1927 Art Deco monument to the grand brasserie. Painted pillars, seafood towers, and ghosts of Sartre and Picasso.
Location
102 Boulevard du Montparnasse
14th, Paris
14th, Paris
Plan Your Visit
Reservations
Reservations recommended
Insider Intel
Must Try
Plateau de fruits de mer for the full effect. Or lamb curry - a house specialty since opening. Profiteroles to finish.
Best Time
Late dinner when the room fills and the Art Deco columns glow.
Know Before You Go
Opened 1927. Sartre, de Beauvoir, Hemingway, Picasso, Man Ray - they all drank here. The painted columns are by artists who paid tabs with art. The Sunday dancing tradition continues. A Paris monument.