# List of French restaurants

This is a list of notable French restaurants. French cuisine consists of cooking traditions and practices from France, 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 UNESCO to its lists of the world's "intangible cultural heritage".

## Notable French restaurants

* Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester, London
* Alo, Toronto
* Alobar Yorkville, Toronto
* Les Amis, Singapore
* Arpège, Paris, France
* L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon
** L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon (Bangkok)
** L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon (London)
* Aubergine, London
* Bagatelle, Oslo, Norway
* Berowra Waters Inn, New South Wales, Australia
* Bistro 990, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
* Café des Artistes, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
* Café Rouge
* Café Royal, London
* Caprice, Hong Kong
* Chez Bruce, London
* Chez Dominique, Helsinki, Finland
* Les Créations de Narisawa, Tokyo, Japan
* L'Escargot, London
* La Ferme de Mon Père
* Fitzgerald, Rotterdam, Netherlands
* La Folie, San Francisco
* Fouquet's, Paris
* Gaddi's, Hong Kong
* Galvin at Windows, London
* Le Gavroche
* Green Tangerine, Hanoi
* La Grenouille
* Hexagon, Canada
* Jean-Georges
* Jeune et Jolie
* Locke-Ober
* Lumière
* Lutèce
* La Madeleine
* Maison Novelli
* Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons
* Mas
* Masa's Wine Bar & Kitchen
* Maxim's Paris
* Mimi's Cafe
* Mr & Mrs Bund, Shanghai, China
* L'Opéra restaurant
* OD Urla
* Ortolan, Los Angeles
* Le Papillon
* Per Se
* Philippe's
* Pied à Terre
* Pierre
* Restaurant André
* The Restaurant Marco Pierre White
* Rhubarb Le Restaurant
* RIA
* Roussillon
* Seinpost
* Sketch
* St. Lawrence
* Sud 777, Mexico City
* La Société
* La Tante Claire
* Teruar Urla
* Tom Aikens
* Trois Mec
* Tru

### United States

Notable French restaurants in the United States include:
* Alex, Las Vegas, Nevada
* An Xuyên Bakery, Portland, Oregon
* Apéro, Washington, D.C.
* Atelier Crenn, San Francisco, California
* Aviary, Portland, Oregon
* L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon, Miami, Florida
* Balthazar, New York City
* Bastide, West Hollywood, California
* La Bastide by Andrea Calstier
* Baumé, Palo Alto, California
* Beast, Portland, Oregon
* Bell's, Los Alamos, California
* Benno, New York City
* La Bise, Washington, D.C.
* Bistro Agnes, Portland, Oregon
* Bistro Jeanty, Yountville, California
* Bouchon
* Bouley, New York City
* Brasserie Julien, New York City
* Brasserie Montmartre, Portland, Oregon
* Broussard's, New Orleans
* Café Boulud, New York City
* Cafe Campagne, Seattle, Washington
* Cafe Chambord
* Café des Artistes, New York City
* Canard, Portland, Oregon
* Chez Machin, Portland, Oregon
* Chez Paul, Chicago, Illinois
* Citrin, Santa Monica, California
* Coquine, Portland, Oregon
* Corton, New York City
* Daniel, New York City
* Elephant Walk, Massachusetts
* Eleven Madison Park, New York City
* Essential by Christophe, New York City
* Everest, Chicago
* Fenouil, Portland, Oregon
* Fleur de Lys
* Le Fournil, Seattle
* Frevo, New York City
* Galatoire's, New Orleans, Louisiana
* La Goulue, New York City
* Hamersley's Bistro, Boston
* Heavenly Creatures, Portland, Oregon
* Knife Pleat, Costa Mesa, California
* L'Espalier, Boston, Massachusetts
* Le Cirque, New York City
* Le Happy, Portland, Oregon
* Le Panier, Seattle
* La Parisienne French Bakery, Seattle
* Le Bec-Fin, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Le Bernardin, New York City
* La Côte Basque, New York City
* Joël Robuchon, Las Vegas
* Little Bird Bistro, Portland, Oregon
* Loulay, Seattle
* Lutèce, Las Vegas
* MaMou, New Orleans
* Marmite, Seattle
* Mas, New York City
* Maurice, Portland, Oregon
* Mélisse, Santa Monica, California
* My Loup, Philadelphia
* One If By Land, Two If By Sea Restaurant, New York City
* L'Orange, Portland, Oregon
* Pasjoli, Santa Monica
* Le Pavillon
* Le Pichet, Seattle
* La Provence and Petite Provence
* Le Pigeon, Portland, Oregon
* Red Cow, Seattle
* Restaurant Yuu, New York City
* St. Honoré Boulangerie
* St. Jack, Portland, Oregon
* Taix, Los Angeles