Where to eat in August 2023

Our calendar of holiday closures and advice for what's good & open

This post is out of date. The 2024 update for this information has been published here.

If you’re planning to visit Paris in late July or August, it’s important to know that most restaurants close for summer vacation. They vary a lot in terms of how much time they take, and when they take it. The only way to know is to ask, and so we have!

We asked our favorite restaurants - the ones we recommend after visiting anonymously and paying full price - to confirm their summer holiday plans. Based on their direct replies, we’ve constructed the following schedule to help you organize your summer eating. Because they’re all closing at different times, you’ll have plenty of options to choose from while you’re in Paris!

The information is shared in two different ways. First, we’ve presented the confirmed summer schedules for more than 80 restaurants, organized by location.

You can also scroll down a little farther to see your options week by week. We’ve broken these down by category so that you can easily find a tasting menu or the right place for classic French or crêpes.

We’ll continue to update this post so be sure to check back. And don’t worry, our food tours will be running all summer long!

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75001 (the Louvre to Les Halles)

• La Poule au Pot will close from August 5-29

• Ellsworth will not close for summer holiday

• Juveniles will close from July 29 to August 22 (Top 50)

• Kei will close from July 30 to August 24

• Verjus will close from June 24 to July 17 (Top 50)

75002 (Bourse to Sentier)

• Brasserie Dubillot will not close for summer holidays

• Breizh Café Montorgeuil will not close for holiday (Top 50)

• Café Compangon will close from August 7-20

• Chez Georges will close from July 29 to August 29

• La Bourse et la Vie will close from July 31 to August 21 (Top 50)

• Mer & Coquillage will close from August 6-23 (Top 50)

• Pantagruel will close from August 26 to September 10 (Top 50)

• Racines will close from August 7-27

75003 (North Marais)

• Anne will close from July 30 to August 23

• Breizh Café Marais will not close for holiday (Top 50)

• Carboni’s will not close for holiday

• Elmer will close from August 6 to September 4 (Top 50)

• Le Collier de la Reine will not close for holiday

• Le Mazenay will close from July 29 to August 26 (Top 50)

• Les Enfants du Marché will close from August 7-22 (Top 50)

• Norma will only close for lunch on Tuesdays & Thursdays in August

75004 (South Marais)

• Benoît will close from July 31 to August 30

• Grandcoeur will not close for holiday (Top 50)

• L’Ambroisie will close from August 6-29

• Le Bistrot des Tournelles will close from August 12-31

75005 (Latin Quarter)

• Alliance will close from August 5-27 (Top 50)

• La Bête Noire will not close for holiday

• La Rôtisserie d’Argent will not close for holiday

• Le Bel Ordinaire will close from July 31 to August 21 (Top 50)

• Les Papilles will close from July 23 to August 22

• Flocon will close from August 1-15

• Hugo & Co will close from July 28 to August 27

• Tram Café & Bookshop will close from July 29 to August 28

75006 (Saint-Germain)

• L’Avant Comptoir, L’Avant Comptoir du Marché & L’Avant Comptoir de la Mer will be open all summer

• Brasserie des Prés will not close for holiday

• Breizh Café Odéon will not close for holiday

• Dupin will close from July 30 to August 29

• Fish la Boissonnerie will not close for holiday

• Huîtrerie Régis will close from August 13-29 (Top 50)

• KGB will close from July 23-September 1 and will reopen as Oktobre

• Quinsou will close from August 12-29 (Top 50)

• Sauvage will not close for holiday but will have a reduced menu between August 7-20

• Semilla will close from August 7-22 (Top 50)

• Treize au Jardin will not close and will expand their summer hours to open from 11:30am-9pm Mon-Fri + 10:30am-9pm Sat-Sun

75007 (Eiffel Tower to Invalides)

• Café des Ministères will close from August 4-21 (Top 50)

• David Toutain will close from July 29 to September 7 (Top 50)

• Garance will close from August 5-29

• La Fontaine de Mars will not close for holiday

• Milagro will be open for dinner only from July 25-September 2. Lunch will resume on September 5.

• Tomy & Co will close from July 29 to August 27

75008 (Champs-Élysées to Madeleine)

• Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen will close from August 7-25 (Top 50)

• Le Clarence will close from July 14-18 & from August 5-28

• Le Mermoz will close from July 28 to August 21

75009 (Grands-Boulevards to Pigalle)

• Cuisine will close from August 5-21

• Jeanne-Aimée will close from July 21 to August 21 (Top 50)

• Le Pantruche will close from August 5-21

• Le Richer will close from August 7-20

• Mesa will close from July 28 to August 23

• Pastore will close from August 13 to September 4

• Pétrelle will close from June 21 to August 31 (Top 50)

• Pompette will not close for holiday (Top 50)

75010 (the Canal to Faubourg St-Denis)

• 52 Faubourg Saint-Denis will close from August 7-20

• Brasserie Bellanger will not close for summer holiday

• Breizh Café Canal will not close for holiday (Top 50)

• Candide will close from August 4-27

• Café les Deux Gares will not close for holiday (Top 50)

• Chez Michel will close from July 27 to August 27

• Early June will close from August 14-20 and from September 4-19

75011 (Oberkampf to Charonne)

• Astier will not close for holiday, but they’ll reduce their hours to open Thursday-Monday for dinner only (closed Tues/Wed)

• Au Passage will close from August 6-14

• Aux Bons Crus will close from August 5-20

• Bouche will close from August 14-29

• Brasserie Martin will not close for holiday

• Breizh Café rue Paul Bert will not close for holiday (Top 50)

• Brutos will not close for holiday

• Café Méricourt will close from August 8-23

• Clamato will close from July 2-25

• Clown Bar will close from July 30 to August 25

• Le Chateaubriand will not close for holiday (Top 50)

• FIEF will close from July 28 to August 23

• Jones will close from August 8-23 (Top 50)

• Maison will close from August 7-31 (Top 50)

• Martin will close from August 5-28

• Mokonuts will close on August 4 for the rest of the month (Top 50)

• Reyna will close from August 6-24 (Top 50)

• Robert will close from August 5-21

• Le Saint-Sébastien will close from August 15-27 (Top 50)

• Septime will close from August 7-22 (Top 50)

75012 (Aligre to Nation)

• Amarante will close from August 2-31

75013 (Buttes aux Cailles to Chinatown)

• Dame Augustine will close from August 14-29

• Marso & Co. will close from July 29 to August 27

75014 (Montparnasse to Alésia)

• L’Assiette will close from July 29 to August 22

• Le Duc will close from July 29 to August 29 (Top 50)

75015 (Eiffel Tower to Javel)

• Breizh Café Charles Michel will not close for holiday (Top 50)

• Le Petit Sommelier will not close for holiday

75016 (Passy to Trocadéro)

• Breizh Café Passy will close from August 7-23 (Top 50)

• Ducasse sur Seine will not close for holiday

75017 (Arc de Triomphe to Batignolles)

• Breizh Café Batignolles will close from August 7-23 (Top 50)

• Vive will close from July 29 to August 28

75018 (Montmartre)

• Aléa will close from August 28 to September 19 (Top 50)

• Breizh Café Montmartre will not close for holiday (Top 50)

• Hardware Societe will close from July 31 to August 15

• Le Bon la Butte is planning to stay open all summer (if it’s dead, they may close for a week around August 15)

• Le Coq & Fils will not close for holiday

• Le Maquis will close from August 4-28 (Top 50)

75019 (Belleville to La Villette)

• Le Cadoret will not close for holiday but will have a reduced “buvette” format of small plates + drinks from August 8-26

• Mensae will close from July 29 to August 21

• Soces will close from August 14-22 (Top 50)

75020 (Belleville to Ménilmontant)

• À la Vierge de la Réunion will not close for holiday but will reduce its hours in August to be open Monday-Friday for dinner only

• Le Grand Bain will not close for holiday

• Petit Navire will not close for holiday

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We’ve included a restaurant if they’re open for most of the week.

• Classic French: À la Vierge de la Réunion, Aléa, Amarante, Astier, Aux Bons Crus, Benoît, Brasserie Dubillot + Brasserie Bellanger + Brasserie des Prés + Brasserie Martin, Café des Ministères, Café les Deux Gares, Chez Georges, Juveniles, L’Assiette, La Fontaine de Mars, La Poule au Pot, La Rôtisserie d’Argent, Le Bistrot des Tournelles, Le Cadoret, Le Coq & Fils, Le Mazenay, Le Pantruche, Le Petit Sommelier, Mensae

• Modern & creative: 52 Faubourg Saint-Denis, Café Compangon, Cuisine, Dame Augustine, Dupin Ellsworth, Elmer, Fish la Boissonnerie, Flocon, Garance, Grandcoeur, Le Bel Ordinaire, Le Maquis, Milagro, Le Bon la Butte, Le Saint-Sébastien, Marso & Co, Reyna, Robert, Sauvage, Semilla

• Tasting menus: Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen, Alliance, Anne, David Toutain, Ducasse sur Seine, Kei, L’Ambroisie, Le Chateaubriand, Le Clarence, Maison, Pantagruel, Quinsou, Septime, Verjus

• Wine bars / small plates: Au Passage, Bouche, Candide, Clown Bar, Early June, L’Avant Comptoir, L’Avant Comptoir du Marché & L’Avant Comptoir de la Mer, Le Grand Bain, Les Enfants du Marché, Martin, Petit Navire, Pompette

• Good for steak: Brutos

• Good for vegetarians: Dupin, Le Bel Ordinaire, Le Saint-Sébastien, Petit Navire, Semilla

• Good for seafood / oysters: Huîtrerie Régis, Le Collier de la Reine, Le Duc, L’Avant Comptoir de la Mer, Mer & Coquillage, Soces, Vive

• Good for Italian: Carboni’s, Pastore, Jones, Norma, Racines

• Good for crêpes: Breizh Café (many locations)

• Good for breakfast & lunch: Café Méricourt, Hardware Societe, La Bête Noire, Mokonuts, Treize au Jardin

• Classic French: À la Vierge de la Réunion, Aléa, Astier, Aux Bons Crus, Brasserie Dubillot + Brasserie Bellanger + Brasserie des Prés + Brasserie Martin, Café des Ministères, Café les Deux Gares, La Fontaine de Mars, La Poule au Pot, La Rôtisserie d’Argent, Le Bistrot des Tournelles, Le Cadoret, Le Coq & Fils, Le Pantruche, Le Petit Sommelier

• Modern & creative: 52 Faubourg Saint-Denis, Café Compangon, Cuisine, Dame Augustine, Ellsworth, Elmer, Fish la Boissonnerie, Garance, Grandcoeur, Le Bon la Butte, Le Richer, Le Saint-Sébastien, Milagro, Reyna, Robert, Sauvage, Semilla

• Tasting menus: Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen, Alliance, Ducasse sur Seine, L’Ambroisie, Le Chateaubriand, Le Clarence, Maison, Pantagruel, Quinsou, Septime, Verjus

• Wine bars / small plates: Au Passage, Bouche, Candide, Early June, L’Avant Comptoir, L’Avant Comptoir du Marché & L’Avant Comptoir de la Mer, Le Grand Bain, Les Enfants du Marché, Martin, Petit Navire, Pompette

• Good for steak: Brutos

• Good for seafood / oysters: Clamato, Huîtrerie Régis, L’Avant Comptoir de la Mer, Le Collier de la Reine, Mer & Coquillage, Soces

• Good for vegetarians: Le Saint-Sébastien, Petit Navire, Pompette, Semilla

• Good for Italian: Carboni’s, Pastore, Jones, Norma, Racines

• Good for crêpes: Breizh Café (many locations)

• Good for breakfast & lunch: Café Méricourt, La Bête Noire, Mokonuts, Treize au Jardin

• Classic French: À la Vierge de la Réunion, Aléa, Astier, Brasserie Dubillot + Brasserie Bellanger + Brasserie des Prés + Brasserie Martin, Café les Deux Gares, La Fontaine de Mars, La Rôtisserie d’Argent, Le Cadoret, Le Coq & Fils, Le Petit Sommelier

• Modern & creative: Dame Augustine, Ellsworth, Fish la Boissonnerie, Grandcoeur, Le Bon la Butte, Le Saint-Sébastien, Milagro

• Tasting menus: Le Chateaubriand, Ducasse sur Seine, Pantagruel, Quinsou, Verjus

• Wine bars / small plates: Bouche, Early June, L’Avant Comptoir, L’Avant Comptoir du Marché & L’Avant Comptoir de la Mer, Le Grand Bain, Petit Navire, Pompette, Sauvage

• Good for steak: Brutos

• Good for vegetarians: Le Saint-Sébastien, Petit Navire, Pompette

• Good for seafood / oysters: Clamato, Huîtrerie Régis, L’Avant Comptoir de la Mer, Le Collier de la Reine, Soces

• Good for Italian: Carboni’s, Norma, Pastore

• Good for crêpes: Breizh Café (many locations)

• Good for breakfast & lunch: La Bête Noire, Treize au Jardin

• Classic French: À la Vierge de la Réunion, Aléa, Astier, Brasserie Dubillot + Brasserie Bellanger + Brasserie des Prés + Brasserie Martin, Café les Deux Gares, La Fontaine de Mars, La Rôtisserie d’Argent, Le Cadoret, Le Coq & Fils, Le Petit Sommelier

• Modern & creative: Ellsworth, Fish la Boissonnerie, Flocon, Grandcoeur, Le Bon la Butte, Milagro

• Tasting menus: Le Chateaubriand, Ducasse sur Seine, Pantagruel, Verjus

• Wine bars / small plates: Au Passage, L’Avant Comptoir, L’Avant Comptoir du Marché & L’Avant Comptoir de la Mer, Le Grand Bain, Petit Navire, Pompette, Sauvage

• Good for steak: Brutos

• Good for vegetarians: Petit Navire, Pompette

• Good for seafood / oysters: Clamato, L’Avant Comptoir de la Mer, Le Collier de la Reine

• Good for Italian: Carboni’s, Norma

• Good for crêpes: Breizh Café (many locations)

• Good for breakfast & lunch: Hardware Societe, La Bête Noire, Treize au Jardin

• Classic French: À la Vierge de la Réunion, Aléa, Astier, Aux Bons Crus, Brasserie Dubillot + Brasserie Bellanger + Brasserie des Prés + Brasserie Martin, Café des Ministères, Café les Deux Gares, L’Assiette, La Bourse et la Vie, La Fontaine de Mars, La Rôtisserie d’Argent, Le Cadoret, Le Coq & Fils, Le Mermoz, Le Pantruche, Le Petit Sommelier, Mensae

• Modern & creative: 52 Faubourg Saint-Denis, Café Compangon, Cuisine, Ellsworth, FIEF, Fish la Boissonnerie, Flocon, Grandcoeur, Jeanne-Aimée, Le Bel Ordinaire, Le Bon la Butte, Le Richer, Milagro, Robert, Semilla

• Tasting menus: Le Chateaubriand, Ducasse sur Seine, Pantagruel, Septime, Verjus

• Wine bars / small plates: Au Passage, Early June, L’Avant Comptoir, L’Avant Comptoir du Marché & L’Avant Comptoir de la Mer, Le Grand Bain, Les Enfants du Marché, Petit Navire, Pompette

• Good for steak: Brutos, La Bourse et la Vie

• Good for vegetarians: Le Bel Ordinaire, Mesa, Petit Navire, Pompette, Semilla

• Good for seafood / oysters: Clamato, L’Avant Comptoir de la Mer, Le Collier de la Reine, Soces

• Good for Italian: Carboni’s, Jones, Norma

• Good for crêpes: Breizh Café (many locations)

• Good for breakfast & lunch: Café Méricourt, Hardware Societe, La Bête Noire, Treize au Jardin

• Classic French: À la Vierge de la Réunion, Aléa, Astier, Aux Bons Crus, Brasserie Dubillot + Brasserie Bellanger + Brasserie des Prés + Brasserie Martin, Café des Ministères, Café les Deux Gares, Chez Michel, Juveniles, L’Assiette, La Bourse et la Vie, La Poule au Pot, La Rôtisserie d’Argent, La Fontaine de Mars, Le Cadoret, Le Coq & Fils, Le Mazenay, Le Mermoz, Le Pantruche, Le Petit Sommelier, Les Papilles, Mensae

• Modern & creative: 52 Faubourg Saint-Denis, Café Compangon, Cuisine, Ellsworth, FIEF, Hugo & Co, Fish la Boissonnerie, Flocon, Grandcoeur, Jeanne-Aimée, Le Bel Ordinaire, Le Bon la Butte, Le Maquis, Le Richer, Le Saint-Sébastien, Milagro, Reyna, Robert, Sauvage, Semilla, Tomy & Co

• Tasting menus: Alléno Paris au Pavillon Ledoyen, Alliance, Anne, Ducasse sur Seine, Kei, Le Chateaubriand, Le Clarence, Quinsou, Septime, Verjus

• Wine bars / small plates: Au Passage, Bouche, Candide, Clown Bar, Early June, L’Avant Comptoir, L’Avant Comptoir du Marché & L’Avant Comptoir de la Mer, Le Grand Bain, Les Enfants du Marché, Martin, Petit Navire, Pompette

• Good for steak: Brutos, La Bourse et la Vie

• Good for vegetarians: Le Bel Ordinaire, Le Saint-Sébastien, Mesa, Petit Navire, Pompette, Semilla

• Good for seafood / oysters: Clamato, Huîtrerie Régis, L’Avant Comptoir de la Mer, Le Collier de la Reine, Mer & Coquillage, Soces

• Good for Italian: Carboni’s, Jones, Racines, Norma

• Good for crêpes: Breizh Café (many locations)

• Good for breakfast & lunch: Café Méricourt, Hardware Societe, La Bête Noire, Tram Café & Bookshop, Treize au Jardin

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