L'Arpège – earned one star in the Michelin Guide in its first year, and earned two soon thereafter. It earned three Michelin stars in 1996, which it has maintained since.[2][3]
Le Cinq – opened in 2001 to much fanfare and rapidly achieved 1, 2, then 3 Michelin Red Guide stars under the direction of chef Philippe Legendre before being demoted to 2 stars.[5]
Le Grand Véfour – opened in the arcades of the Palais-Royal in 1784 by Antoine Aubertot, as the Café de Chartres,.[7] When it lost one of its three Michelin stars[8] under the régime of Guy Martin for the Taittinger Group, it was headline news.[9]
La Tour d'Argent – historic restaurant in Paris that has a rating of one star from the Guide Michelin.[10]
Lapérouse – established in 1766,[11] the restaurant was awarded the prestigious 3 Michelin stars between 1933 and 1968, although it was briefly 2 stars from 1949 to 1951.
Polidor – historic restaurant in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, its predecessor was founded in 1845,[12] and it has had its present name since the beginning of the 20th century.
Boughnat – term for a person who moved from rural France to Paris, that was later expanded in meaning to include the sense of Parisian cafés owned by bougnats, which would both sell drinks and deliver coal.
