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Their late nineteenth-century structure contrasts with the changing shapes and textures of the collections inside. The garden belongs to the City of Paris' botanical network, with a history reaching back to 1761.\n\nThe collections include rare plants, notable trees and a palm house, with different environments bringing plants from several parts of the world into one place. The interest is in both the individual specimens and the way their surroundings are recreated. A glasshouse visit can therefore shift quickly from the formal layout outside to a much denser interior landscape.\n\nThe modern glasshouses around Court Simonne-Mathieu add another architectural layer. Introduced with the court complex in 2019, they make the relationship between botany and tennis unusually visible. 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A listed interior in the Napoleon III style, it gives a meal here a strong architectural setting: elaborate ceilings, ornament and formal tables within the InterContinental Paris Le Grand.\n\nThe restaurant has its own identity within the hotel. French gastronomy is the kitchen's direction, with chef Laurent André associated with its current culinary offer. The setting can carry a substantial lunch or dinner, while the café side provides a shorter way to spend time at the address. The restaurant room and the café room are therefore different choices within the same institution.\n\nThat distinction is useful because the visual appeal can otherwise dominate the decision. A coffee stop is about the room and the pause; a restaurant booking makes the food and service a larger part of the experience. 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Pair one with a café or meal and shorten the outdoor hilltop walk; the garden views are better saved for a break in the weather." }, { "q": "Can I visit the Renoir gardens in Montmartre without buying museum admission?", "a": "Musée de Montmartre offers a separate garden-only admission option for the Renoir gardens and café. It does not include the exhibition rooms or Valadon studio. Choose full museum admission if the studio and indoor collections are part of your visit." }, { "q": "Where can I stop for coffee or a meal around Montmartre?", "a": "KB CaféShop on avenue Trudaine is a coffee stop below the hill. Le Coq & Fils on rue Lepic specialises in poultry to share; Bouillon Pigalle, on boulevard de Clichy, offers a brasserie meal at the foot of the district. 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Slow-cooked dishes and traditional French recipes are the centre of the offer, served in a modern bistro setting rather than a heavily decorated historical room. The small casserole is a useful clue to the kind of meal: substantial food, sauce and seasonal accompaniments.\n\nThe kitchen's emphasis is on familiar preparations revisited through fresh produce. The weekly special and weekday lunch menu provide a shorter route through the cooking, while the à la carte selection gives more freedom over the meal. The exact dishes change, so the interest is in the bistro's approach rather than relying on one permanent plate.\n\nDesserts are another reason to make this a seated meal. House-made sweets continue the restaurant's generous style, with rum baba among the familiar French desserts in its repertoire. 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Enter at the museum address rather than through the central garden." }, { "q": "When is Maison de Victor Hugo open?", "a": "Maison de Victor Hugo normally opens Tuesday–Sunday, 10:00–18:00, and closes on Mondays. Exhibition changes and exceptional closures can affect the rooms available." }, { "q": "Is admission to Maison de Victor Hugo always free?", "a": "No. Temporary exhibitions can make the whole Maison de Victor Hugo visit chargeable, including the apartment. Admission and ticket prices depend on the museum’s exhibition programme." }, { "q": "Which rooms can I see at Maison de Victor Hugo?", "a": "The apartment route includes the red salon, Chinese salon, furniture designed by Hugo, his study and bedroom. Displays connect the writer’s family life, art and decorative work; exhibitions can alter the route." }, { "q": "Did Victor Hugo live in the Place des Vosges apartment?", "a": "Yes. Victor Hugo lived at 6 place des Vosges with his family from 1832 to 1848. Today’s museum also presents furnishings associated with other periods of his life." }, { "q": "Is Maison de Victor Hugo accessible to visitors with disabilities?", "a": "Maison de Victor Hugo offers access for visitors with reduced mobility and sensory or cognitive disabilities. Call +33 1 42 72 10 16 about lifts, assistance and available rooms." }, { "q": "Did Victor Hugo create the Chinese salon at Maison de Victor Hugo?", "a": "Hugo designed the Chinese salon’s painted panels and furniture for Juliette Drouet’s home in Guernsey. They were later brought together in the Paris museum; the room is a museum arrangement." } ], "visitorEssentials": [], "requirements": { "booking": [ "Admission depends on the exhibition programme. The museum is charging €11 full / €9 reduced admission during its 11 June–13 December 2026 exhibition, including the permanent rooms. 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The original Trocadéro café is at a different Paris address." }, { "q": "Which pastries can I try at Carette Place des Vosges?", "a": "Carette’s repertoire includes macarons, croissants, pains au chocolat, éclairs, fruit pastries and millefeuille. The counter selection changes through the day, so individual pastries depend on availability." }, { "q": "Can I have a savoury lunch at Carette Place des Vosges?", "a": "Yes. Alongside pâtisserie, Carette serves savoury café dishes such as quiches, croques, salads and club sandwiches. Ask the Place des Vosges team which dishes are being served at your arrival time." }, { "q": "Does Carette Place des Vosges serve hot chocolate?", "a": "Hot chocolate is part of Carette’s tea-room repertoire, alongside coffee, tea and pâtisserie. 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The restaurant treats poultry with the attention more often given to a steakhouse’s cuts, using different breeds and kinds of bird to create a menu with real choices within a single theme. On rue Lepic, close to the upper Montmartre streets, it offers a substantial meal with a much clearer identity than a generic neighbourhood brasserie.\n\nAntoine Westermann’s method begins before roasting. The birds are slowly poached in broth, then finished on the spit, bringing together moist meat, browned skin and a concentrated cooking jus. Named breeds and the farms behind them are central to the menu. A Coucou de Rennes, Gascon rooster or guinea fowl represents a different table decision, with the size of the bird and the number sharing as relevant as the headline price.\n\nWhole birds are not the only way to order. Individual portions make the kitchen accessible to a smaller appetite or a table whose members want different dishes. The current menu includes quarter chicken alongside other poultry preparations. Starters extend the theme through liver terrine, confit gizzards and offal-filled empanadas, while vegetable-led plates offer a different opening to the meal.\n\nThe accompaniments deserve their own place in the order. House fries, macaroni gratin, potato purée and seasonal vegetables make it possible to build the meal around the bird rather than choose a fixed sequence of courses. Poultry broth is used in some preparations, including the purée, so a vegetable side is not automatically suitable for a vegetarian guest. Confit garlic and jus complete the shared roast without requiring an elaborate presentation at every stage.\n\nThe room is compact and contemporary, with pale stone walls, dark seating and a view towards the kitchen in part of the restaurant. It suits a planned lunch after the nearby museum or an evening devoted to food. Desserts continue the cooking-led approach, from vanilla île flottante to seasonal fruit with caramelised brioche. The result is a Montmartre restaurant worth choosing for the meal itself, with the hill’s landmarks providing the walk before or after it.", "shortDescription": "Antoine Westermann’s poultry restaurant on rue Lepic, with slow-poached, spit-roasted birds and plates to share.", "whyVisit": "", "storyHeading": "The bird is the main event.", "categorySlug": "restaurants", "schemaType": "Restaurant", "location": "Montmartre, Paris", "address": "98 rue Lepic, 75018 Paris", "city": "Paris", "region": "Île-de-France", "country": "France", "latitude": 48.887229, "longitude": 2.33708, "websiteUrl": "https://lecoq-fils.com/", "bookingUrl": "https://lecoq-fils.com/reservations/", "bookingText": "Reserve lunch or dinner through the restaurant’s reservation page or by phone. Whole-bird prices cover the bird to share, not each diner; portion dishes are available separately. No table availability is guaranteed.", "priceCurrency": "EUR", "priceText": "Estimated €55–95 per person for a meal, before extra drinks. Current quarter chicken €28; selected whole birds €125–165 per bird to share, with sides extra. Menus may change.", "costLabel": "Estimated per person", "durationText": "Allow 90 minutes–2 hours", "openingHoursText": "Kitchen currently daily 12:00–14:30 and 18:30–22:00. A later venue closing time does not extend the kitchen service.", "gettingThere": "Arrival at 98 rue Lepic, in upper Montmartre. Lamarck–Caulaincourt (Métro 12) and Abbesses (Métro 12) are possible approaches, each with a hill walk. Leave time for the winding streets rather than treating the address as level from the station.", "arrivalInstructions": "Arrival at 98 rue Lepic, in upper Montmartre. Lamarck–Caulaincourt (Métro 12) and Abbesses (Métro 12) are possible approaches, each with a hill walk. 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A later venue closing time does not extend the kitchen service." ], "gallery": [ { "src": "/paris/_guide/images/tennis/roland-garros-tennis/generated-montmartre-completion-v1/le-coq-et-fils-rue-lepic-blue-facade-and-entrance-v1.webp", "label": "Rue Lepic arrival", "alt": "Rue Lepic arrival at Le Coq & Fils, Paris" }, { "src": "/paris/_guide/images/tennis/roland-garros-tennis/generated-montmartre-completion-v1/le-coq-et-fils-stone-walls-and-dining-room-v1.webp", "label": "Dining room", "alt": "Dining room at Le Coq & Fils, Paris" }, { "src": "/paris/_guide/images/tennis/roland-garros-tennis/generated-montmartre-completion-v1/le-coq-et-fils-roast-poultry-and-house-fries-v1.webp", "label": "Poultry to share", "alt": "Poultry to share at Le Coq & Fils, Paris" }, { "src": "/paris/_guide/images/tennis/roland-garros-tennis/generated-five-image-galleries-v1/le-coq-et-fils-dining-room-diagonal-v1.webp", "label": "Dining room — diagonal view", "alt": "Dining room — diagonal view at Le Coq & Fils" }, { "src": "/paris/_guide/images/tennis/roland-garros-tennis/generated-five-image-galleries-v1/le-coq-et-fils-poultry-to-share-reverse-angle-v1.webp", "label": "Poultry to share — side view", "alt": "Poultry to share — side view at Le Coq & Fils" } ], "metadata": { "contentDepth": "full-guide" }, "faq": [ { "q": "Are whole-bird prices at Le Coq & Fils per person?", "a": "No. A whole-bird price is for the bird to share, usually between two or more diners depending on the bird. Sides and drinks add to the bill; individual portions are also offered." }, { "q": "How is the poultry cooked at Le Coq & Fils?", "a": "The birds are slowly poached in broth before being spit-roasted. The menu distinguishes breeds and suppliers, with the available birds and prices changing." }, { "q": "Are vegetable sides at Le Coq & Fils vegetarian?", "a": "Not automatically. The potato purée uses poultry broth, and other preparations may contain animal ingredients. Discuss the whole order with the restaurant before relying on vegetarian choices." } ], "visitorEssentials": [], "requirements": { "booking": [ "Reserve lunch or dinner through the restaurant’s reservation page or by phone. Whole-bird prices cover the bird to share, not each diner; portion dishes are available separately. No table availability is guaranteed." ], "access": [ "Some vegetable accompaniments use poultry broth. Discuss vegetarian requirements, allergies and access needs with the restaurant before reserving. 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Other brasserie classics and straightforward mains keep the menu familiar. A profiterole offers a recognisable finish, with pastry, ice cream and chocolate bringing the same generous approach to dessert. The current menu, rather than the restaurant’s reputation for low prices, should determine the final order and bill.\n\nThe Pigalle address is particularly useful for a Montmartre outing. A late lunch can follow Sacré-Cœur and Place du Tertre, or an early meal can come before a climb to the upper streets. Continuous service gives the day more flexibility than a restaurant with a short lunch sitting and a long afternoon closure. A queue can still take time, especially when a popular meal hour coincides with visitors arriving from the hill.\n\nReservations are now available, including for one diner, alongside walk-in seating. That gives a choice between fixing a meal into the day and keeping the route flexible with a possible wait. 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That result belongs to 2024; the pleasure of visiting now is finding the bread and pastry selection being made today.\n\nThe grey-fronted corner shop was established by Erwan Blanche and Sébastien Bruno, two pastry-school friends. Large windows reveal the counter and bread shelves, with the surrounding streets doing much of the work of a café setting. It is easy to make this a takeaway breakfast or a bread stop before walking towards République, rather than expecting a leisurely restaurant service.\n\nA pain au chocolat is the straightforward morning choice, while a fruit pastry or one of the weekend creations gives the visit a different emphasis. Bread for a picnic can share the bag with something sweet, provided the more delicate items will survive the walk. 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Dark panels and gold decoration frame the windows, while the arched entrance and the shop’s tiled interior preserve the character of an older Paris food business. The breads and pastries belong to an active neighbourhood shop, rather than a historic interior set aside simply to be admired.\n\nBenoît Gindre and Olivier Haustraete took on the rue de Charenton bakery with a shared interest in bread and pâtisserie. Sourdough loaves form an important part of the range, from country-style bread to versions with fruit or other additions. A cut loaf reveals the difference between its crust and crumb, making bread a worthwhile purchase in its own right rather than just the carrier for a sandwich.\n\nThe pastry counter gives the visit another direction. Creations such as Mont Azuki, a Japanese interpretation of Mont Blanc, and a baba combining orange, dates and orange blossom show the range of flavours. 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Before a Poilâne loaf enters the oven, the baker cuts the initial into its surface, leaving the house’s identity in the crust itself. At rue du Cherche-Midi, that familiar round loaf belongs to the address where Pierre Poilâne established the family bakery in 1932.\n\nThe method gives the bread its substance. Each baker handles the dough through an entirely manual sequence of fermentation, weighing, shaping and baking. A wooden fermentation box is part of that process, and the original shop still has a wood-fired bakehouse below. This is a working bakery, so buying bread in the shop is the ordinary visit; access to the bakehouse is not included.\n\nInside the small boutique, the focus stays on bread and the things that sit naturally beside it. Country-style sourdough is joined by butter biscuits and baked pastries. A substantial loaf suits several meals or a shared table, while a smaller purchase is more practical for a single picnic. 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Its curved mass sits before the older choir, where carved wooden stalls and the great golden cross form a different ensemble. Near the western entrance, the bronze baptismal font has its own setting and purpose. These additions belong to the cathedral’s renewed liturgical life, rather than a reconstruction of a single historical moment.\n\nThe north and south rose windows deserve separate attention. Their circles of stone tracery contain different arrangements of medieval figures and coloured glass. The north rose retains much of its thirteenth-century glazing; the south rose has undergone substantial later restoration. A view of the whole transept explains how the windows illuminate the building, while a closer look reveals the many small scenes within their larger patterns.\n\nAround the choir, the painted stone screen brings religious narrative down to a more intimate scale. Its figures, niches and surviving colour reward a much closer view than the soaring nave. 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Notre-Dame de Paris free to visit?", "a": "Ordinary cathedral entry is free. The treasury and the separately managed tower visit charge their own admission. You do not need to buy a third-party cathedral-entry ticket." }, { "q": "Do I need a reservation to enter Notre-Dame?", "a": "No. A free reservation through the cathedral’s official portal can reduce waiting; walk-in queues are also available. Slots are released close to the visit, and the portal determines what is available." }, { "q": "How long does a Notre-Dame cathedral visit take?", "a": "Allow one to two hours inside, plus the entry queue. A treasury visit or tower climb adds time and should be planned separately." }, { "q": "Can I visit Notre-Dame’s towers with the free cathedral reservation?", "a": "No. The towers are managed by the Centre des monuments nationaux and require a separate booking through their official site. The route includes a substantial stair climb." }, { "q": "Is Notre-Dame accessible for a wheelchair user?", "a": "The cathedral interior and treasury have accessible routes. 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Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total. Mediterranean & Italian €35–65 per person\n\nMediterranean cooking and a lively terrace by Porte d’Auteuil.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **1–2 hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nRestaurants / Paris\n\n##### [Restaurant Molitor]()\n\n $$ EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total. Mediterranean & Italian €40–75 per person\n\nBreakfast and Mediterranean meals overlooking Molitor’s outdoor pool.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **1–2 hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nRestaurants / Paris\n\n##### [Bouillon Chartier Grands Boulevards]()\n\n $ EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total. French bouillon €20–35 per person\n\nTraditional French dishes in a historic dining room, with walk-in seating.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **2 hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nRestaurants / Paris\n\n##### [Le Procope]()\n\n $$ EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total. Traditional French €40–75 per person\n\nTraditional French cooking in historic dining rooms near Odéon.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **2 hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nRestaurants / Paris\n\n##### [Brasserie Lipp]()\n\n $$ EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total. French brasserie €40–75 per person\n\nA classic Saint-Germain brasserie with botanical tiles and polished wood.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **1–1½ hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nRestaurants / Paris\n\n##### [Breizh Café Odéon]()\n\n $$ EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total. Breton galettes & crêpes €20–40 per person\n\nBuckwheat galettes, sweet crêpes and cider by the Carrefour de l’Odéon.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **2 hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nRestaurants / Paris\n\n##### [Café de la Paix]()\n\n $$$ EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total. French cuisine €45–90 per person\n\nFrench cooking and ornate dining rooms facing Palais Garnier.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **2 hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nRestaurants / Paris\n\n##### [La Rotonde Montparnasse]()\n\n $$ EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total. French brasserie €30–65 per person\n\nA red-awning Montparnasse brasserie for a traditional French meal.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **1–2 hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nRestaurants / Paris\n\n##### [Les Fous de l’Île]()\n\n $$ EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total. French & Aveyronnais cooking €30–60 per person\n\nA neighbourhood brasserie and wine stop on Île Saint-Louis.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **1–1½ hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nRestaurants / Paris\n\n##### [Breizh Café — Rue Cler]()\n\n $$ EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total. Breton galettes, crêpes & cider €20–40 per person\n\nBreton galettes, sweet crêpes and cider beside Rue Cler’s neighbourhood shops, within walking distance of the Eiffel Tower.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **1–1½ hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nRestaurants / Paris\n\n##### [Les Cocottes — Tour Eiffel]()\n\n $$ EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total. French bistro & casserole cooking €32–60 per person\n\nFrench comfort dishes and casseroles on rue Saint-Dominique, a short walk east of the Eiffel Tower.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **2 hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nRestaurants / Paris\n\n##### [La Fontaine de Mars]()\n\n $$ EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total. Southwest French bistro €45–80 per person\n\nA traditional French bistro with checked tablecloths, a striped terrace and southwest favourites near the Eiffel Tower.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **1–1½ hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nRestaurants / Paris\n\n##### [La Cantine du Troquet — Dupleix]()\n\n $$ EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total. French brasserie & Basque influences €30–60 per person\n\nA lively red-fronted brasserie near Dupleix, with Christian Etchebest’s Basque-influenced cooking and pavement tables.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **2 hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nRestaurants / Paris\n\n##### [Bistrot des Tournelles]()\n\n $$$ EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total. Traditional French bistro cooking €55–95 per person\n\nCordon bleu, pepper-sauce beef and a serious wine list in a compact old-style dining room near Bastille.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **2 hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nRestaurants / Paris\n\n##### [Bofinger]()\n\n $$ EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total. Alsatian brasserie & seafood €35–75 per person\n\nAlsatian choucroute, seafood platters and brasserie classics in mirrored rooms just off Place de la Bastille.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **2 hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nRestaurants / Paris\n\n##### [Chez Janou]()\n\n $$ EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total. Provençal bistro cooking €35–65 per person\n\nProvençal cooking, a deep pastis selection and a yellow-walled bistro room close to Place des Vosges.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **90 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nRestaurants / Paris\n\n##### [Le Coq & Fils]()\n\n $$$ EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total. French poultry & rotisserie €55–95 per person\n\nAntoine Westermann’s poultry restaurant on rue Lepic, with slow-poached, spit-roasted birds and plates to share.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **75–105 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nRestaurants / Paris\n\n##### [Bouillon Pigalle]()\n\n $ EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total. French bouillon & brasserie classics €20–35 per person\n\nFrench bouillon cooking, red banquettes and continuous service beside Pigalle, with reservations and walk-ins.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\n02\n\n#### Cafés & bakeries\n\n19 experiences\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **45–90 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nCafés & bakeries / Paris\n\n##### [Les Deux Magots]()\n\n $ EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total. Coffee & pastries €15–30 per person\n\nCoffee, pastries and a terrace facing the Saint-Germain church.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **45–90 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nCafés & bakeries / Paris\n\n##### [Angelina Rivoli]()\n\n $ EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total. Hot chocolate & pâtisserie €15–30 per person\n\nHot chocolate and pâtisserie opposite the Tuileries.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **45–90 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nCafés & bakeries / Paris\n\n##### [Café de Flore]()\n\n $ EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total. Coffee, hot chocolate & pastries €15–35 per person\n\nCoffee, hot chocolate and a terrace pause on boulevard Saint-Germain.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **20–45 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nCafés & bakeries / Paris\n\n##### [Du Pain et des Idées]()\n\n $ EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total. Artisan bread & pastries €5–15 per person\n\nBread and pastries in a heritage bakery near Canal Saint-Martin.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **20–45 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nCafés & bakeries / Paris\n\n##### [Terres de Café — Bourdonnais]()\n\n $ EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total. Specialty coffee & pastries €5–15 per person\n\nA specialty-coffee counter and pavement tables a short stroll east of the Eiffel Tower.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **30–60 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nCafés & bakeries / Paris\n\n##### [O Coffee]()\n\n $ EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total. Australian coffee & breakfast €7–22 per person\n\nFlat whites, banana bread and homemade breakfast in a small Australian café south of the Eiffel Tower.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **45–75 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nCafés & bakeries / Paris\n\n##### [Carette – Place des Vosges]()\n\n $ EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total. French pâtisserie, hot chocolate & light meals €15–35 per person\n\nPâtisserie and hot chocolate beneath the north-side arcades, with a vaulted counter room and tables facing Place des Vosges.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **40–60 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nCafés & bakeries / Paris\n\n##### [KB CaféShop – Trudaine]()\n\n $ EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total. Specialty coffee & house-made pastries €8–18 per person\n\nSpecialty coffee, house-made pastries and a corner terrace at the meeting of avenue Trudaine and rue des Martyrs.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **20–40 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nCafés & bakeries / Paris\n\n##### [Boulangerie Utopie]()\n\n $ EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total. Artisan bread & pastries €5–12 per person\n\nAn inventive neighbourhood bakery whose breads and viennoiseries use sourdough and long fermentation, with a Paris baguette prize in its history.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **20–40 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nCafés & bakeries / Paris\n\n##### [Boulangerie BO – rue de Charenton]()\n\n $ EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total. Artisan bread & pastries €6–15 per person\n\nSourdough bread and inventive pâtisserie in a historic bakery close to the Aligre market.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **20–40 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nCafés & bakeries / Paris\n\n##### [Poilâne – rue du Cherche-Midi]()\n\n $ EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total. Artisan bread & pastries €6–15 per person\n\nPoilâne’s first bakery, established in 1932, with sourdough loaves, butter biscuits and apple pastries.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Per person** Time **30–90 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nCafés & bakeries / Paris\n\n##### [Cusuaka Cafés — Boulogne Nord]()\n\nA locally rooted specialty roaster and café for a Boulogne morning; the north branch also holds coffee workshops.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Per person** Time **30–90 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nCafés & bakeries / Paris\n\n##### [La Fontaine de Belleville]()\n\nA neighbourhood café-bar with a terrace, morning coffee and a longer stay than a small takeaway coffee counter.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Per person** Time **30–90 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nCafés & bakeries / Paris\n\n##### [Café Lomi — Marcadet]()\n\nAn established roaster with seats, pastries and a slower coffee break in a residential part of the 18th, away from the busiest Montmartre approaches.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Per person** Time **30–90 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nCafés & bakeries / Paris\n\n##### [Hexagone Café]()\n\nA small seated neighbourhood coffee shop near Montparnasse for reading, conversation or a short work stop.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Per person** Time **30–90 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nCafés & bakeries / Paris\n\n##### [Bønne]()\n\nA newer Scandinavian-inspired neighbourhood café with coffee, cardamom and cinnamon buns, and a sit-down breakfast feel.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Per person** Time **30–90 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nCafés & bakeries / Paris\n\n##### [Fringe Coffee]()\n\nAn independent espresso bar and photography space for a quieter Marais coffee and pastry stop.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Per person** Time **30–90 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nCafés & bakeries / Paris\n\n##### [Café Cayo]()\n\nA larger neighbourhood café with its own roasting and a substantial lunch offer in an area not yet represented in the guide.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Per person** Time **30–90 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nCafés & bakeries / Paris\n\n##### [Dreamin’ Man — Amelot]()\n\nA neighbourhood espresso and pastry stop near République; better for a focused coffee pause than a long group hangout because the room is small.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\n03\n\n#### Fine dining\n\n05 experiences\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **2½–3½ hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nFine dining / Paris\n\n##### [Le Pré Catelan]()\n\n $$$$ EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total. French tasting menu €250–400 per person\n\nA destination tasting meal in a pavilion in the Bois de Boulogne.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **2½–3½ hours, plus security and lift access** Pace **See guide**\n\nFine dining / Paris\n\n##### [Le Jules Verne]()\n\n $$$$ EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total. French gastronomic tasting menus €190–345 per person\n\nA special-occasion meal on the Eiffel Tower’s second floor, with Frédéric Anton’s cooking and a private-lift arrival.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **1 hour** Pace **See guide**\n\nFine dining / Paris\n\n##### [David Toutain]()\n\n $$$$ EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total. Seasonal French tasting menus €108–258 per person\n\nA quiet rue Surcouf dining room for creative seasonal tasting menus, with several lunch formats and a longer dinner experience.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **2–3 hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nFine dining / Paris\n\n##### [Astrance]()\n\n $$$$ EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total. Creative French cooking & Asian influences €85–285 per person\n\nPascal Barbot’s ingredient-led cooking in a calm rue de Longchamp dining room, across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **2–3 hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nFine dining / Paris\n\n##### [Mallory Gabsi]()\n\n $$$$ EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total. Contemporary French cooking with Belgian roots €75–195 per person\n\nBelgian-inspired tasting menus, distinctive sauces and a warm, intimate dining room near the Arc de Triomphe.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\n04\n\n#### Bars & nightlife\n\n03 experiences\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **1–1½ hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nBars & nightlife / Paris\n\n##### [Harry’s New York Bar]()\n\n $ EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total. Cocktails €20–35 per person\n\nClassic cocktails in a wood-panelled bar near Opéra.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **1–2 hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nBars & nightlife / Paris\n\n##### [Le Barav]()\n\n $$ EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total. Wine & small plates €20–40 per person\n\nWine, sharing plates and a lively pavement terrace in the Haut Marais.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **1–2 hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nBars & nightlife / Paris\n\n##### [Le Syndicat]()\n\n $$ EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total. French-spirit cocktails €18–36 per person\n\nFrench-spirit cocktails behind a discreet Faubourg Saint-Denis frontage.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\n05\n\n#### Culture & landmarks\n\n28 experiences\n\nCost **Admission options** Time **2 hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nCulture & landmarks / Paris\n\n##### [Musée Marmottan Monet]()\n\nMonet and Morisot collections in a mansion in western Paris.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Admission options** Time **2–3 hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nCulture & landmarks / Paris\n\n##### [Musée d’Orsay]()\n\nImpressionist art and sculpture in a former railway station beside the Seine.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Admission options** Time **1½–2½ hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nCulture & landmarks / Paris\n\n##### [Musée Rodin Paris]()\n\nRodin’s sculpture in the Hôtel Biron and its garden.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Admission options** Time **2–3 hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nCulture & landmarks / Paris\n\n##### [Eiffel Tower]()\n\nParis views from the tower, with a choice of floors and access methods.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Admission options** Time **1½–2½ hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nCulture & landmarks / Paris\n\n##### [Musée départemental Albert-Kahn]()\n\nHistoric colour photography and landscaped gardens in Boulogne.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Admission options** Time **2–4 hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nCulture & landmarks / Paris\n\n##### [Musée du Louvre]()\n\nChoose a focused route through the Louvre’s galleries and courtyard.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Admission options** Time **1–1½ hours including security** Pace **See guide**\n\nCulture & landmarks / Paris\n\n##### [Sainte-Chapelle]()\n\nStained glass, painted vaults and two contrasting chapel interiors.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Admission options** Time **2 hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nCulture & landmarks / Paris\n\n##### [Musée de l’Orangerie]()\n\nMonet’s Water Lilies and a manageable museum visit in the Tuileries.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Admission options** Time **1–1½ hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nCulture & landmarks / Paris\n\n##### [Palais Garnier]()\n\nExplore the grand foyer and public rooms of Paris’s historic opera house.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Admission options** Time **1–1½ hours for the monument and terrace** Pace **See guide**\n\nCulture & landmarks / Paris\n\n##### [Arc de Triomphe]()\n\nVisit the monument and look across Paris from its rooftop terrace.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Free entry** Time **2–3 hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nCulture & landmarks / Paris\n\n##### [Musée Carnavalet – Histoire de Paris]()\n\nParis through old shop signs, archaeological finds, furnished rooms and the lives of its inhabitants, inside two Marais mansions.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Admission options** Time **60–90 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nCulture & landmarks / Paris\n\n##### [Maison de Victor Hugo]()\n\nVictor Hugo’s Paris apartment, with a red salon, painted Chinese panels and rooms tracing his life before, during and after exile.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Free entry** Time **45–75 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nCulture & landmarks / Paris\n\n##### [Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre]()\n\nA working basilica with a monumental gold mosaic, free church admission and a separate stair climb to the dome.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Admission options** Time **90 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nCulture & landmarks / Paris\n\n##### [Musée de Montmartre]()\n\nMontmartre’s cabarets and artists, Suzanne Valadon’s reconstructed studio and the Renoir gardens above the vineyard.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Admission options** Time **45–75 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nCulture & landmarks / Paris\n\n##### [Dalí Paris]()\n\nSculptures and illustrated works from Beniamino Levi’s private collection, just off Place du Tertre.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Free entry** Time **30–60 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nCulture & landmarks / Paris\n\n##### [Place du Tertre]()\n\nPainters, portraitists and café terraces on Montmartre’s compact hilltop square.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Free entry** Time **30–60 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nCulture & landmarks / Paris\n\n##### [Galerie Vivienne]()\n\nA glass-roofed shopping gallery with patterned mosaic floors, neoclassical decoration and a central glazed dome.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Free entry** Time **30–60 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nCulture & landmarks / Paris\n\n##### [Passage des Panoramas]()\n\nAn early Paris covered passage with specialist collectors’ shops, historic storefronts and restaurants beneath a glass roof.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Admission options** Time **2–3 hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nCulture & landmarks / Paris\n\n##### [Musée des Arts et Métiers]()\n\nScientific instruments, communication, energy and transport collections, ending in the former church of Saint-Martin-des-Champs.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Cathedral entry** Time **1–2 hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nCulture & landmarks / Paris\n\n##### [Notre-Dame de Paris]()\n\nRestored Gothic vaults, medieval carving and rose windows in Paris’s island cathedral.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Admission** Time **30–60 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nCulture & landmarks / Paris\n\n##### [Église Saint-Germain-des-Prés]()\n\nA Romanesque nave, early Gothic choir and restored painted decoration behind the café square.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Admission** Time **1–1½ hours, plus security** Pace **See guide**\n\nCulture & landmarks / Paris\n\n##### [Conciergerie]()\n\nMedieval palace halls and the history of the Revolutionary prison beside the Seine.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Admission** Time **20–40 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nCulture & landmarks / Paris\n\n##### [Place Dauphine]()\n\nA triangular tree-shaded square between Pont Neuf and the Palais de Justice.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Admission** Time **20–45 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nCulture & landmarks / Paris\n\n##### [Pont Neuf]()\n\nParis’s oldest surviving bridge, its carved faces and Henri IV statue at the island’s western tip.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Admission** Time **30–60 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nCulture & landmarks / Paris\n\n##### [Passage Jouffroy]()\n\nIron-and-glass architecture, historic shopfronts and the Grévin entrance off boulevard Montmartre.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Admission** Time **20–45 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nCulture & landmarks / Paris\n\n##### [Passage Verdeau]()\n\nA bright glass-roofed arcade with antiques, old prints and specialist shops north of Passage Jouffroy.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Admission** Time **45 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nCulture & landmarks / Paris\n\n##### [Le Grand Rex]()\n\nAn Art Deco cinema landmark with a grand atmospheric auditorium and a separate interactive film-making tour.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Admission** Time **2–3 hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nCulture & landmarks / Paris\n\n##### [Les Invalides – Musée de l’Armée]()\n\nNapoleon’s tomb, royal armour and military history within the courtyards of the Invalides.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\n06\n\n#### Parks & gardens\n\n06 experiences\n\nCost **Free entry** Time **45–90 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nParks & gardens / Paris\n\n##### [Jardin des Serres d’Auteuil]()\n\nHistoric glasshouses and botanical gardens beside Roland-Garros.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Free entry** Time **1–1½ hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nParks & gardens / Paris\n\n##### [Jardin du Luxembourg]()\n\nA relaxed garden break with fountains, statues and green chairs.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Free entry** Time **2–3 hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nParks & gardens / Paris\n\n##### [Domaine national de Saint-Cloud]()\n\nFormal gardens, wooded paths and views across western Paris.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Free entry** Time **30–60 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nParks & gardens / Paris\n\n##### [Place des Vosges]()\n\nBrick-and-stone pavilions, sheltered arcades and the lawns and fountains of Square Louis-XIII.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Free entry** Time **60–90 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nParks & gardens / Paris\n\n##### [Coulée verte René-Dumont]()\n\nA former railway becomes a walk through elevated gardens, bridges, tunnels and wooded cuttings across eastern Paris.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Admission** Time **1–2 hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nParks & gardens / Paris\n\n##### [Jardin des Tuileries]()\n\nFormal garden axes, sculpture and green chairs between the Louvre and Place de la Concorde.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\n07\n\n#### River cruises\n\n01 experiences\n\nCost **Admission options** Time **2 hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nRiver cruises / Paris\n\n##### [Bateaux Parisiens sightseeing cruise]()\n\nA sightseeing cruise from the Eiffel Tower departure area.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\n08\n\n#### Neighbourhoods\n\n08 experiences\n\nCost **Free entry** Time **half a day outdoors, or a full day with museum visits** Pace **See guide**\n\nNeighbourhoods / Paris\n\n##### [Louvre & Tuileries]()\n\nRoyal Paris, open garden paths and a generous pause between the Louvre and the Seine.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Free entry** Time **3–5 hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nNeighbourhoods / Paris\n\n##### [Saint-Germain-des-Prés]()\n\nLiterary cafés, old church stone and small Left Bank streets made for an unhurried wander.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Free entry** Time **2–4 hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nNeighbourhoods / Paris\n\n##### [Île de la Cité]()\n\nParis’s historic island, with cathedral views, palace architecture and quieter corners near Pont Neuf.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Free entry** Time **3 hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nNeighbourhoods / Paris\n\n##### [Île Saint-Louis]()\n\nQuays, river light and intimate streets on the quieter of central Paris’s two islands.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Free entry** Time **2–4 hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nNeighbourhoods / Paris\n\n##### [Opéra]()\n\nGrand avenues, Palais Garnier and classic café rooms around one of Paris’s great public squares.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Free entry** Time **3–5 hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nNeighbourhoods / Paris\n\n##### [Grands Boulevards]()\n\nCovered passages, theatrical façades and brasserie tables on Paris’s historic entertainment boulevards.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Free entry** Time **3–5 hours** Pace **See guide**\n\nNeighbourhoods / Paris\n\n##### [Montmartre]()\n\nA hilltop Paris of white domes, artists’ squares, steep lanes and quieter streets beyond the busiest viewpoints.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Free entry** Time **a half day for the square and a meal** Pace **See guide**\n\nNeighbourhoods / Paris\n\n##### [Le Marais & Bastille]()\n\nHistoric mansions, Place des Vosges, writers’ rooms and bistro tables, with Bastille and the old railway gardens beyond.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\n09\n\n#### Food markets\n\n03 experiences\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **45–75 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nFood markets / Paris\n\n##### [Marché d’Aligre & covered Beauvau]()\n\n $ EUR estimate per person for picnic purchases. Quantities, weights and trader prices determine the total. Market produce, cheese & prepared food €12–22 per person\n\nA historic covered food hall with cheese, charcuterie and specialist counters, surrounded by Aligre’s outdoor market streets.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **45–75 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nFood markets / Paris\n\n##### [Marché Bastille]()\n\n $ EUR estimate per person for picnic purchases. Quantities, weights and trader prices determine the total. Market produce, cheese & prepared food €12–22 per person\n\nA twice-weekly outdoor food market beneath the boulevard trees, with produce, specialist food stalls and an easy Bastille approach.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\nCost **Estimated per person** Time **45–75 minutes** Pace **See guide**\n\nFood markets / Paris\n\n##### [Marché Saxe-Breteuil]()\n\n $ EUR estimate per person for picnic purchases. Quantities, weights and trader prices determine the total. Market produce, cheese & prepared food €12–25 per person\n\nThursday and Saturday market shopping on avenue de Saxe, with produce stalls and glimpses of the Eiffel Tower along the avenue.\n\n[Explore experience]()\n\n### Explore Paris on the map\n\n91 places to visit. Select a pin for details and add your favourites to your itinerary.\n\nCategory Find on map\n\n**Loading the map** Find your bearings in a moment.\n\n1. 1\n\n **Musée des Arts et Métiers** Culture & heritage\n2. 2\n\n **Galerie Vivienne** Culture & heritage\n3. 3\n\n **Passage des Panoramas** Culture & heritage\n4. 4\n\n **Musée du Louvre** Culture & heritage\n5. 5\n\n **Musée d’Orsay** Culture & heritage\n6. 6\n\n **Musée de l’Orangerie** Culture & heritage\n7. 7\n\n **Musée Carnavalet – Histoire de Paris** Culture & heritage\n8. 8\n\n **Maison de Victor Hugo** Culture & heritage\n9. 9\n\n **Musée Marmottan Monet** Culture & heritage\n10. 10\n\n **Palais Garnier** Culture & heritage\n11. 11\n\n **Angelina Rivoli** Food & dining\n12. 12\n\n **Bouillon Chartier Grands Boulevards** Food & dining\n13. 13\n\n **Marché d’Aligre & covered Beauvau** Food & dining\n14. 14\n\n **Marché Bastille** Food & dining\n15. 15\n\n **Marché Saxe-Breteuil** Food & dining\n16. 16\n\n **Boulangerie Utopie** Food & dining\n17. 17\n\n **Boulangerie BO – rue de Charenton** Food & dining\n18. 18\n\n **Poilâne – rue du Cherche-Midi** Food & dining\n19. 19\n\n **Du Pain et des Idées** Food & dining\n20. 20\n\n **Jardin du Luxembourg** Other experiences\n21. 21\n\n **Coulée verte René-Dumont** Other experiences\n22. 22\n\n **Auteuil Brasserie** Food & dining\n23. 23\n\n **Restaurant Molitor** Food & dining\n24. 24\n\n **Le Procope** Food & dining\n25. 25\n\n **Brasserie Lipp** Food & dining\n26. 26\n\n **Breizh Café Odéon** Food & dining\n27. 27\n\n **Café de la Paix** Food & dining\n28. 28\n\n **La Rotonde Montparnasse** Food & dining\n29. 29\n\n **Les Fous de l’Île** Food & dining\n30. 30\n\n **Breizh Café — Rue Cler** Food & dining\n31. 31\n\n **Les Cocottes — Tour Eiffel** Food & dining\n32. 32\n\n **La Fontaine de Mars** Food & dining\n33. 33\n\n **La Cantine du Troquet — Dupleix** Food & dining\n34. 34\n\n **Bistrot des Tournelles** Food & dining\n35. 35\n\n **Bofinger** Food & dining\n36. 36\n\n **Chez Janou** Food & dining\n37. 37\n\n **Le Coq & Fils** Food & dining\n38. 38\n\n **Bouillon Pigalle** Food & dining\n39. 39\n\n **Les Deux Magots** Food & dining\n40. 40\n\n **Café de Flore** Food & dining\n41. 41\n\n **Terres de Café — Bourdonnais** Food & dining\n42. 42\n\n **O Coffee** Food & dining\n43. 43\n\n **Carette – Place des Vosges** Food & dining\n44. 44\n\n **KB CaféShop – Trudaine** Food & dining\n45. 45\n\n **Cusuaka Cafés — Boulogne Nord** Food & dining\n46. 46\n\n **La Fontaine de Belleville** Food & dining\n47. 47\n\n **Café Lomi — Marcadet** Food & dining\n48. 48\n\n **Hexagone Café** Food & dining\n49. 49\n\n **Bønne** Food & dining\n50. 50\n\n **Fringe Coffee** Food & dining\n51. 51\n\n **Café Cayo** Food & dining\n52. 52\n\n **Dreamin’ Man — Amelot** Food & dining\n53. 53\n\n **Le Pré Catelan** Food & dining\n54. 54\n\n **Le Jules Verne** Food & dining\n55. 55\n\n **David Toutain** Food & dining\n56. 56\n\n **Astrance** Food & dining\n57. 57\n\n **Mallory Gabsi** Food & dining\n58. 58\n\n **Harry’s New York Bar** Nightlife\n59. 59\n\n **Le Barav** Nightlife\n60. 60\n\n **Le Syndicat** Nightlife\n61. 61\n\n **Musée Rodin Paris** Culture & heritage\n62. 62\n\n **Eiffel Tower** Culture & heritage\n63. 63\n\n **Musée départemental Albert-Kahn** Culture & heritage\n64. 64\n\n **Sainte-Chapelle** Culture & heritage\n65. 65\n\n **Arc de Triomphe** Culture & heritage\n66. 66\n\n **Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre** Culture & heritage\n67. 67\n\n **Musée de Montmartre** Culture & heritage\n68. 68\n\n **Dalí Paris** Culture & heritage\n69. 69\n\n **Place du Tertre** Culture & heritage\n70. 70\n\n **Notre-Dame de Paris** Culture & heritage\n71. 71\n\n **Église Saint-Germain-des-Prés** Culture & heritage\n72. 72\n\n **Conciergerie** Culture & heritage\n73. 73\n\n **Place Dauphine** Culture & heritage\n74. 74\n\n **Pont Neuf** Culture & heritage\n75. 75\n\n **Passage Jouffroy** Culture & heritage\n76. 76\n\n **Passage Verdeau** Culture & heritage\n77. 77\n\n **Le Grand Rex** Culture & heritage\n78. 78\n\n **Les Invalides – Musée de l’Armée** Culture & heritage\n79. 79\n\n **Jardin des Serres d’Auteuil** Nature & wellness\n80. 80\n\n **Domaine national de Saint-Cloud** Nature & wellness\n81. 81\n\n **Place des Vosges** Nature & wellness\n82. 82\n\n **Jardin des Tuileries** Nature & wellness\n83. 83\n\n **Bateaux Parisiens sightseeing cruise** Water & coast\n84. 84\n\n **Louvre & Tuileries** Other experiences\n85. 85\n\n **Saint-Germain-des-Prés** Other experiences\n86. 86\n\n **Île de la Cité** Other experiences\n87. 87\n\n **Île Saint-Louis** Other experiences\n88. 88\n\n **Opéra** Culture & heritage\n89. 89\n\n **Grands Boulevards** Other experiences\n90. 90\n\n **Montmartre** Other experiences\n91. 91\n\n **Le Marais & Bastille** Other experiences\n\n04 / In pictures\n\n### The whole guide, in pictures.\n\n484 images from the places in the guide, full screen. Choose any one to open the viewer.\n\n04 / Keep planning\n\n### Turn inspiration\ninto a day." }