Collection of well-known historic cafés in Paris, representing the city's gastronomic heritage and notable venues. These century-old establishments have welcomed artists, writers, and intellectuals, serving as witnesses to Parisian cultural history.
Paris, France
Founded in 1862 on Place de l'Opéra, this café has been frequented by prominent figures from the arts and political worlds since the Second Empire.
Paris, France
Traditional establishment near the Palais Royal, a popular gathering place for actors and theatergoers before and after Paris stage performances.
Paris, France
Located on boulevard Saint-Germain and opened in 1887, formerly a meeting point for existentialists such as Sartre, Beauvoir, and their contemporaries.
Paris, France
First Parisian café, created by Francesco Procopio in 1686 on rue de l'Ancienne Comédie, visited by Voltaire, Diderot, and French revolutionaries.
Paris, France
A flower-covered café with wisteria on rue Chanoinesse on Île de la Cité, offering a plant-filled terrace in a preserved medieval setting in the fourth arrondissement.
Paris, France
Tea room founded in 1903 by Antoine Rumpelmeyer on rue de Rivoli, known for its African hot chocolate, refined pastries, and Belle Époque decor with gilded details.
Paris, France
Historic literary café at Place Saint-Germain-des-Prés, open since 1884, former meeting place for writers like Sartre, Beauvoir, and Hemingway, also host of an annual literary prize.
Paris, France
Historic café at the Vavin crossroads in Montparnasse, opened in 1911, gathering place for painters like Picasso and Modigliani, and international literary figures.
Paris, France
Former literary café founded in the mid-19th century, meeting place of American writers during the 1920s.
Paris, France
One of the oldest establishments in Les Halles, featuring a wooden counter decorated with medallions depicting dogs.
Paris, France
Opened in 1911 on rue Daunou, this bar is reputed for inventing the Bloody Mary and the Sidecar. It hosted many writers, including Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald, between the world wars.
Paris, France
Long-established Parisian coffee house from 1880, traditional roaster with period wooden furnishings.
Paris, France
American-style bar opened in 1925 in Montparnasse, meeting place for expatriate American writers between the wars, including Ernest Hemingway and Henry Miller.
Paris, France
Fine dining restaurant located on the first floor of Gare de Lyon since 1901, decorated with murals showing destinations on the PLM railway line.
Paris, France
Pâtisserie and tea room founded in 1927, specializing in Parisian macarons and traditional pastries, located opposite the Trocadéro gardens.
Paris, France
Traditional bistro established on rue Norvins in the heart of Montmartre, historically visited by the district's painters and artists since the early 20th century.
Paris, France
Established in 1846 on rue Montorgueil, specializing in seafood and mentioned by Honoré de Balzac in his Parisian novels.
Paris, France
Restaurant in the Richelieu wing of the Louvre Museum since 1999, offering contemporary French cuisine under the palace's vaulted ceilings.
Paris, France
Neighborhood bistro located on rue Lepic in Montmartre, used as a filming location for the French film Amélie in 2001.
Paris, France
Tea room set in the paved courtyard of the Musée de la Vie Romantique, offering pastries and hot drinks in a former townhouse.
Paris, France
Establishment inside the Petit Palais offering meals with views of the interior courtyard, decorated with plants and architectural features from the early twentieth century.
Paris, France
Traditional Montmartre restaurant painted by Maurice Utrillo, easily recognized by its pink facade and green shutters.
Paris, France
Pastry shop founded in 1862 in the eighth arrondissement, recognized for creating the modern Parisian macaron and maintaining French pastry traditions for over a century.
Paris, France
Parisian brasserie established in 1903 in the Opéra district, offering traditional French cuisine with a terrace giving a view of the boulevard and surrounding theaters.
