Since it was Out of subject in the Bday thread anyway, I paste it here.

Quote Originally Posted by Kraco
A nice restaurant in France sounds like a very good and delicious thing...
I advise my fellow gotwooters to buy "Le guide Michelin" the red one.
Inside you have the 1, 2 and very rare 3 stars.

Many restaurants are excellent in France (and many others should just be closed...), but those in this guide are well described and you really get what you paid for.

1 stars are very good at a reasonable price for quality.
2 stars are generally a bit more expensive and can be more creative. A bit of hype
and nice service at a higher standard.
3 stars are the hype ones, with top notch service. Quality is at the top too, sometimes
creativeness goes too far. Prices can really be insane to "average" people.

I would consider 1 stars to be very good for a try and special events.

The michelin guide is edited in many countries, so many languages are available.
End of advertising for France

PS: I may go to a 1 star I tried 7 years ago that left a nice impression on me.