When visiting or staying in the Latin Quarter in Paris, you are certainly looking for a restaurant where you can have lunch or dinner. In this section, we offer you our selection of the best restaurants in different categories.
Here is a map to locate the restaurants:
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The most famous restaurants
Café de Flore
172 Boulevard Saint Germain 75006 Paris
Type of cuisine: French
this is one of the oldest Parisian cafés where the most eminent writers and philosophers such as Apollinaire, Eluard and Reverdy met, followed by Simone de Beauvoir and Jean Paul Sartre. Today, the café has developed an international reputation.
It is ideal for lunch or dinner. Do not hesitate to try the hot chocolate and the traditional French bistro dishes (onion soup, Caesar salad…)
Price: 20-25 € on average for a dish
Les Deux Magots
6 Place Saint Germain des Prés 75006 Paris
Type of cuisine: French
A direct competitor of the Café Flore, Les Deux Magots is also associated with literature.
This one has seen Verlaine, Rimbaud and Mallarmé, then Picasso and Hemingway among others.
Like its competitor, it has acquired an international reputation and today attracts personalities from all over the world.
Treat yourself to French bistro specialties such as escargots for lunch or dinner.
Price: Lunchtime starter + main course + coffee at €35
Le Polidor
41 Rue Monsieur le Prince 75006 Paris
Type of cuisine: French
Again, one of the oldest Parisian bistros where many literary figures such as Ionesco, Paul Valéry and Boris Vian, as well as James Joyce, and later Coluche and Cabu, used to meet.
The Polidor, later on, became the meeting place for students in the Latin Quarter looking for a restaurant with traditional cuisine to diversify their menus.
You can therefore count on the bourguignon, the duck confit and sauerkraut, the rib steak marchand de vin and the weekly dishes.
Prices: Menus at 22 € and 35 €.
Cheap restaurants
Mobster Diner
20 Rue des Boulangers 75005 Paris
Type of cuisine: Hamburger
Are you a burger lover? Look no further. This restaurant offers homemade burgers and fries at very reasonable prices.
The team makes sure to answer the requests of the customers so do not hesitate anymore and go and test the burger with blue cheese or something softer!
Prices: 9 – 13€.
Website (in French)
Tzeferakos
24 Rue Monge 75005 Paris
Type of cuisine: Greek
Hearty, homemade dishes, very reasonable prices and a warm atmosphere… without a doubt, this is one of the best Greek restaurants in the Latin Quarter.
Try the moussaka, which customers highly recommend.
Prices: Between 10 and 12€ per dish
La Dédicace
9 Rue Laplace 75005 Paris
Type of cuisine: French, European
A small and friendly restaurant with a caring staff. The cuisine is traditional and of high quality.
Let yourself be tempted by the restaurant’s flagship dish, the thick steak.
A restaurant with quality cuisine, a pleasant setting and very reasonable prices.
Prices: Menus between 22 and 33 €.
Il Golosone
32 rue des Carmes 75005 Paris
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Type of cuisine: Italian, Mediterranean.
A real Italian restaurant in the heart of the Latin Quarter on the Sainte Geneviève Mountain. The pizzas and pasta are made with passion by an Italian chef, the service is good, and the atmosphere is calm.
Try the arrabiata and their homemade bread.
Prices: 20 € on average (starter, main course, dessert)
Website (in French)
Restaurants with a view
La Nouvelle Seine
Sur berges, 3 Quai de Montebello 75005 Paris
Type of cuisine: French, European.
this one has an original concept: the restaurant is located on a barge moored on the Seine where you can enjoy a lunch or dinner with a view of the Notre Dame Cathedral from the Seine, as well as a theatre.
The restaurant offers a variety of seasonal products such as codfish and prawns. The service is also very friendly.
The setting is ideal for a successful romantic evening.
Prices: 55€ on average (starter, main course, dessert)
La Tour d’Argent
17 Quai de la Tournelle 75005 Paris
Type of cuisine: French.
An elegant inn on the banks of the Seine dating back to 1582 which became a restaurant in 1780 and is well worth a visit. You will have lunch or dinner with a breathtaking view of Notre Dame, the Seine and Paris.
The cuisine is gastronomic and of high quality. The dishes are seasonal, and you have the possibility to enjoy a food and wine pairing, so do not hesitate, and let yourself be guided.
Prices: Menus between 110€ and 350€.
Family restaurants
Les crêpes de Louis Marie
1 Rue de l’Arbalète 75005 Paris
Type of cuisine: French, European.
A pleasant creperie with a family atmosphere in the heart of Paris, but which takes you on a journey to Finistère and Brittany.
A quality crepe batter and fine and perfectly cooked and generous fillings are what makes the quality of the dishes offered at Louis Marie. Let yourself be tempted by the Gentilhomme, especially for its candied onions.
Prices: 23€ on average ( starter, main course, dessert)
Pizzeria arrivederci
47 Rue Gay-Lussac 75005 Paris
Type of cuisine: Italian, Mediterranean.
Pizzas on thin dough, fresh ingredients, a rich choice of pasta (Tagliatelle Salmone and pistachio, Ravioli gorgonzola, Penne Arrabbiata…)… this Italian restaurant in the heart of Paris takes you to Naples, the land of pizzas.
The staff is responsive, attentive and the atmosphere is very family-oriented.
Prices: 33€ on average (starter, main course, dessert)
Vegetarian and vegan restaurants
Happiz Monge
9 Rue Monge 75005 Paris
Type of cuisine: Italian, vegan, vegetarian
A rare concept of a vegan, organic, gluten-free pizzeria in the heart of the Latin Quarter.
You can create your own pizza: first, you choose the dough (gluten-free or not), then a basis and the toppings. They come in different sizes.
The ingredients are fresh, the service is welcoming, and their concept is original.
Prices: 23€ on average (starter, main course, dessert)
Le Grenier de Notre Dame
18 Rue de la Bûcherie 75005 Paris
Type of cuisine: French, vegetarian
A vegan and vegetarian restaurant with a large choice of hearty and delicious dishes.
The salads are generous et well-seasoned. The dishes are created to be vegetarian, full of colors and taste.
Try the falafels and the seitan escalope with home-cooked vegetables.
Price: 25€ on average (starter, main course, dessert)
Website (in French)
Le Puits de Légumes
18 Rue du Cardinal Lemoine 75005 Paris
Type of cuisine: vegetarian, organic
A warming welcome, a diverse menu, homemade products, everything here makes you want to come back. Let yourself be tempted by the vegetarian couscous and their homemade desserts.
Remember to make reservations for lunch as the restaurant is quite popular.
Price: 23€ on average (starter, main course, dessert)
Website (in French)
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