Café de Flore Cafe
Literary Historic People Watching
Café de Flore
$$$
Sartre and Beauvoir's corner of Boulevard Saint-Germain since 1887.
Literary & Continuous
Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice
Left Bank as the gezgin knows it — Flore, Lipp, rue de Buci, Saint-Sulpice fountain.
The 6e is the Left Bank as the gezgin knows it — Saint-Germain-des-Prés with the abbey-tower silhouette and the Café de Flore + Les Deux Magots literary corner, the rue de Buci market street, the Saint-Sulpice fountain by Visconti. Lipp on Boulevard Saint-Germain still pours Alsatian; La Closerie des Lilas keeps the Hemingway-Pound register; Le Sélect on Montparnasse boundary holds the writer's afternoon. The gezgin uses the 6e for the Sunday brunch with bookshop, the long apéritif before a galerie opening on rue Mazarine, and the dinner that runs into the rue de Seine wine bars.
Highlights
Café de Flore + Les Deux Magots Rue de Buci market street Saint-Sulpice fountain Lipp + La Closerie des Lilas register
18 places
4 Categories
Cafe
6 places
Les Deux Magots Cafe
Literary Historic Terrace
Les Deux Magots
$$$
The other Saint-Germain café, with the better view of the church.
Pierre Hermé — Bonaparte Cafe
Patisserie Macarons Luxury
Pierre Hermé — Bonaparte
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The Picasso of pastry, in his original Saint-Germain showcase.
Poilâne Cafe
Sourdough Historic Wood Fired
Poilâne
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The Saint-Germain sourdough institution since 1932.
Hugues Pouget Cafe
Chef Led Precision Left Bank
Hugues Pouget
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Former Hugo & Victor relaunched under the chef's name — 2003 French Dessert Champion's first eponymous boutique
Pâtisserie Sadaharu Aoki Cafe
Japanese French Matcha Left Bank
Pâtisserie Sadaharu Aoki
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Japanese-French pâtisserie since 2001 — matcha, yuzu and black sesame on classical French structures
Restaurant
10 places
Brasserie Lipp Restaurant
Historic Political Alsatian
Brasserie Lipp
$$$$
Alsatian choucroute, landmarked Art Nouveau, the Académiciens' lunch.
La Closerie des Lilas Restaurant
Historic Literary Piano Bar
La Closerie des Lilas
$$$$
Hemingway's table, a piano bar, and the steak that bears his name.
Restaurant Guy Savoy Restaurant
Editor's Pick
Restaurant Haute Cuisine Seine View Contemporary Art
Restaurant Guy Savoy
$$$$
Two Michelin stars in the Hôtel de la Monnaie, looking at the Seine.
Le Comptoir du Relais Restaurant
Bistronomy Natural Wine No Reservation Lunch
Le Comptoir du Relais
$$$
The bistronomy capital of Paris, on the Carrefour de l'Odéon.
Ze Kitchen Galerie Restaurant
Michelin Asian French Loft
Ze Kitchen Galerie
$$$$
William Ledeuil's Southeast-Asian-French cuisine, Michelin-starred since 2008.
Allard Restaurant
Historic Ducasse Burgundy List
Allard
$$$
The 1932 bistro classique, Ducasse-stewarded since 2013.
Semilla Restaurant
Bistronomy Open Kitchen Industrial
Semilla
$$$
Eric Trochon's industrial bistronomy on rue de Seine.
Le Bon Saint Pourçain Restaurant
Bistronomy Natural Wine Tiny
Le Bon Saint Pourçain
$$$
The tiny bistro between Saint-Sulpice and Luxembourg, Fooding-prize winner.
Bouillon Racine Restaurant
Art Nouveau Historic Monument 1906
Bouillon Racine
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1906 Art Nouveau room on the Left Bank — Chartier's brother house, listed.
Le Procope Restaurant
Historic 1686 Literary
Le Procope
$$$
The oldest café in Paris, opened 1686 — Voltaire, Diderot, Franklin all ate here.
Hotel
1 place
Bar
1 place
