Le Café de la Paix: the sublime historic restaurant in Paris with a renovated setting

The Café de la Paix is one of the most famous café-restaurants in the capital. With its terrace overlooking the Opéra Garnier, its listed room and its emblematic green, it is one of those landmarks that make the soul of Paris. Since 2021, the famous French institution has been renovated and is once again unveiling its beautiful attractions.

Interior designer Pierre-Yves Rochon orchestrated the restoration of the Café de la Paix. His mission? Topreserve the soul and heritage of the Café de la Paix while bringing a touch of modernity.An objective largely reached since the new design brings much more luminosity to the place.

The architect decided to keep the two atmospheres of the restaurant. Thus, on the Boulevard des Capucinesside, we discover a largerestaurant room with its famous fluted columns and coffered ceilings decorated with painted skies. The furniture, made of dark wood, is composed of Louis XVI style armchairs upholstered in cream leather, green velvet benches, all embellished with touches of gold and a profusion of light fixtures that enhance the volume and majesty of the place.

On the Place de l'Opéra side, Pierre-Yves Rochon invites Parisians of one day or always to have a drink, lunch or enjoy a pastry on the go in a winter garden setting. The furniture is made of bleached oak and matches the printed foliage on the cushions and the straw-like fabrics on the walls. On the floor, the carpet is inspired by a foliage design by Madeleine Castaing, the famous decorator of Saint-Germain-des-Prés from the 1930s to the 1980s.

And on theplate, Chef Laurent André, a Jurassian trained byAlain Chapel and Alain Ducasse, offers beautiful recipes from the French culinary arts, reinterpreted with brio and modernity. The famous onion soup of the Café de la Paix, made according to the recipe elaborated at the opening in 1862, is obviously still on the menu.

The menu of the Café de la Paix :

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Local products are featured in the two menus offered by Laurent André, Retour du Marché or Découverte in five courses. In which we find all sorts of quality dishes such as duck foie gras confit, lobster quenelles, veal chop casserole, scallops marinated in lemon caviar...

Sweet tooths are not left out since beautiful home-made pastries are on the program. Among them, the two stars of the house: the caramelized millefeuille à la minute and theopera of course, both presented in a version that is inevitably greedy and intense in flavor.

Note that the Hotel Intercontinental Le Grand , which houses the famous address, also welcomes you under its beautiful newly renovated glass roof to taste the signature dishes of the Café de la Paix and to (re) discover the creations ofChef Laurent André.The hotel also offers a number of historic or signature suites that have been able to take advantage of the pandemic to give themselves a fresh touch.

Finally, don't miss the incredible Sunday brunch at the Café de la Paix, which combines abundance and delicacies.

The incredible Café de la Paix brunch
Looking for one of the best brunches in Paris in an exceptional setting? Then head for the Café de la Paix and its beautiful historic restaurant. Ideally located right in front of the Opéra de Paris, this Sunday brunch is sure to delight even the most discerning palate. [Read more]