Bar Lyon is a little French restaurant in the South End, and it’s exactly what you want in a “little French restaurant.”

Rochambeau is a French restaurant in the Back Bay. It’s connected to the Hynes Convention Center, both physically and spiritually.

Black Lamb is a competent brasserie in the South End.

1855 Bar a Vins is a wine bar in Back Bay.

Frenchie is a wine bar in the South End.

Marliave is an old-school Downtown Crossing restaurant with French-ish food.

Juliet in Union Square is an unpretentious French tasting menu restaurant in a low-key space.

Craigie On Main is an upscale French restaurant in Central Square that’s great for special occasion dinners.

The Hungry I is one of Boston’s most beautiful restaurants, serving solid French food in Beacon Hill.

This French restaurant in South End will make you feel less bad about missing Paris in the 1920s.

Bistro Du Midi is a fancy French restaurant in Back Bay.

Eastern Standard is a brasserie in Kenmore Square.