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Best Tasting Menus Under $200 in Paris 2026
Tasting menus under $200 · Paris · 6 kitchens ranked · Updated May 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published March 26, 2026 · Updated May 21, 2026
Paris keeps some of its best Michelin cooking under €150, which is not where anyone looks for it. The palaces and their €400 tastings dominate the postcards, but the city's one-star bistronomy rooms send out seven and eight courses for the price of a main and a glass uptown. These six all hold a Michelin star, all run a tasting menu under $200 a head before wine, and most also sell a larger menu that breaks the budget, so the order matters. Prices below are the venues' own euro figures with a dollar conversion at May 2026 rates. Ranked for what they put on the plate against what they charge for it.
1.Septime
Bertrand Grébaut's one-star room on rue de Charonne, seven courses at €135 and a World's 50 Best seat. Grab the online drop.
Septime, on rue de Charonne in the 11th, is the room that set the template for modern Paris dining. Chef Bertrand Grébaut has held a Michelin star here since 2014 and a long run on the World's 50 Best list, cooking a no-choice tasting that changes constantly: seven courses for €135, roughly $145, built on small-grower produce and natural wine. A typical menu might run through raw scallop, a vegetable course given main-course weight, and aged duck. For value on this list it is unbeatable, a 50 Best kitchen at a third of palace prices. Reservations open three weeks ahead at 10am Paris time on the house site and vanish in minutes. Take the dinner seating, and trust the no-choice format.
Book on the Septime site, three weeks ahead at 10am.
2.Quinsou
Antonin Bonnet's star opposite the Ferrandi school, five courses at €125, the Left Bank value bet. Take the lunch.
Quinsou sits on rue de l'Abbé Grégoire in the 6th, opposite the Ferrandi cooking school, where chef Antonin Bonnet won a Michelin star in 2018 and has kept it into 2026. Bonnet cooks an ingredient-led tasting with a light hand, the menu shifting with the market: raw langoustine, grilled pigeon, and a much-copied dessert of fermented honey and bee pollen. The five-course dinner runs €125, about $135, with a shorter lunch that is the smartest value on the Left Bank. The room is small and plainly dressed, the focus entirely on the plate. Book two weeks ahead, take the lunch sitting if dinner is gone, and leave room for the honey dessert.
Book direct or on the usual platforms two weeks ahead.
3.Le Chateaubriand
Iñaki Aizpitarte's no-choice menu near €120 in the 11th, the room that started bistronomy. Walk in for a bar seat.
Le Chateaubriand on Avenue Parmentier in the 11th is the room that launched the bistronomy movement in the late 2000s, and it still holds a Michelin star into 2026. Basque chef Iñaki Aizpitarte cooks a single no-choice tasting that changes daily, restless and a little wild: raw fish with sharp acid, a grilled vegetable plate, offal handled without apology. The menu runs around €120, near $130, with no à la carte. The kitchen keeps a few late bar seats for walk-ins, a rarity in starred Paris. Book the dining room a week or two ahead, or chance the second service at the bar after 9:30pm, and order whatever the kitchen is sending.
Book the dining room ahead, or walk in to the late bar.
4.Granite
Yoshitaka Takayanagi's one-star menu near the Louvre, €158 for the full run of exact French plates. Save it for a treat.
Granite occupies a calm grey room on rue Bailleul near the Louvre in the 1st, part of the Éclore group, with a Michelin star held into the 2026 guide. Chef Yoshitaka Takayanagi took over the kitchen in late 2024 from founding chef Tom Meyer and has kept the precise, produce-led French cooking that won the star. The evening tasting runs €158, about $170, with a richer €188 menu and a €128 vegetarian option; lunch drops to €58 for three courses. Dishes lean on French luxury produce treated with Japanese restraint, clean sauces and exact cooking. Book two weeks ahead, choose the €158 menu rather than the larger one to stay under budget, and sit at the counter facing the kitchen.
Book direct; take the €158 menu to stay under $200.
5.Restaurant ES
Takayuki Honjo's Saison menu at €150 in the 7th, precise Franco-Japanese cooking and a long-held star. Worth a detour.
Restaurant ES on rue de Grenelle in the 7th has held a Michelin star since 2014, the kitchen of Japanese chef Takayuki Honjo, who trained at Astrance before opening his own room. The cooking is Franco-Japanese and exact, dashi and French technique meeting over langoustine, scallop and game in season. The Saison menu runs €150, about $162, the way to eat here under budget; a longer Menu ES climbs to €250. The room is small and minimal, a dozen-odd seats, the service quiet. Book two weeks ahead, take the Saison menu rather than the full tasting to stay under $200, and let the kitchen pair sake by the glass.
Book direct; choose the €150 Saison menu.
6.Pages
Ryuji Teshima's carte blanche at €170 near the Étoile, a star and zero menu choices. Hand over and trust it.
Pages sits on rue Auguste Vacquerie near the Étoile in the 16th, where chef Ryuji Teshima, known as Teshi, has held a Michelin star for a Franco-Japanese carte blanche. There is no menu to read: the kitchen sends a fixed run of courses built on aged beef, raw fish and French produce, the chef's own butchery and dry-ageing a particular strength. The dinner carte blanche runs €170, just under $185, with a larger Pages menu at €260 and far cheaper lunches. The room is small, modern and counter-facing. Book two weeks ahead, take the €170 dinner to stay under budget, and let the beef course be the reason you came.
Book direct; the €170 carte blanche is the under-budget pick.
Avoid if you want to stay under $200
The big-menu trap
Three rooms on this list also sell a much larger menu that blows past $200, so order carefully. Pages runs a €260 tasting beside its €170 one, Restaurant ES climbs to €250 with the Menu ES, and Granite tops out at €188. Book the smaller menu by name when you reserve, or you will find yourself, and your budget, in a different bracket than this list promises.
The palace-lunch myth
Skip the idea that a three-star lunch is a tasting menu under $200. The set lunches at Le Cinq or Alléno Paris look like a bargain on paper, but supplements, the cheese trolley and a single glass of wine push the real bill well past €250. They are a fine way to see a grand room cheaply, but they are not the multi-course tasting this list ranks. For a true sub-$200 tasting, stay with the one-star bistronomy rooms above.
Booking an affordable Paris tasting
These rooms are small and the bookings competitive, so timing beats luck. Septime opens its window three weeks ahead at 10am Paris time and sells out almost instantly; set a reminder and log in early. Quinsou, Restaurant ES, Granite and Pages take bookings one to two weeks out through their own sites or the usual platforms, and the prime 8pm slot goes first. Le Chateaubriand keeps a few bar seats for walk-ins after 9:30pm, the best fallback in starred Paris.
Two tactics keep you under budget. First, book the named smaller menu, the Saison at ES, the €170 carte blanche at Pages, the €158 at Granite, rather than letting the floor default you to the larger one. Second, eat lunch where it exists: Quinsou and Granite both run lunch menus at a fraction of dinner, the same kitchen and produce in daylight. Pair by the glass rather than the bottle to hold the total, and flag dietary needs when you book, these no-choice kitchens cannot improvise on the night.
Frequently asked
What is the best tasting menu under $200 in Paris?
Septime is the top pick. Bertrand Grébaut's one-Michelin-star room on rue de Charonne sends seven courses for €135, about $145, with a long run on the World's 50 Best list behind it. Quinsou on the Left Bank at €125 and Le Chateaubriand near €120 are the other standouts. Each is a starred kitchen at a third of palace prices. Book Septime's online window three weeks ahead, the moment it opens.
Which Paris Michelin restaurants are actually affordable?
The one-star bistronomy rooms are where the value sits. Septime (€135), Quinsou (€125), Le Chateaubriand (about €120), Granite (€158), Restaurant ES (€150) and Pages (€170) all hold a Michelin star and keep a tasting menu under $200. Lunch at Quinsou or Granite drops well below that. The trick is to book the smaller of each room's menus, since several also sell a larger tasting that runs past €250.
How much is a Michelin-star dinner in Paris?
It ranges enormously. A one-star bistronomy tasting runs €120 to €170, around $130 to $185, while a three-star palace tasting reaches €390 to €420. The six rooms on this list all sit at the lower end, between €120 and €170 before wine. Wine is the variable that moves the bill most, so pairing by the glass and choosing the smaller set menu keep a starred dinner genuinely under $200.
Does Septime take walk-ins?
No, Septime is reservation-only and one of the hardest bookings in Paris. The window opens three weeks ahead at 10am Paris time on the restaurant's site and fills within minutes. Its sister rooms help: Clamato, the seafood annexe next door, takes walk-ins, and Septime La Cave pours natural wine without a booking. For a similar starred tasting with a walk-in chance, try the late bar seats at Le Chateaubriand after 9:30pm.
What does a tasting menu price include in Paris?
The menu price covers the food courses only, not wine, water or coffee, though service is included in the listed price by French law. A €135 tasting like Septime's is the food alone; a wine pairing typically adds €75 or more. Bottled water and coffee are extra. To keep a tasting under $200 all-in, pair by the glass and skip the supplements, which is how the rooms on this list stay affordable.
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