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Which Restaurants Are Open in Paris in August 2026?

What's Open in August in Paris

Is Paris closed in August? Which Paris restaurants are open in August 2026? Where can you eat in Paris during the summer holidays? These are the questions we get every year, and this guide answers all of them — with confirmed closing dates for more than 120 of the best restaurants in Paris, sorted by neighborhood and by week.

The short answer: no, Paris does not close in August. It’s one of the most persistent myths about visiting Paris in summer. Yes, many Paris restaurants close for summer holidays (the fermeture estivale or fermeture annuelle you’ll see taped to doors), but those closures are concentrated in a narrow window — roughly August 3 through August 23. Even at the quietest point of the month, dozens of our favorite Paris restaurants stay open and are happy to feed you. Before August 3 and after August 24, the city runs close to normal.

Which Restaurants Are Closed for Summer (and Which Aren’t)

So where should you eat in Paris in August? We wrote to every restaurant we recommend and heard back from more than 120 of them with their confirmed August 2026 summer schedules. Below you’ll find exactly which restaurants are open and which are closed, organized two ways:

  • Summer closing dates by neighborhood (arrondissement) — every restaurant, from the 1st to the 20th, with its exact closing dates. If you know where you’re staying, start here.
  • What’s open week by week — the three weeks in the heart of August (August 3–9, 10–16, and 17–23) when a table is hardest to find, with every restaurant open at least four days that week.

This covers the full range of where to eat in Paris in August: bistros, brasseries, wine bars, Michelin-starred tables, neighborhood favorites, and destination restaurants across every arrondissement. Whether you’re looking for a classic Paris bistro that stays open all summer, a restaurant near the Louvre or the Eiffel Tower, or somewhere open on a specific August date, this is your guide.

Click any restaurant’s name for our full review — address, what to order, opening hours, and all the practical details. We update this post throughout the summer as more restaurants confirm their plans.

Summer closing dates, by neighborhood

1st — Louvre, Palais-Royal, Les Halles

2nd — Bourse, Sentier

3rd — Upper Marais

4th — Marais, Île Saint-Louis

5th — Latin Quarter

6th — Saint-Germain

7th — Eiffel Tower, Invalides

8th — Champs-Élysées, Madeleine

9th — Grands Boulevards, Pigalle

10th — Canal, Faubourg Saint-Denis

11th — Oberkampf, Bastille, Charonne

12th — Aligre, Nation

13th — Gobelins, Butte-aux-Cailles

14th — Montparnasse

  • Le Duc — Closed Aug 1-25
  • Le Petit Sommelier — Open all summer except for a few scattered days (Aug 9–10, 15–17, 23–24)

15th — Javel

16th — Passy, Trocadéro

17th — Near the Arc de Triomphe & Batignolles

18th — Montmartre

19th — Belleville, La Villette

  • Le Cheval d’Or — Closed Aug 1–Aug 16
  • Quedubon — Open all summer but with a different format in August: serving small plates only on Tue–Sat evenings
  • Soces — Open all summer

20th — Ménilmontant, Père-Lachaise

What’s open, week by week

We heard back from 120 of our recommended restaurants about their summer plans. The picture tightens for three weeks in the heart of August. Below is exactly who’s open during this stretch when a table gets harder to find. By August 24, the vast majority have reopened and the city is essentially back to normal. If you’re here in late August, you can browse our full restaurant index and book freely.

If you’re here between August 3-23, this is your guide to what’s open, week by week. We included a restaurant if they were open at least four days during that week.

Open August 3-9

1st — Louvre / Les Halles — À L’Epi d’Or, La Poule au Pot, Le Grand Véfour, La Halle aux Grains (lunch only), Le Jardin de Cheval Blanc, Le Tout-Paris, Loulou, Maison Ruggieri, Maslow, Pantagruel, Verjus

2nd — Bourse / Sentier — Brasserie Dubillot, Frenchie, Frenchie Bar à Vins, L’Altro Frenchie, Racines, Shabour

3rd — Upper Marais — Bonnard, Calcifer, Le Mary Celeste, Les Enfants du Marché, Mischief

4th — Marais / Île Saint-Louis — Bittikesu, Cypsèle, GrandCoeur, Le Petit Célestin

5th — Latin Quarter — A.T., La Bete Noire, La Table de Colette, Tram Café

6th — Saint-Germain — Augustin Marchand d’Vins, Brasserie des Prés, Chez Dumonet, Fish la Boissonnerie, Freddy’s, L’Avant Comptoir(s), Le Christine, Orson, Quinsou

7th — Eiffel Tower / Invalides — La Petite Chaise

8th — Champs-Élysées / Madeleine — Le Grand Café

9th — Grands Boulevards / Pigalle — Argile, Benjamin Schmitt, Cuisine, Le Bon Georges, Le Pantruche, Trouble

10th — Canal / Faubourg Saint-Denis — Brasserie Bellanger, Occasion

11th — Oberkampf / Bastille / Charonne — À la Renaissance,Aux Bons Crus, Clamato, Erso, Jip, Kubri, Le Cornichon, Le Saint-Sébastien, Lissit, Maison, Masaikuta, Oobatz, Osteria Ferrara, Reyna,Septime, Trâm 130

12th — Aligre / Nation — Le Train Bleu

13th — Gobelins / Butte-aux-Cailles — Dame Augustine

14th — Montparnasse — Le Petit Sommelier

15th — Javel — Le Grand Pan, Ébène

16th — Passy / Trocadéro — Alt, Comice

17th — Near the Arc de Triomphe / Batignolles — Bolea, Breizh Café

18th — Montmartre — Adraba, Aléa, Double, Fana, Le Coq et Fils, Zoutra

19th — Belleville / La Villette — Quedubon, Soces

20th — Ménilmontant / Père-Lachaise — Amagat, Dandelion, Le Grand Bain, Paulownia

Open August 10-16

1st — Louvre / Les Halles — Le Grand Véfour, La Halle aux Grains (lunch only), Le Jardin de Cheval Blanc, Le Tout-Paris, Loulou, Maison Ruggieri, Maslow, Pantagruel, Verjus

2nd — Bourse / Sentier — Brasserie Dubillot, Frenchie, Frenchie Bar à Vins, L’Altro Frenchie, Racines, Shabour

3rd — Upper Marais — Bonnard, Calcifer, Le Mary Celeste, Les Enfants du Marché, Mischief

4th — Marais / Île Saint-Louis — Bittikesu, GrandCoeur

5th — Latin Quarter — A.T., La Bete Noire, La Table de Colette

6th — Saint-Germain — Augustin Marchand d’Vins, Brasserie des Prés, Chez Dumonet, Fish la Boissonnerie, Freddy’s, L’Avant Comptoir(s), Le Christine, Quinsou

8th — Champs-Élysées / Madeleine — Le Grand Café

9th — Grands Boulevards / Pigalle — Argile, Benjamin Schmitt, Le Bon Georges, Le Pantruche

10th — Canal / Faubourg Saint-Denis — Brasserie Bellanger

11th — Oberkampf / Bastille / Charonne — À la Renaissance,Clamato, Kubri, Oobatz, Osteria Ferrara, Reyna, Septime, Trâm 130

12th — Aligre / Nation — Le Train Bleu

13th — Gobelins / Butte-aux-Cailles — Dame Augustine

14th — Montparnasse — Le Petit Sommelier

16th — Passy / Trocadéro — Alt

17th — Near the Arc de Triomphe / Batignolles — Bolea, Breizh Café

18th — Montmartre — Adraba, Aléa, Le Coq et Fils, Zoutra

19th — Belleville / La Villette — Quedubon, Soces

20th — Ménilmontant / Père-Lachaise — Le Grand Bain

Open August 17-23

1st — Louvre / Les Halles — Le Grand Véfour, La Halle aux Grains (lunch only), Le Jardin de Cheval Blanc, Le Tout-Paris, Loulou, Maison Ruggieri, Maslow, Pantagruel, Verjus

2nd — Bourse / Sentier — Brasserie Dubillot, Chez Carrie, Frenchie, Frenchie Bar à Vins, L’Altro Frenchie, Racines, Shabour

3rd — Upper Marais — Bonnard, Calcifer, Le Mary Celeste, Les Enfants du Marché, Mischief, Robert et Louise

4th — Marais / Île Saint-Louis — GrandCoeur, Grande Brasserie

5th — Latin Quarter — A.T., La Bete Noire, La Table de Colette

6th — Saint-Germain — Augustin Marchand d’Vins, Brasserie des Prés, Chez Dumonet, Fish la Boissonnerie, Freddy’s, L’Avant Comptoir(s), Le Christine, Oktobre

8th — Champs-Élysées / Madeleine — Le Grand Café

9th — Grands Boulevards / Pigalle — Argile, Benjamin Schmitt, Le Bon Georges, Magnolia, Pétrelle, Trouble

10th — Canal / Faubourg Saint-Denis — Brasserie Bellanger, Canard Sauvage

11th — Oberkampf / Bastille / Charonne —À la Renaissance, Amâlia, Au Passage, Clamato, Jones, Kubri, Le Saint-Sébastien, Osteria Ferrara, Patine, Reyna, Septime, Trâm 130

12th — Aligre / Nation — Le Train Bleu

13th — Gobelins / Butte-aux-Cailles — Dame Augustine

14th — Montparnasse — Le Petit Sommelier

16th — Passy / Trocadéro — Alt

17th — Near the Arc de Triomphe / Batignolles — Bolea, Breizh Café

18th — Montmartre — Adraba, Aléa, Le Coq et Fils, Zoutra

19th — Belleville / La Villette — Le Cheval d’Or, Quedubon, Soces

20th — Ménilmontant / Père-Lachaise — Amagat, Le Grand Bain

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3 thoughts on “Which Restaurants Are Open in Paris in August 2026?”

  1. Mark Williamson

    Bonjour Meg,

    Thank you for your lovely list of Parisian Oasis’s ! I am off to Norma with Chris tomorrow – Italian every time with her…I noticed when booking the they have a new web site for you to update when there is a break in the party –
    https://www.pastificionorma.fr
    Des bises,
    Mark

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