# The historic cafés of Paris

Sartre, Hemingway and Picasso had their tables there: the legendary Paris cafés recommended by guides and Parisians.

- 16 votes · 13 items
- Sep 6, 2025 · Mathilde Le Goff
- https://even.best/en/l/1553/the-historic-cafes-of-paris

## Top 10

1. **La Rotonde** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Montparnasse café of the Roaring Twenties painters.
2. **Le Procope** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Founded in 1686, considered the oldest café in Paris.
3. **Café de Flore** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Neighbour and rival of Les Deux Magots, frequented by Sartre and Beauvoir.
4. **Les Deux Magots** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The existentialists' café in Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
5. **La Closerie des Lilas** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The café where Hemingway wrote.
6. **Le Dôme** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Historic brasserie at the Vavin crossroads.
7. **Café des Deux Moulins** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The Montmartre café from the film 'Amélie'.
8. **Café Marly** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Terrace under the Louvre arcades facing the Pyramid.
9. **Le Select** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Montparnasse American bar opened in 1923.
10. **Café de la Paix** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Napoleon III café facing the Opéra Garnier.
11. **Brasserie Lipp** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Alsatian brasserie in Saint-Germain, a political meeting place.
12. **Le Petit Fer à Cheval** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Small Marais café with a horseshoe-shaped bar.
13. **The Palette** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Café de Saint-Germain-des-Prés frequented since the beginning of the 20th century by artists from the neighboring Beaux-Arts.

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