Monday can be a difficult day for dining in Paris, but there are still plenty of great options to choose from. We’ve highlighted below the places that feature on our list of Favorite Paris Restaurants. You can also consult our list of Paris Restaurants Open on Sunday.
Our Favorite Restaurants Open on Monday
Buckwheat waffle with fried chicken at Ellsworth. All photos by Meg Zimbeck
For Breakfast or Brunch
Our Top Picks:
- Café Méricourt (75011)
- Holybelly (75010)
- Mokonuts (75011)
Also Open on Monday
- Maison Plisson (75003) breakfast, lunch & grocery
- Bob’s Kitchen (75003) healthy, vegetarian, breakfast & lunch only
- Café Pinson (75003 & 75010) healthy, vegetarian, gluten-free options
- Rachel’s (75003) American-style brunch and lunch
- Bread & Roses (75006, 75008) breakfast/brunch
- Eggs & Co. (75006) breakfast & brunch
- Coutume (75007) healthy brunch & lunch, good coffee
- Buvette (75009) small plates, open all day
- Ten Belles (75010) breakfast & brunch, good coffee
- Bob’s Juice Bar (75010) vegetarian, healthy, breakfast/lunch
- Café Oberkampf (75011), breakfast, lunch, coffee
Cassoulet at L’Assiette
Classic French
Our Top Pick
- La Bourse et La Vie (75002)
Also Open on Monday
- Café des Abattoirs (75001) classic steak joint
- La Régalade – Saint Honoré – classic French
- La Tour de Montlhéry – Chez Denise (75001) classic steak joint
- Willi’s Wine Bar (75001) classic French
- Chez Georges (75002) very traditional bistro
- Bistro Volnay (75002) classic French
- Racines (75002) classic bistro, natural wines
- Les Jalles (75002) classic French
- La Marée Jeanne (75002) seafood focused
- Drouant (75002) elegant bistro
- Café des Musées (75003) classic bistro
- Les Enfants Rouges (75003) classic bistro
- Benoît (75004) pricey, book in advance
- Café de la Nouvelle Mairie (75005) classic bistro, wine bar
- Josephine (Chez Dumonet) (75006) southwestern French
- Breizh Café (75006) crêpes – book in advance
- Huitrerie Régis (75006) oysters
- Le Relais de L’Entrecôte (75006) steak frites
- Le Comptoir du Relais (75006) classic bistro
- La Rotonde (75006) classic brasserie, open all day
- Fish la Boissonnerie (75006) classic bistro
- Le Chardenoux des Près (75006) classic bistro
- Allard (75006) pricey bistro by Alain Ducasse
- Auguste (75007) classic French, seafood focused
- Café Constant (75007) classic and open all day
- Les Cocottes (75007) one pot cooking near the Eiffel Tower
- L’Auberge Bressane (75007) classic cooking from the Bresse region
- Les Fables de Fontaine (75007) seafood focused bistro
- La Ferme Saint-Simon (75007) classic bistro
- La Laiterie Sainte-Clotilde (75007) classic bistro
- La Fontaine de Mars (75007) classic bistro visited by the Obamas
- Gaya (75007) elegant seafood from Pierre Gagnaire
- Pottoka (75007) Basque bistro
- Le Mini Palais (75008) classic brasserie, outdoor dining
- Garnier (75008) seafood & oysters
- La Maison de l’Aubrac (75008) classic steak joint, open 24 hours
- Les 110 de Taillevent (75008) excellent wines by the glass
- Lazare (75008) modern brasserie
- Le Griffonier (75008) very traditional bistro, lunch only on Monday
- Caillebotte (75009) classic bistro
- Le Pantruche (75009) classic bistro
- La Tute (75009) Basque
- Les Canailles (75009) classic bistro
- Bourgogne Sud (75009) classic Burgundian French
- Chez Casimir (75010) classic bistro
- Chez Michel (75010) classic Breton bistro
- À La Renaissance (75011) casual bistro with a great wine list
- Jeanne A (75011) French rotisserie, épicerie, wine shop
- Le Chardenoux (75011) classic bistro
- Astier (75011) classic bistro with a great cheese platter
- Amarante (75012) bare bones but excellent bistro
- Au Petit Marguery (75013) classic French, excellent for wild game
- L’Auberge du Roi Gradlon (75013) classic Breton French, seafood
- Le Dôme (75014) classic French, oysters
- Le Bistrot du Dôme (75014) classic French, oysters
- Le Severo (75014) classic steak joint
- La Cerisaie (75014) classic bistro
- La Régalade (75014) classic bistro, dinner only on Monday
- La Cantine du Troquet (75014) Southwestern French – no reservations
- Le Cornichon (75014) classic bistro
- La Cantine du Troquet Dupleix (75015) Southwestern French – no reservations
- Le Grand Pan (75015) classic French, meat focused
- Le Caisse Noix (75015) classic French
- Chez Géraud (75016) classic bistro
- L’Atelier Vivanda (75016) steak joint
- L’Huitrier (75017) oysters
- Le Crabe Marteau (75017) oysters, seafood
- Jeanne B (75018) rotisserie, épicerie, wine shop, open all day
- Le Coq Rico (75018) pricey rotisserie
- Au Boeuf Couronné (75019) classic steak joint
Semilla restaurant
Modern & Creative French
Our Top Picks
- Tomy & Co. (75007)
- Papillon (75017)
- Ze Kitchen Galerie (75006)
- Semilla (75006)
Also Open on Monday
- Macéo (75001) vegetarian options
- Pirouette (75001)
- Restaurant AG (75001)
- Zébulon (75001)
- Elmer (75003)
- Glou (75003)
- Jaja (75004)
- Ze Kitchen Galerie (75006)
- Garance (75007)
- Thoumieux (75007) brasserie
- L’Atelier Saint-Germain de Joël Robuchon (75007) book in advance
- Neva Cuisine (75008)
- Le Richer (75009) open all day
- Office (75009)
- Encore (75009)
- Le Galopin (75010)
- Biondi (75011) modern Argentinean
- Le Sot-l’y-Laisse (75011)
- Table (75012)
- Simone (75013)
- Coretta (75017)
- Papillon (75017)
- Chamarré Montmartre (75018) French-Mauritian fusion, outdoor tables
Septime
Contemporary Tasting Menus
Top picks for tasting menus <100€
- Septime (75011) 42€ at lunch and 80€ at dinner, book long in advance
- Verjus (75001) 68€, dinner only
- Saturne (75002) 45€ or 85€ at lunch and 85€ at dinner
- Frenchie (75002) 45€ at lunch (Thurs/Fri only) and 74€ at dinner, book long in advance
Top picks for tasting menus over 100€
- Akrame (75008) 65€ at lunch and 120€ or 160€ at dinner
- Le Grand Restaurant (75008) 85€ at lunch and 195€, 255€ or 560€ at dinner
- Restaurant David Toutain (75007) 55€ or 80€ at lunch and 110€ at dinner
Other tasting menus available on Monday
- Abri (75010) 49€ at dinner, book long in advance
- Les Tablettes (75016) menus at 85€, 125€ & 150€
Clamato
For Small Sharable Plates
Our Top Picks
- Ellsworth (75001)
- Le Grand Bain (75020)
- Au Passage (75011)
Also Open on Monday
- Le Garde-Robe (75001) with natural wine
- A Noste (75002) Southwestern French small plates
- Coinstot Vino (75002) with natural wine
- Frenchie Wine Bar (75002) no reservations, go early
- Legrand Filles et Fils (75002) elegant and pricey
- Café de la Nouvelle Mairie (75005) neighborhood wine bar with natural wine
- L’Avant Comptoir (75006) crêpes & small plates, standing only
- L’Avant Comptoir de la Mer (75006) seafood focused, standing only
- Freddy’s (75006) small plates, great wine list
- Artisan (75009) with cocktails
- Buvette (75009) with wine or cocktails, open all day
- Braisenville (75009)
- La Pointe du Grouin (75010) bare bones & raucous
- Pas de Loup (75011) with cocktails
- Martin (75011) with natural wine
- Jones (75011) with natural wine
- Yard (75011)
Le Cinq
Haute Cuisine
Top pick: Le Cinq (75008) three Michelin stars
- Le Meurice (75001)
- La Dame de Pic (75001)
- L’Arpège (75007) three Michelin stars, vegetable driven
- Taillevent (75008)
- Le Gabriel (75008)
- Epicure (75008) three Michelin stars
- Pierre Gagnaire (75008) three Michelin stars
- Ledoyen (75008) three Michelin stars, dinner only on Monday
- Laurent (75008)
- Apicius (75008)
- La Grande Cascade (75016)
- Shang Palace (75016) haute Cantonese
Kunitoraya
International Cuisine
- Izakaya Issé (75001) Japanese, vegetarian options
- Nest (75001) Vietnamese, vegetarian options
- Frenchie To Go (75002) brunch, sandwiches
- Hakata Choten (75002) Japanese
- Kunitoraya (75002) Japanese
- Kunitoraya 2 (75002) Japanese
- Naritake (75002) Japanese
- Hokkaido (75002) Japanese
- Liza (75002) Lebanese
- Entre Deux Rives (75002) Vietnamese, vegetarian options
- Gyoza Bar (75002) Japanese, dinner only on Monday
- Grillé (75002) kebabs, lunch only on Monday
- Il Campionissimo (75002) pizza
- L’As du Fallafel (75003) Israeli food, falafel
- Mmmozza (75003) sandwiches, Italian
- Candelaria (75003) Mexican, cocktails
- Happy Nouilles (75003) Chinese, hand-made noodles
- Pink Flamingo (75003, 75012, 75018) Pizza, take-out and delivery
- Grazie (75003) pizza, cocktails
- Miznon (75004) Israeli, falafel
- L’Alimentari (75004) Italian, vegetarian options
- Icho (75004) sushi, dinner only on Monday
- Pizza Chic (75006) pizza
- Toyo (75006) Japanese
- Professore (75009) Italian, cocktails
- Ito (75009) Japanese, small plates, dinner only on Monday
- Urfa Dürüm (75010) Kurdish flatbread sandwiches
- Le Cambodge (75010) Cambodian
- Ravioli Chinois Nord-Est (75010) dumplings
- Rococo (75010) kebab and falafel
- Krishna Bhavan (75010) Tamil, vegetarian
- Saravanaa Bhavan (75010) Indian vegetarian
- I Cugini (75010) pizza
- Piccoli Cugini (75010) Italian & pizza
- Deux Fois Plus de Piment (75011) Sichuan, spicy food
- Al Taglio (75011) pizza sold by weight
- The Green Goose (75011) Irish gastropub
- Pizza Dei Cioppi (75011) Italian & pizza
- Come a Casa (75011) Italian, vegetarian options
- La Pulperia (75011) Argentinian, dinner only on Monday
- Les Delices de Shandong (75013) Chinese
- Lao Lane Xang 2 (75013) Laotian, Vietnamese, & Thai
- Likafo (75013) Cantonese
- Tricotin (75013) Chinese, dim sum, open all day
- Shang Palace (75016) haute Cantonese cuisine
- LiLi (75016) Cantonese
- Le 116 (75016) small plates, Japanese
- Kiez Biergarten (75018) German beer garden
- Bululu Arepera (75018) Venezuelan