Le Grand Véfour

18th-century grand dining room under the Palais-Royal

⚠ Fine dining, book ahead

Budget: €100+ pp
Address: 17 Rue de Beaujolais, 1st arr.

Open a door in the corner of the Palais-Royal arcades and you step into a room of gilded mirrors and painted ceilings, an institution of Paris dining since the 18th century. The menu is mostly a la carte, with starters around €29-39 and mains around €34-68 in one listing. It is not cheap, so treat it as a special-occasion room.