This blog post was originally posted on May 23, 2019 and was updated on August 26, 2020<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boasting 119 Michelin star restaurants in 2020, Paris is second only to Tokyo on the list of cities with the most starred establishments.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Michelin-starred restaurants have earned their prestige for good reason, and you can’t really go wrong at any of them. But with so many to choose from here in Paris, not to mention long waiting lists and high prices, it can be hard to know where to splash out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To make things easier, here we round up our top five favorite Michelin star restaurants in Paris for the most memorable meal of your trip. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Photo Credit: <\/em>Palais Royal<\/em><\/a>, Text Overlay: Devour Paris Food Tours<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Arp\u00e8ge | Three stars<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Well ahead of the current focus on vegetarian and vegan dining, Alain Passard has made vegetables the star of his cuisine since the early 2000s at three-Michelin-star restaurant Arp\u00e8ge<\/a>. The renowned chef, who favors cooking meat \u201con the flame\u201d for the best results, also uses similar open-flame cooking methods for his vegetables, creating a range of interesting flavors, textures and colors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To ensure access to the very best produce, Passard runs three of his own vegetable gardens in three different regions of France. These gardens use no pesticides or chemical fertilizers, welcome wildlife, and respect nature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

An evening at Arp\u00e8ge doesn\u2019t come in cheap, with the Vegetable Tasting Menu a rather staggering \u20ac340 and the Earth and Sea Menu (for those who do eat meat and fish) priced at \u20ac450, but it\u2019s worth noting that they do each include 11 courses of Passard\u2019s famed cuisine. There is also the Gardener\u2019s Lunch Menu priced at \u20ac185 for those looking for a more affordable, but still top-notch, dining experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n