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Cafés in Latin Quarter (5e)
Mint tea at the Grande Mosquée, the bookshop café on Rue de la Bûcherie and student counters on Rue Monge.
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The Latin Quarter, on the Left Bank around the Sorbonne, takes its name from the Latin spoken by students at the medieval university.1 It is still a university district, home to Sorbonne University, Panthéon-Sorbonne and PSL, with the Panthéon on top of the hill.1
Café life follows the students and the visitors. Boulevard Saint-Michel and the quays facing the Île de la Cité are lined with brasseries open until 01:00 or 02:00, while Rue Monge, which has more cafés than any other street in the 5e, and Rue Mouffetard serve the residential south.
Local tip: Pair the Grande Mosquée’s tea room with the Jardin des Plantes next door; the tea room opens daily from 09:00 until midnight, and line 7 stops at Place Monge.2
At a glance
138Cafés listed
64With opening hours
06:00Earliest opening
02:00Latest closing
- Opens earliest: Au Soleil d'Austerlitz, from 06:00 (Mon–Sat 06:00–02:00).
- Most listed streets: Rue Monge (10), Boulevard Saint-Michel (7), Rue Saint-Jacques (6).
- Most common features: indoor seating (38%), outdoor seating (37%), open late (21%).
Au Soleil d'Austerlitz
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Vegetarian options
- Partial wheelchair access
- Open late
- Open by 6am
Café Dalbodrée
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Vegetarian options
- Wheelchair access
Café Léa
Café Maa
- Takeaway
- Indoor seating
- Wheelchair access
- Toilets
- Smoke-free indoors
Café Panis
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Wheelchair access
- Toilets
- Open late
Café-Atelier Art’péro
Crible coffee
- Outdoor seating
- Takeaway
- Indoor seating
- Smoke-free indoors
Extra Life Café
Graines du jour
- Outdoor seating
- Vegetarian options
- Toilets
- Smoke-free indoors
Jozi Brunch Pantheon
Jozi Cafe Notre dame
Kawakami
- Indoor seating
- Vegetarian options
- Partial wheelchair access
- Toilets
L'Arbre à Cannelle
L'Ours et La Vieille Grille
La Crêperie
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Vegetarian options
- Open late
Le Café Saint-Médard
- Outdoor seating
- Vegetarian options
- Open late
Le Cardinal Saint-Germain
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Partial wheelchair access
- Open late
Le Chatelier
- Wi-Fi
- Indoor seating
- Vegetarian options
- Partial wheelchair access
Le Mauzac
Le Nouvel Institut
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Open late
Le Palais
Le Renard Café
- Indoor seating
Le salon du cinéma du Panthéon
Le Week-End
Maison des Trois Thés
- Vegetarian options
- Wheelchair access
Melané
- Wi-Fi
- Takeaway
- Indoor seating
- Toilets
- Smoke-free indoors
Nau(gh)tée
Nuance
Odette
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
phin mi coffee & banh mi
Salon de thé de La Mosquée de Paris
- Outdoor seating
- Takeaway
- Toilets
- Smoke-free indoors
- Open late
Septembre
- Outdoor seating
- Indoor seating
- Bubble tea
Shakespeare and Company Café
- Wheelchair access
Snowvan
The Tea Caddy
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Coffee chains in Latin Quarter (5e)
Chain
Starbucks
- 118 Rue MongeMon–Sat 07:30–19:00 · Sun 08:00–19:00
- Boulevard Saint-MichelMon–Sat 07:30–19:00 · Sun 08:30–19:00
Chain
Noir
- 5 Rue SoufflotMon–Fri 08:00–18:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–19:00
- 55 Rue du Cardinal LemoineMon–Fri 08:00–12:00, 12:30–18:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–12:00, 12:30–19:00
- 96 Rue Monge
Chain
The Coffee
Chain
Costa Coffee
Getting around the 5e
The southeast of the arrondissement is served by line 7 at Place Monge and Censier–Daubenton, both close to the Grande Mosquée.2 Rue Mouffetard began as a Roman road leading south toward Italy; it runs 605 m from Place de la Contrescarpe and ends at Square Saint-Médard, where a permanent open-air market trades.3
Hemingway opens chapter IV of The Sun Also Rises (1926) with a taxi heading down Rue Mouffetard from Place de la Contrescarpe.3 Kawakami, at 27 Rue Descartes, opens 09:00–19:30 from Tuesday to Saturday, and La Table des Écoles opens at 07:00 from Monday to Saturday.
Mint tea at the Grande Mosquée
The Grande Mosquée de Paris, beside the Jardin des Plantes, was inaugurated on 16 July 1926, a project that its backers linked to the Muslim soldiers who fought for France in World War I.2 Its courtyard, horseshoe arches and green-tiled roofs draw on the Qarawiyyin Mosque in Fez, and its minaret rises 33 m.2
The complex covers about 7,500 m², almost half of it gardens.2 The tea room serves mint tea, loukoum and pastries, next to a restaurant and a hammam.2 It opens daily 09:00–00:00, later than most cafés in the 5e.
Shakespeare and Company and the quays
Shakespeare and Company has run a café beside the bookshop on Rue de la Bûcherie since 2015, serving coffee roasted in Paris, including a Lomi blend, with pastries from Ten Belles.4 It opens daily 09:00–19:00.4 Along the river, Café Panis at 21 Quai de Montebello opens at 07:00 on weekdays and serves until 01:00.
Specialty bars are rare in the 5e. Strada Café on Rue Monge is the one most often recommended.5 At ordinary counters, two bars surveyed in the 5e averaged €2.45 for a café in October 2026.6
Early coffee and late counters
The earliest coffee in the 5e comes at 06:00 on weekdays: Le Bac Saint-Michel at 97 Boulevard Saint-Michel, Au Soleil d’Austerlitz at 18 Boulevard de l’Hôpital and the café-tabac Tabac de l’Arrivée at 12 Boulevard de l’Hôpital all open then. Le Sympathique on Boulevard Saint-Marcel follows at 06:30 every day.
Late at night, Le Nouvel Institut at 3 Boulevard Saint-Germain and Tabac de la Fontaine at 3 Boulevard Saint-Michel serve until 02:00 every day, and Le Comptoir du Panthéon on Rue Soufflot until 01:45.
Sources
- Latin Quarter, Paris, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- Grand Mosque of Paris, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- Rue Mouffetard, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
- Café, Shakespeare and Company, accessed October 2026
- Paris Coffee Shops: Where to Drink Specialty Coffee in Paris, 2foodtrippers (updated October 25, 2026), accessed October 2026
- Prix du café à Paris, MisterGoodBeer (data as of October 23, 2026), accessed October 2026
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FAQ
Latin Quarter (5e) cafés: questions
Can you drink mint tea at the Grande Mosquée de Paris in the Latin Quarter?
Yes. The Grande Mosquée de Paris, inaugurated in 1926 beside the Jardin des Plantes, has a tea room serving mint tea, loukoum and pastries, as well as a restaurant and a hammam. The tea room opens daily 09:00–00:00. The nearest métro stations are Place Monge and Censier–Daubenton on line 7.
Is there a café at Shakespeare and Company in Paris’s Latin Quarter?
Yes. Since 2015 the bookshop has run a café next door on Rue de la Bûcherie. It serves coffee roasted in Paris, including a Lomi blend, with pastries from Ten Belles, and opens daily 09:00–19:00. Along the quay nearby, Café Panis at 21 Quai de Montebello serves from 07:00 on weekdays until 01:00.
Which Latin Quarter cafés in Paris open earliest?
Le Bac Saint-Michel, at 97 Boulevard Saint-Michel, and Au Soleil d’Austerlitz, at 18 Boulevard de l’Hôpital, open at 06:00 on weekdays, as does the café-tabac Tabac de l’Arrivée at 12 Boulevard de l’Hôpital. Le Sympathique on Boulevard Saint-Marcel follows at 06:30 every day.
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