If you’re craving Italian, then head to Caffe dei Coippi, a tiny Italian style trattoria run by culinary couple Fabrizio and Fedrica Mancioppi, who left the glitz and glamour of le Plaza Athenee in order to open this little spot in the 11th arrondissement.

After choosing whether to sit at the bar sip wine and watch them cook, or to take a table—keeping your eyes peeled for celebs of the likes of Isabella Rossellini—you’ll find an array of authentic Italian dishes as well as a variety of wines from Chianti to the lesser-known Italian wines such as Vermentino, Negro Amaro, and Primitivo.

The menu remains seasonal and rustic. Be sure to try the red wine risotto, polpette (Italian flattened meatballs) or spring style Italian frittata. And no need to feel guilty about straying from French cuisine. After all, it was Catherine de Medici and her cooks who taught King Henry II’s court how to eat and eventually cook. Eating Italian may actually be the right thing to do in Paris.