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Cafés in Buttes-Chaumont & La Villette (19e)

Canal-side tables on Quai de la Loire, Kaffeebar 19 on Rue de l’Ourcq and counters around the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont.

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The 19e fills the northeast corner of Paris, with a park at each end and water in between. The Parc des Buttes-Chaumont opened on 1 April 1867 on about 25 ha of gypsum and millstone quarries, worked until 1860, on ground that had earlier held the Montfaucon gibbet and a refuse dump.1 To the north, the Parc de la Villette replaced the city’s abattoirs.3

Cafés here are mostly neighborhood bars rather than coffee destinations. Avenue Jean Jaurès has more of them than any other street in the 19e, followed by Quai de la Loire, and Rue Botzaris, Avenue de Laumière and Rue de Crimée come next. The water is the reason to come: cafés line both quays of the Bassin de la Villette, and one sits on a barge on the canal beyond.

Local tip: Go up to the Temple de la Sibylle before you stop for coffee: Botzaris on line 7bis puts you at the park, and the cafés of Rue Botzaris are right outside.1

At a glance

96Cafés listed
26With opening hours
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  • Opens earliest: Olympe café, from 00:00 (Mon–Fri 00:00–02:00, 07:00–23:59 · Sat–Sun 00:00–02:00, 10:00–23:59).
  • Closes latest: À la folie, until 02:00 (Mon–Tue Closed · Wed 16:00–00:00 · Thu 17:00–00:00 · Fri 17:00–02:00 · Sat 12:00–02:00 · Sun 12:00–00:00).
  • Most listed streets: Avenue Jean Jaurès (8), Avenue Corentin Cariou (3), Quai de la Loire (3).
  • Most common features: outdoor seating (53%), indoor seating (32%), open late (14%).

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Coffee chains in Buttes-Chaumont & La Villette (19e)

Getting around the 19e

For the Buttes-Chaumont, Buttes-Chaumont and Botzaris on line 7bis are the closest stations, while Laumière on line 5 and Pyrénées on line 11 are each about 350 m away on foot.1 For La Villette, take line 5 to Porte de Pantin or line 7 to Porte de la Villette; tram T3b stops at both.3 Line 2’s viaduct passes above the Rotonde at the bassin’s southern end.2

Coffee around the Buttes-Chaumont

The park drops more than 40 m from top to bottom, with an artificial waterfall about 32 m high feeding its grotto.1 Gabriel Davioud built the Temple de la Sibylle in 1869 on an island that rises about 30 m above the lake.1 Outside the gates, Kaskad Café is on Place Armand Carrel and Botzaris Café at 2 Rue Botzaris. Terrasse de la sybille, at No. 26 on the same street, borrows the temple’s name.

East of the park, Place de Rhin et Danube has two long-hours bars: Café Parisien opens at 07:00 on weekdays and Le Danube at 08:00, and both serve until midnight. Zaïa Coffee at 50 Boulevard Sérurier opens from 08:30 to 16:30 on weekdays, and NOA café at 6 Rue Mélingue from Wednesday to Sunday.

Cafés on the Bassin de la Villette

The basin was filled on 2 December 1808. Its three sections run 1,506 m, and the Grand Bassin alone measures 699 m by 70 m.2 The lifting bridge on Rue de Crimée, built in 1885 and still worked by its original hydraulics, is described as the last of its kind in Paris.2 Each June a basin festival ends with fireworks.2

Pavillon des Canaux, at 39 Quai de la Loire, was for over a century the home of the director of canal inspections; it now has a coffee shop upstairs, with homemade pastries.4 L’Eau et les Rêves, at 9 Quai de l’Oise on the Canal de l’Ourcq, is a botanical bookshop on a barge with a small café-restaurant.6

MK2 Café is at 22 Quai de la Loire and Koko coffee shop at No. 14. Kaffee Bar 19, at 26 Rue de l’Ourcq, is a short walk from the water and serves good specialty coffee.7

Cafézoïde, at 92 Quai de la Loire, is a café for children, founded as an association in 2002. It welcomes ages 0 to 16 under an adult’s responsibility, and under-8s must come with a parent.5

La Villette: abattoirs to concert halls

The abattoirs opened in 1867 and stopped work in 1974. President Mitterrand inaugurated the 55 ha park in its place on 12 October 1987, with Bernard Tschumi’s 26 red folies set about 120 m apart.3 The Philharmonie de Paris arrived in 2015, and an open-air cinema has run here most summers since 1991.3 Café de la Musique, at 213 Avenue Jean Jaurès, opens at noon and serves until 01:00 from Monday to Thursday. Pingwoo, inside Boom Boom Villette at 30 Avenue Corentin Cariou, is known for its cat lattes.6

Late hours and prices in the 19e

Le Formidable at 1 Avenue Secrétan opens at 07:00 on weekdays and stays open until 02:00, and Le Bolibar on Avenue Simón Bolívar keeps the same close from Tuesday to Sunday. Daytime coffee ends sooner: Kaffee Bar 19 stops at 17:00 on weekdays and Mardi on Rue de la Villette too. Four 19e bars averaged €2.23 for a café in November 2026, below the Paris average of €2.32.8

Sources

  1. Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, Wikipédia, accessed November 2026
  2. Bassin de la Villette, Wikipédia, accessed November 2026
  3. Parc de la Villette, Wikipédia, accessed November 2026
  4. Le Pavillon des Canaux, Pavillon des Canaux, accessed November 2026
  5. Cafézoïde: un territoire de liberté pour les enfants, Ville de Paris, accessed November 2026
  6. Sweet spots in Paris’s 19th arrondissement, Sortiraparis, accessed November 2026
  7. Good coffee in Paris: An excellent cafe in all 20 Paris arrondissements, The Earful Tower, accessed November 2026
  8. Prix du café à Paris, MisterGoodBeer (data as of November 2, 2026), accessed November 2026
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FAQ

Buttes-Chaumont & La Villette (19e) cafés: questions

Which métro stations are closest to the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont in Paris?

Buttes-Chaumont and Botzaris on line 7bis are the closest. Laumière on line 5 and Pyrénées on line 11 are each about 350 m away on foot. For the Parc de la Villette, at the northern edge of the 19e, take line 5 to Porte de Pantin or line 7 to Porte de la Villette.

What is the children’s café on the Bassin de la Villette in Paris?

Cafézoïde, at 92 Quai de la Loire in the 19e. It was founded as an association in 2002 and welcomes children aged 0 to 16 under an adult’s responsibility. Children under 8 must come with a parent. It is a play and meeting place as much as a café.

How much does a coffee cost near the Buttes-Chaumont and La Villette in Paris?

Four bars in the 19e averaged €2.23 for a café in November 2026, below the Paris average of €2.32. That is the price of a plain espresso at an ordinary neighborhood bar. Specialty cafés such as Kaffee Bar 19 on Rue de l’Ourcq may price their drinks differently.

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