We're loving the crop of recently-opened French restaurants in Atlanta, but it's important to recognize the bistros and cafes that paved the way. Scroll through  the gallery above for a peek into metro Atlanta's French eateries that have been open for a decade or more.

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Protestors demonstrate against the war in Gaza and the detention of Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil at Emory University in Atlanta on March 20, 2025. The 30-year-old legal U.S. resident was detained by federal immigration agents in March. An Atlanta-based law firm has filed a lawsuit against the federal government arguing it illegally terminated the immigration records of five international students and two alumni from Georgia colleges, including one from Emory University. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)

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