brasserie LippBrasserie Lipp is a polished Saint-Germain institution serving Alsatian-leaning classics in a literary boulevard room that remains part of the city's dining memory.
  • Bouillon RacineBouillon Racine brings Art Nouveau detail and classic comfort to the Latin Quarter, making it a good brasserie-style stop near Odeon, Cluny, and the Sorbonne.
  • La Fontaine de MarsLa Fontaine de Mars is the Rue Saint-Dominique classic for duck, cassoulet, steak, and a room that still works as neighborhood dining despite its Eiffel-side address.
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