1> Know your source: I'm not from Paris, and I like to live well when I travel. You're not going to see much on the list that is a bargain, or that you couldn't find out about on a standard travel list - but I'll vouch for every place on the list....
2> ... if it's still there. I haven't been to Paris in 3 years. Most of these places are the type of spot that lasts, but nothing is forever.
L'Avenue (Costes Brothers - trendy, expensive, see & be seen, but very good food and fun). Basically, any Costes brothers hotel or restaurant will have a wonderful ambiance and good food for a bit more money than it should cost - but they will never disappoint.
Pershing Hall (awesome room.. food was good, but I just go for drinks usually. They cost like 25 Euro each, but the room is worth it for one round - it's got a huge illuminated hanging garden, good music, etc.)
L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon (He was voted "Chef of the Century" in France, and the Paris version is actually better than any of the others I've been in at the MGM in vegas or the Four Seasons in NY which is now closed)
Pierre Gagnaire (or his smaller restaurant Gayot) - cutting edge chef
******Fontaine De Mars (my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE - although now that Barrack Obama went there it is a little harder to get in. He must have gotten the email too.)
Bhudda Bar / Bario Latino (clubby - cool rooms, great music. Wed night is salsa night at Bario Latino, very fun).
*****Breizh Cafe (awesome crepes near Bastille / Plaza de Vosges) - this is the least expensive place on the list, and one of the best.
*****Chez Andre (brasserie with really good seafood, just a few blocks off the Champs and very near my friend's place where we were staying. Its the kind of place with a guy full time shucking huitres (Oysters) at the front door). Another great place for Oysters/Fresh seafood is Atlas over in St. Germaine.
******Les Deux Magots (standard bistro, but full of history - think "Midnight in Paris".... hemingway, et. al. used to hang there)
***** Relais L'entrecote in St. Germain (not for vegetarians... only menu is "rare/medium/well" - just steak frites, no other options. But it's a good value and it tastes great. They actually serve you seconds because the restaurant is small and they don't have enough room to put everything on the plate the first time)
Also - an art gallery on St. Germain that I highly recommend: http://www.yelp.com/biz/arts-galerie-bencha%C3%AFeb-paris-2 They feature a Tunisian painter named Michel Giliberti whose work I find incredible.
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