The historic cafés of Paris
The top 3 according to 16 votes from people: La Rotonde · Le Procope · Café de Flore. (Updated Sep 27, 2025.)
Sartre, Hemingway and Picasso had their tables there: the legendary Paris cafés recommended by guides and Parisians.
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Top 10
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1
La Rotonde
Montparnasse café of the Roaring Twenties painters.
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Le Procope
Founded in 1686, considered the oldest café in Paris.
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3
Café de Flore
Neighbour and rival of Les Deux Magots, frequented by Sartre and Beauvoir.
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4
Les Deux Magots
The existentialists' café in Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
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5
La Closerie des Lilas
The café where Hemingway wrote.
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6
Le Dôme
Historic brasserie at the Vavin crossroads.
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7
Café des Deux Moulins
The Montmartre café from the film 'Amélie'.
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8
Café Marly
Terrace under the Louvre arcades facing the Pyramid.
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9
Le Select
Montparnasse American bar opened in 1923.
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10
Café de la Paix
Napoleon III café facing the Opéra Garnier.
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11
Brasserie Lipp
Alsatian brasserie in Saint-Germain, a political meeting place.
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12
Le Petit Fer à Cheval
Small Marais café with a horseshoe-shaped bar.
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13
The Palette
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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Le Procope, le plus vieux café de Paris, Voltaire y venait.