Paris restaurant recommendations - May trip

I am leaving for Paris in 2 weeks. Will be my first time.
Going with the wife and kids- so it will limit our dining options somewhat.

We haven't made any reservations but have a few places on our radar. For these types of trips with our kids we usually read menu cards as we walk around the city and then go somewhere we all agree on. When it is just my wife and me we will book nicer places ahead of time.

Will report back on what we ate and any pros/cons

I recommend using Wendy Lyn, Paris is my Kitchen. Her rec's are pretty spot on. She's a native New Orleanian now living in Paris for some number of years. I think I found her through an old TD post.

I went to Paris NYE 2021. I reached out to her on Insta and she responded with a whole list of great options. She lists all the great bistros and instructions for how to reach out and make reservations. Her site is extremely detailed with maps, city guides, anything food related you can dream of.

Restuarant Petrelle - ended up going here NYE dinner per her rec. Fantastic experience, spectacular food, even better people. Nice intimate very romantic restaurant, candle lit dinner, if that's what you are looking for. It does not look like they have reservations past Feb open for booking yet.

There's a restaurant IN the Eiffel Tower. The food is OK, but nothing special - but what a cool thing to do.

There are also dinner cruises along the Seines River - same situation - food ok, but what an experience...!

Very close friend is the head chef at Soces in Paris. It’s very legit. I recommend Clamato, septime and Lao Siam in Paris

Allard in the St Germaine neighborhood for excellent classic french food and Parisian atmosphere

Septime for a more avant garde foodie experience...been twice, best meal of our trip both times (over several 3 star Michelin restaurants). Lunch is a perfect experience, and is semi-casual.

La Condesa in the 9th was a fantastic experience. For something a bit more casual, Kodawari in the 6th is very good for ramen. Don't think they take reservations and they fill up quick at lunch and dinner.