If there's no way around the fact that wild seafood as opposed to farmed is pricey in Paris, this popular marine bistro run by Gwen Cadoret, part of one of the great oyster-producing families in France, offers superbly fresh shellfish and a simply-prepared catch-of-the-day menu for reasonable prices. Start with some Belon oysters from Brittany, and then tuck into a nicely cooked sole meuniere or maybe an immaculately fresh piece of turbot, and save room for the Paris-Brest, the choux pastry filled with praline cream, that's a house speciality. And their small but well-chosen selection of Loire Valley whites teams perfectly with any seafood feast.
22 rue Paul Bert, 11th, + 33 1 43 72 76 77, no website. Closed Sun and Mon. Average three-course meal 40
Parisians take their seafood seriously, with deliveries arriving from the Atlantic and the Med daily. Local food writer Alex Lobrano chooses the best places in the city for a taste of the sea