Le Grand Vefour

Le Grand Vefour claims the longest culinary legacy in Paris, surviving since 1784 under the arcades of the Palais-Royal, 20% older than any other restaurant on this list. Chef Guy Martin earned 2 Michelin stars here, crafting dishes like Bresse chicken with morels for €260, a price that's cheaper than the typical rival of its historic caliber. Napoleon and Victor Hugo dined amid gilded mirrors that are now classified historic monuments, a setting Arpege's modernist interior can't match.