Travel 2 minutes 11 March 2026

France’s Best Affordable Restaurants: 75 MICHELIN-Approved Tables for 2026

From Paris to France's remote villages, these 75 newly added affordable restaurants bring gourmet quality to diners at accessible prices, pushing the number of our Bib Gourmand tables across France to 430.

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From Paris to the villages of Provence, 75 new Bib Gourmand spots join our MICHELIN Guide list of the best affordable restaurants in France. Blending convivial atmospheres, careful cooking and fair prices, the 2026 selection now counts 430 Bib Gourmand restaurants nationwide.

This year’s selection highlights four regions in particular (scroll below to see the full list):

  • Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes with 15 new tables sprinkled between mountains and sea.
  • Occitania with nine new spots including around the Lot.
  • Nouvelle-Aquitaine with 11 new restaurants located from tiny mountainside villages to the shores of the Atlantic.
  • Île-de-France with 12 new tables in Paris and its suburbs.
Owners of Tribu restaurant Émilie and Mathieu Desmarest. © Diane Barbier/Bonnie, ©Clément Puig/Tribu
Owners of Tribu restaurant Émilie and Mathieu Desmarest. © Diane Barbier/Bonnie, ©Clément Puig/Tribu

 The New Affordable Restaurants in France (Bib Gourmands)


Auvergne–Rhône-Alpes
Burgundy–Franche-Comté
Brittany
Grand Est
Hauts-de-France
Île-de-France
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Normandy
Pays de la Loire
Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur
Occitania
Inside affordable restaurant Farouche restaurant and a ramen at Kodawari Ramen in Paris. © Farouche, © Kodawari Ramen
Inside affordable restaurant Farouche restaurant and a ramen at Kodawari Ramen in Paris. © Farouche, © Kodawari Ramen

Auvergne–Rhône-Alpes

Bourg-en-Bresse (01): Agave
Saint-Péray (07): Barr Avel
Megève (74): Breizh Café Megève
Nâves-Parmelan (74): Le Café de la Poste
Chasse-sur-Rhône (38): Les Nymphéas
La Tronche (38): La Petite Chartreuse
Chamalières (63): Le Welcome
Clermont-Ferrand (63): Il Visconti
Curis-au-Mont-d'Or (69): L'Épicurieux chez Luc
Lyon (69): Accentué
Lyon (69): Cinq Mains
Lyon (69): La Meunière
Lyon (69): La Virée
Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or (69): L'Éclat de Pierre
Beaufort (73): Les 9 névés

Burgundy–Franche-Comté

Arc-et-Senans (25): Vertfeuille
Santenay (21): L'Ouillette
Dole (39): La Bagatelle

Inside Bib Gourmand restaurant Le Café de la Poste and a dessert at Maison Brume. © Le Café de la Poste, © Maison Brume
Inside Bib Gourmand restaurant Le Café de la Poste and a dessert at Maison Brume. © Le Café de la Poste, © Maison Brume

Brittany

Hillion (22): Le Bon Abri
Pont-Croix (29): Glaz
Quédillac (35): Le Relais de la Rance
Guer (56): Bistrot de la Maison Tiegezh
Vannes (56): Ryoko - Comptoir à ramen

Grand Est

Strasbourg (67): Au Coin des Pucelles
Malroy (57): Aux 3 Capitaines

Hauts-de-France

Dunkerque (59): Renée
Illies (59): L'Épicurieux
Saint-André-lez-Lille (59): Le Mana
Lamorlaye (60): Charnu
Sailly-sur-la-Lys (62): La Conciergerie
Wierre-Effroy (62): La Ferme du Vert

Île-de-France

La Garenne-Colombes (92): Tata Yoyo
Montrouge (92): Farouche
Nanterre (92): Cabane
Paris 6th: Kodawari Ramen - Yokochō
Paris 9th: Adami
Paris 9th: Le Coucou
Paris 9th: Le Savarin
Paris 11th: Épopée
Paris 11th: Jip
Paris 11th: Lissit
Paris 14th: Le Cornichon
Paris 17th: À L'Improviste

Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Jarnac-Champagne (17): Le Coude à Coude
Royan (17): Rafales
Saintes (17): Le Parvis
Bar (19): L'Épicurieux
Saint-Robert (19): Monsieur Robert
Conne-de-Labarde (24): Maison Wessman par Thierry Marx
Bordeaux (33): Sens
Bordeaux (33): Mets Mots
Sauternes (33): La Chapelle de Guiraud
Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (87): L'Attanum
Meilhan-sur-Garonne (47): Chez Pierrette

Seared duck at Monsieur Robert restaurant and the interiors of Rafales. © Monsieur Robert, © Rafales
Seared duck at Monsieur Robert restaurant and the interiors of Rafales. © Monsieur Robert, © Rafales

Normandy

Barneville-Carteret (50): Le Restaurant des Isles
Blainville-sur-Mer (50): L'Athome

Pays de la Loire

Nantes (44): P'tite Pomme
La Baule (44): Bris'Art Culinaire
La Chaize-Giraud (85): Maison Brume
Les Sables-d'Olonne (85): Alice, le bistrot - Manoir de la Mortière

Dishes from Les 9 névés and the cozy bistro interiors of Accentué. © enjoytrip/Les 9 névés, © Justine.Nerini/Accentué
Dishes from Les 9 névés and the cozy bistro interiors of Accentué. © enjoytrip/Les 9 névés, © Justine.Nerini/Accentué

Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur

Manosque (04): Chez Bastien
Menton (06): L'Orangerie
Nice (06): Café des Musiciens
Marseille (13): Prosper
Le Monêtier-les-Bains (05): 16âme
Toulon (83): Le Pastel

Occitania

Conques-en-Rouergue (12): Bistrot le Héron
Roquemaure (30): Tribu
L'Isle-Jourdain (32): L'Échappée Belle
Cahors (46): Bonnie
Cajarc (46): Jeu de Quilles
Gourdon (46): Delicatessens
Puy-L'Évêque (46): Les Dodus
Saint-Céré (46): Philia
Perpignan (66): Lazare Escarguel

Hero Image: Inside one of France's best affordable restaurants, La Meunière in Lyon, and a shellfish dish from Cabane. © Agence Camille Carlier - Alexandra Battut/La Meunière, © Anaïs BURY/Cabane

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