This is a list of notable French restaurants . French cuisine consists of cooking traditions and practices from France , famous for the rich tastes and subtle nuances with long and rich history. France, a country famous for its agriculture and independently minded peasants, was long a creative powerbase for delicious recipes, that are both healthy and refined. Knowledge of French cooking has contributed significantly to Western cuisines and its criteria are used widely in Western cookery school boards and culinary education . In November 2010, French gastronomy was added by the UNESCO to its lists of the world's "intangible cultural heritage" .[1] [2]
Bistro 990 , Toronto, Ontario
Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester , London
Alo , Toronto
Alobar Yorkville , Toronto
Les Amis , Singapore
Arpège , Paris, France
L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon
Aubergine , London
Bagatelle , Oslo, Norway
Berowra Waters Inn , New South Wales, Australia
Bistro 990 , Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Café des Artistes , Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Café Rouge
Café Royal , London
Caprice , Hong Kong
Chez Bruce , London
Chez Dominique , Helsinki, Finland
Les Créations de Narisawa , Tokyo, Japan
L'Escargot , London
La Ferme de Mon Père
Fitzgerald , Rotterdam, Netherlands
La Folie , San Francisco
Fouquet's , Paris
Gaddi's , Hong Kong
Galvin at Windows , London
Le Gavroche
La Grenouille
Hexagon , Canada
Jean-Georges
Jeune et Jolie
Locke-Ober
Lumière
Lutèce
La Madeleine
Maison Novelli
Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons
Mas
Masa's Wine Bar & Kitchen
Maxim's Paris
Mimi's Cafe
Mr & Mrs Bund , Shanghai, China
L'Opéra restaurant
OD Urla
Ortolan , Los Angeles
Le Papillon
Per Se
Philippe's
Pied à Terre
Pierre
Restaurant André
The Restaurant Marco Pierre White
Rhubarb Le Restaurant
RIA
Roussillon
Seinpost
Sketch
St. Lawrence
Sud 777 , Mexico City
La Société
La Tante Claire
Teruar Urla
Tom Aikens
Trois Mec
Tru
United States
Galatoire's , New Orleans, Louisiana
L'Espalier , Boston, Massachusetts
Le Bernardin , New York City
Le Panier , Seattle, Washington
Le Pigeon , Portland, Oregon
Notable French restaurants in the United States include:
Alex , Las Vegas, Nevada
An Xuyên Bakery , Portland, Oregon
Apéro , Washington, D.C.
Atelier Crenn , San Francisco, California
Aviary , Portland, Oregon
L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon , Miami, Florida
Balthazar , New York City
Bastide , West Hollywood, California
Baumé , Palo Alto, California
Beast , Portland, Oregon
Bell's , Los Alamos, California
Benno , New York City
La Bise , Washington, D.C.
Bistro Agnes , Portland, Oregon
Bistro Jeanty , Yountville, California
Bouchon
Bouley , New York City
Brasserie Julien , New York City
Brasserie Montmartre , Portland, Oregon
Broussard's , New Orleans
Café Boulud , New York City
Cafe Campagne , Seattle, Washington
Cafe Chambord
Café des Artistes , New York City
Canard , Portland, Oregon
Chez Machin , Portland, Oregon
Chez Paul , Chicago, Illinois
Citrin , Santa Monica, California
Coquine , Portland, Oregon
Corton , New York City
Daniel , New York City
Elephant Walk , Massachusetts
Eleven Madison Park , New York City
Essential by Christophe , New York City
Everest , Chicago
Fenouil , Portland, Oregon
Fleur de Lys
Le Fournil , Seattle
Frevo , New York City
Galatoire's , New Orleans, Louisiana
La Goulue , New York City
Hamersley's Bistro , Boston
Knife Pleat , Costa Mesa, California
L'Espalier , Boston, Massachusetts
Le Cirque , New York City
Le Happy , Portland, Oregon
Le Panier , Seattle
La Parisienne French Bakery , Seattle
Le Bec-Fin , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Le Bernardin , New York City
La Côte Basque , New York City
Joël Robuchon , Las Vegas
Little Bird Bistro , Portland, Oregon
Loulay , Seattle
Lutèce , Las Vegas
MaMou , New Orleans
Marmite , Seattle
Mas , New York City
Maurice , Portland, Oregon
Mélisse , Santa Monica, California
My Loup , Philadelphia
One If By Land, Two If By Sea Restaurant , New York City
L'Orange , Portland, Oregon
Pasjoli , Santa Monica
Le Pavillon
Le Pichet , Seattle
Le Pigeon , Portland, Oregon
Red Cow , Seattle
Restaurant Yuu , New York City
St. Jack , Portland, Oregon
Taix , Los Angeles