Editing Restaurant (section)

===Europe===
====France====
[[File:Paris Palais Royal Restaurant Grand Véfour 4.jpg|thumb|left|[[Le Grand Vefour|Le Grand Véfour]] restaurant at the [[Palais Royal]] in Paris]]

[[France]] has a long tradition with public eateries and modern restaurant culture emerged there. In the early 19th century, traiteurs and restaurateurs became known simply as "restaurateurs". The use of the term "restaurant" for the establishment itself only became common in the 19th century.

According to the legend, the first mention to a restaurant dates back to 1765 in Paris. It was located on Rue des Poulies, now Rue du Louvre, and use to serve dishes known as "restaurants".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Louisgrand |first=Nathalie |title=Revolutionary broth: the birth of the restaurant and the invention of French gastronomy |url=http://theconversation.com/revolutionary-broth-the-birth-of-the-restaurant-and-the-invention-of-french-gastronomy-165507 |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=The Conversation |date=August 25, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The place was run by a man named Mr. Boulanger.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-03-13 |title=Who Invented the First Modern Restaurant? |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/who-invented-the-first-modern-restaurant |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224005309/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/who-invented-the-first-modern-restaurant |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 24, 2021 |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=Culture |language=en}}</ref> However, according to the [[Larousse Gastronomique]], La Grande Taverne de Londres which opened in 1782 is considered as the first Parisian restaurant.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-03-13 |title=Who Invented the First Modern Restaurant? |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/who-invented-the-first-modern-restaurant |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224005309/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/who-invented-the-first-modern-restaurant |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 24, 2021 |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=Culture |language=en}}</ref> 

The first restaurant guide, called ''Almanach des Gourmands'', written by Grimod de La Reyniére, was published in 1804. During the [[French Restoration]] period, the most celebrated restaurant was the [[Au Rocher de Cancale|Rocher de Cancale]], frequented by the characters of [[Balzac]]. In the middle of the century, Balzac's characters moved to the [[Cafe Anglais|Café Anglais]], which in 1867 also hosted the famous [[Three Emperors Dinner]] hosted by [[Napoleon III]] in honor of [[Tsar Alexander II]], [[Kaiser Wilhelm I]] and [[Otto von Bismarck]] during the [[Exposition Universelle (1867)|Exposition Universelle in 1867]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://menus.free.fr/index_fichiers/Page2511.htm |title=Dîner des Trois Empereurs le 4 juin 1867 |website=menus.free.fr}}</ref> 

[[File:RitzParisGarden.jpg|thumb|Garden café of the [[Hôtel Ritz Paris]] (1904), [[Pierre-Georges Jeanniot]]]]
Other restaurants that occupy a place in French history and literature include [[Maxim's]] and [[Fouquet's]]. The restaurant of [[Hotel Ritz Paris]], opened in 1898, was made famous by its chef, [[Auguste Escoffier]]. The 19th century also saw the appearance of new kinds of more modest restaurants, including the [[bistrot]]. The [[brasserie]] featured beer and was made popular during the [[1867 Paris Exposition]].{{sfn|Fierro|1996|page=1137}}