Allard is the kind of restaurant that might make you spontaneously start speaking with a French accent, even if your linguistic skills are limited to "Bonjour" and "Croissant". This gem is less about the frills and more about serving up traditional French cuisine as if it’s been lovingly prepared by a group of French grandmothers, conspiring to make you refuse to leave. From the classic foie gras to the sumptuous canard à l’orange, each dish is a love letter to French culinary traditions. The ambience is as cosy as it is chic, echoing a time when meals were about pleasure and conversation, not just Instagram likes. Allard is that rare spot in Paris where you go as a tourist but leave feeling like a local, albeit one who might need to loosen their belt a notch or two.