MICHELIN Guide Paris 2013 helps travelers find great places to eat, with rigorously researched recommendations to approximately 580 restaurants within Paris and in the surrounding area. Updated annually, the guide appeals to a variety of tastes and budgets and includes restaurants" prices ranges, as well as the cost of their fixed-price menus. Twelve user-friendly, themed indexes make it easy to decide on a dining experience by pinpointing restaurants with Michelin stars, with menus less than 30 Euros, and with the Michelin inspectors" designation for good food at reasonable prices. Other helpful lists include types of cuisine and establishments with outdoor dining or private meeting rooms, as well as those open late in the evening, on the weekend, or during the traditional vacation month of August. Establishments ranging from neighborhood bistros to elegant restaurants are carefully pinpointed on 20 individual arrondissement maps, a regional map for outlying restaurants, and a removable map showing all of Paris. Anonymous, experienced inspectors carefully select restaurants, using the celebrated Michelin food star-rating system. Travelers can feel confident relying on Michelin since only the best make the cut.