You’ll want to book ahead to secure a table at this
super-popular local spot run by Mikaela Liaroutsos, a young chef of
Greek origin. It’s just been awarded Bib Gourmand designation, but
Parisians were stopping by long before the Michelin man showed his
face. The menu, consisting of smaller sharing plates, puts the
focus on exquisite Hellenic ingredients like feta, olives and
roasted veggies accompanied by traditional breads and pastries. If
you can’t get a table here, head over to étsi’s recently opened
second outpost, also in the 18th arrondissement, on Rue du
Ruisseau.

Set in a bright, airy, three-storey building in the Château
Rouge/Goutte d’Or neighbourhood, the 2022-opened Doublevie is a
great place for a night out with a group, thanks to the enticing
selection of sharing plates served from the open kitchen and the
restaurant’s retro-party playlist. The Mediterranean-influenced
menu is geniusly built around different artisanal olive oils from
across Europe, each represented on the menu with a different
symbol. Our order? The honey-doused saganaki cheese, and decadent
stuffed aubergine.

Small but perfectly formed, this hip but hearty, teeny-weeny
bistro is located behind the hill of Montmartre in the village-y
Lamarck/Jules Joffrin neighbourhood. The eponymous Val is Corsican
by birth and Parisian by adoption. In tandem with her chef, she
serves up a changing seasonal menu of tasty delights, like grilled
sardines and oeuf cocotte (baked eggs), plus excellent desserts. A
small selection of natural wines finishes the offering.