Editor's Pick
The existentialist headquarters where Sartre and de Beauvoir held court. Art Deco interior, literary ghosts, and expensive coffee.
Insider Intel
Order This
Coffee or chocolat chaud in the afternoon. Whisky or champagne in the evening. The hot chocolate is legendary.
Best Time
Morning with the newspapers before tourists arrive. Or late evening when Sartre's ghost returns.
Know Before You Go
Yes, it's expensive. Yes, there are tourists. But the Art Deco interior is original, the waiters still wear bow ties, and Sartre really did write Being and Nothingness at table 149. Skip Les Deux Magots next door.