Museum cafés in Paris can be just as wonderful as viewing the exhibitions.
I have put together a few of my favourite cafés to stop and take a break. Some are fabulous lunch or afternoon tea destinations despite the museum. Museum cafés are often forgotten in the rush to try the latest brasserie.
Don’t forget when planning your adventures Tuesday is often a “closed” day for many museums and their restaurants. xv
Le Frank, Fondation Louis Vuitton
8, Avenue Mahatma Gandhi, Bois de Bolougne
Paris 75116
+33 (0) 1 40 69 96 00.
Everyday 12pm – 7pm, Closed Tuesday
Les Ombres, The rEstaurant at Pier Branly
27, quai Branly
75007 Paris
+33 (0)1.47.53.68.00
Everyday for lunch and dinner.
Georges at the Pompidou
Place Georges Pompidou,
75004 Paris
+33 (0) 1 44 78 47 99
Everyday from 12am to 2pm, Closed Tuesday
Le Saut du Loup at Les Arts Decoratifs
107, rue de Rivoli,
75001 Paris
+33 (0) 1 42 25 49 55
Every day from 12pm to 2 p.m
The Tea Room at Musée de la Vie Romantique
16 rue Chaptal
Paris 75009
+33 (0) 01 55 31 95 67
Tuesday to Sunday, from 10am to 6pm.
image on the homepage, the restaurant at musé d’orsay
(Tuesday – Sunday, 11.45am to 5.30pm, Thursdays from 11.45am to 2.45pm and from 7pm to 9.30pm)
Since I first read “My French Life”, I’m an avid and appreciative reader of your French lists. Thank you.
What a delightful journey! I also have a particular love for Cafe Marly at The Louvre – and plan to clip this post as the basis for a lovely week in Paris – soon!!!!
One of my absolute favorites is the tea room at the Jacquemart-André in the 8th. Divine pastries in a beautiful setting.
Vicki, pray tell, what is the stunning café in the opening photo of this post—the one with the chandeliers on the ceiling and those uber-cool chairs? Merci. J’adore your blog!
Hello Sandra,
the image on the homepage, the restaurant at musé d’orsay
(Tuesday – Sunday, 11.45am to 5.30pm, Thursdays from 11.45am to 2.45pm and from 7pm to 9.30pm) xv
Thank you Vicki, I’ve only just read this post and loved the look of these cafes – my husband and I wull be in Paris in June ’17 so will plan to visit a few. Thank you for your wonderful posts, I always enjoy reading and looking at your photos.