Septime, 11th Arrondissement
Bertrand Grébaut's Septime on Rue de Charonne has spent over a decade as the benchmark for modern Parisian cooking — seasonal, ingredient-obsessed and served in a stripped-back dining room that feels like a very stylish friend's kitchen.
The Food Philosophy
The menu changes daily based on what arrives from Septime's network of small farmers and fishers. Expect dishes like aged Comté gnocchi with wild garlic, or line-caught mackerel with fermented cucumber — precise, unfussy cooking that lets extraordinary ingredients speak.
Portions are generous by tasting-menu standards, and the natural wine list (curated by sommelier Théo Pourriat) is one of the most exciting in the city, heavy on Loire and Jura producers most Parisians haven't heard of.
How to Get a Table
Septime is famously hard to book — reservations open online exactly three weeks in advance at 09:00 Paris time and typically sell out within minutes. Set a calendar alarm and be on the website at 08:59.
If you miss a reservation, try Septime La Cave, the wine bar around the corner on Rue Basfroi, which takes walk-ins and serves small plates and exceptional bottles by the glass from 17:00 Tuesday to Saturday.
The Neighbourhood Around It
Rue de Charonne and the surrounding streets of the 11th form one of Paris's most compelling dining corridors. Within five minutes' walk you'll find Clamato (Septime's raw bar sibling, no reservations), the excellent Yard wine bar and the cult bakery Du Pain et des Idées on nearby Canal Saint-Martin.
After dinner, the bars of Oberkampf and Rue de la Roquette are a short walk north — this is the Paris that young Parisians actually inhabit.
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