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Paris · Saint-Germain-des-Prés (6e)

Cafés in Saint-Germain-des-Prés (6e)

Les Deux Magots, Café de Flore and La Palette, with specialty bars around Odéon.

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Saint-Germain-des-Prés grew around an abbey founded by Childebert I in the 6th century, whose church was dedicated in 558.1 After 1945 it was the center of existentialism and of cellar jazz clubs such as Le Tabou, and for decades it was the publishing quarter of Paris.1 The nearest métro stations are Saint-Germain-des-Prés and Mabillon.1

Its cafés made it famous. Le Procope, on Rue de l’Ancienne Comédie, dates from the 1680s; the original café shut in 1872, and a restaurant now trades under its name at No. 13.2 Rue de Buci has more cafés than any other street in the 6e, and terraces run from Odéon to Boulevard Saint-Germain.

Local tip: At the famous terraces the cheapest order is a plain espresso: on Café de Flore’s May 2026 menu it costs €5.50, against €9.50 for a cappuccino.6

At a glance

106Cafés listed
52With opening hours
00:00Earliest opening
02:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: La Ruche, from 00:00 (Daily 00:00–02:00, 06:00–00:00).
  • Closes latest: Le Hibou, until 02:00 (Daily 07:00–02:00).
  • Most listed streets: Rue de Buci (6), Rue du Cherche-Midi (3), Rue de Rennes (3).
  • Most common features: outdoor seating (32%), indoor seating (25%), open late (19%).

Au Parloir du Colombier

  • 9 Rue du Vieux Colombier
  • Wed–Sat 12:30–19:30
  • +33 1 45 48 30 34
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Bún Tea

  • 119 Rue de Rennes
  • Mon–Wed 11:30–20:00 · Thu–Fri 11:30–20:30 · Sat 12:00–20:30 · Sun 12:00–19:00
  • +33 6 50 23 59 66
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L'îlebrairie & Co.

  • 5 Rue de Condé
  • Tue–Fri 09:00–19:00 · Sat 09:00–19:30 · Sun 09:00–19:00
  • +33 1 73 75 43 49
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Tea & Waffle

  • 62 rue Monsieur le Prince
  • Mon–Sat 11:30–21:30 · Sun 12:00–21:30
  • 33950739621
  • Bubble tea
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Coffee chains in Saint-Germain-des-Prés (6e)

Les Deux Magots and Café de Flore

The New York Times once called Les Deux Magots the most popular café in Paris, and Hemingway, Camus, Joyce and Julia Child are among the names attached to it.3 It began as a fabric and novelty shop on Rue de Buci, moved to Place Saint-Germain-des-Prés in 1873 and became a café in 1884, keeping its name.3 It has given the Prix des Deux Magots to a French novel every year since 1933, and it opens daily 07:30–01:00.34

Café de Flore, at 172 Boulevard Saint-Germain, probably opened in 1887, and Sartre and Beauvoir wrote there in the 1930s and 1940s.5 The café founded its own Prix de Flore in 1994; the winner receives €6,100 and a glass of Pouilly Fumé at the café for a year, and early winners included Michel Houellebecq (1996) and Virginie Despentes (1998).6

What the famous terraces charge

Café de Flore’s menu, posted in May 2026, lists an espresso at €5.50, a cappuccino at €9.50 and a butter croissant at €4, taxes and 15% service included.6 Ordinary counters cost far less: two 6e bars averaged €2.25 for a café in an October 2026 survey.7

La Palette and Les Éditeurs, on Carrefour de l’Odéon, are the other big terraces, both open daily 08:00–02:00.

Specialty coffee around Odéon

Café d’Auteur, at 39 Rue Mazarine, lists its V60 filter coffees at €7 for the house coffee and up to €24 for reserve lots such as Gesha, as of June 2026.8 Nuances, at 22 Rue du Vieux Colombier, charged €7 for a cold brew.8

Ten Belles Rive Gauche opens 09:00–16:00 on weekdays and until 17:00 at weekends, and Nuances opens 08:00–19:00 on weekdays. The neighborhood’s official edges are Rue des Saints-Pères to the west, Rue de Seine and Rue Mazarine to the east, Rue du Four to the south and the Seine to the north, so Café d’Auteur sits right on its eastern line.1

Late terraces and early counters

The 6e stays up late. Le Hibou on Rue de l’Odéon, Maison Sauvage at 2 Rue de Buci and Bar du Marché on Rue de Seine serve until 02:00, and Le Lutèce at 8 Boulevard Saint-Michel opens at 06:00 from Monday to Saturday and closes at 02:00.

Bar de la Croix Rouge, on Place Michel Debré, also opens at 06:00 except on Sundays, when it starts at 08:00.

Sources

  1. Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Le Procope, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. Les Deux Magots, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  4. Les Deux Magots, Les Deux Magots, accessed October 2026
  5. Café de Flore, Café de Flore, accessed October 2026
  6. Menu du Café de Flore (PDF, posted May 2026), Café de Flore, accessed October 2026
  7. Prix du café à Paris, MisterGoodBeer (data as of October 23, 2026), accessed October 2026
  8. Paris specialty coffee shops: update guide, Double Skinny Macchiato (June 5, 2026), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Saint-Germain-des-Prés (6e) cafés: questions

How much is a coffee at Café de Flore in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris?

On the menu Café de Flore posted in May 2026, an espresso costs €5.50, a cappuccino €9.50 and a butter croissant €4, with taxes and 15% service included. The café is at 172 Boulevard Saint-Germain and probably opened in 1887.

When did Les Deux Magots in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris, become a café?

In 1884. The name first belonged to a fabric and novelty shop on Rue de Buci, which moved to Place Saint-Germain-des-Prés in 1873. The café has given the Prix des Deux Magots to a French novel every year since 1933 and opens daily 07:30–01:00.

Where is specialty coffee in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris?

Around Odéon. Café d’Auteur on Rue Mazarine brews V60 filter coffee from €7 to €24 (June 2026), and Nuances on Rue du Vieux Colombier charged €7 for a cold brew. Ten Belles Rive Gauche opens 09:00–16:00 on weekdays.

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