Ham and egg tramezzino, braided brioche with Kalamata olives, poached pears sprinkled with crumble topping… With this selection of the capital’s best brunch spots, you’ll be ready for Sunday morning feasts!
Café compagnon
Three separate rooms, three distinct ambiances! At this new hot spot from serial restaurateur Charles Compagnon (the man who brought you 52 Faubourg Saint Denis and Richer), you’re welcomed in from dawn through dinner. Where exactly? At the edge of the Sentier neighborhood, in the small lounge for your morning coffee, the bistro space for a peaceful lunch (or dinner), and the dining room for group feasts. Read more.
22-26, rue Léopold Bellan, Paris 2
L’entente
Queen Elizabeth can rest assured, the Franco-British accord is going strong at this former neighborhood dive that’s been given a classy country club makeover (sky blue leather banquettes, exotic wallpaper, hunting paintings). Read more.
13, rue Monsigny, Paris 2
Colorova
At lunchtime, this tearoom on Rue de l’Abbé-Grégoire (mismatched modern furniture, colorful decor) shakes up the neighborhood with its seasonal menu. Read more.
47 rue de l’Abbé Grégoire, Paris 6
Café Mirette
On the ground floor of the Fondation Pernod Ricard in between the library and the contemporary art gallery, Franck Baranger and Edouard Bobin, two of the sharpest blades in the bistrosphere (Le Pantruche, Caillebotte, Belle Maison, Le Coucou), have taken over Café Mirette alongside Pauline Labrousse. Read more.
1 Cours Paul Ricard, Paris 8
Holybelly 5
Beloved by Anglo-Saxon expats, up-and-coming influencers and pancake-philes, Hollybelly has been delighting guests in a bigger space on rue Lucien Sampaix since the summer of 2017. In their friendly dining room (cozy alcoves, plants, service and music in franglais), Nico Alary and chef Sarah Mouchot welcome you in all day long, with the very best that comfort food has to offer! Read more.
5 rue Lucien Sampaix, Paris 10
Sapid
Once upon a time there was a chef with twenty Michelin stars to his name… Reigning over this solid gold collection of restaurants is French celebrity chef Alain Ducasse. The latest addition to his culinary arsenal? Sapid, a eco-conscious restaurant that preaches the gospel of zero-waste, plant-based and affordable cuisine, imagined hand-in-hand with Romain Meder and executed by the Peruvian chef Marvic Medina, both of whom used to work at the Plaza Athénée. Read more.
54, rue de Paradis, Paris 10
Aube
Tomorrow, at aube (aka dawn)… or even this morning! Not that it was collecting dust, but Audrey Jarry and Jean-Charles Buffet decided to revamp their cheeky bistro, the aptly-named Buffet, transforming it into a luminous neo-seventies eatery (patchwork tiling, a vermillion red bar, Bernard Villemot posters). Read more.
8, rue de la Main d’Or, Paris 11
Café Mirabelle
Café Mirabelle puts on a lovely show, just a stone’s throw from Cours Simon. Running things is Marion Goettlé (ex-Heimat), a young pastry chef from Strasbourg who prepares her very personal cuisine in a singular setting – exposed rafters, mustard-colored woodwork, a fireplace, a cutesy fresco. Read more.
16 rue de la Vacquerie, Paris 11
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