Paris · Open Monday
Best Restaurants Open on Monday in Paris 2026
Paris fine dining runs a Tuesday-to-Saturday week, so on Monday the three-star temples go dark: Le Cinq, Epicure, Arpege, La Tour d'Argent, all closed. Monday in Paris is a brasserie night, and the city invented the form for exactly this. These six are confirmed open Monday, with the hours to prove it, led by the one landmark room that never closes.
The Monday problem in Paris is real and specific. The kitchen teams at the gastronomic rooms take Sunday and Monday off, the wholesale markets are quietest at the week's start, and so the temples simply close. The brasseries were built for the opposite rhythm, serving continuously every day of the year, which is why they carry a Paris Monday. The list below leads with the Eiffel Tower's Michelin room, which runs seven days, then a Belle Epoque railway brasserie and a polished hotel room, and closes with the three grand brasseries that have fed Paris on its quietest night for a century. Euro prices are quoted per person without drinks, and hours are checked against each restaurant's current schedule. For the rest of the week, start with the Paris dining guide.
Le Jules Verne
Monday: 12:00 – 13:30 and 18:00 – 21:30 (open all seven days)
The one special-occasion room in Paris that never takes a Monday off, 125 metres up the Eiffel Tower. Chef Frederic Anton runs the Michelin-starred kitchen with a precise, modern French menu, the langoustine and the chocolate souffle among the markers, and the view does the rest: the Trocadero on one side, the Champ de Mars on the other, the whole city tilting below the glass. Monday lunch and dinner run the same as any day. This is the Paris Monday booking when the meal has to be an event, a proposal or a milestone. Reserve 90 days out through the restaurant's own platform, and ask for a window table; the sunset slots vanish first.
Le Train Bleu
Monday: 11:15 – 14:30 and 19:00 – 22:30 (open every day)
The most beautiful dining room in any railway station in the world, above the platforms of Gare de Lyon, every ceiling and cornice of its 1901 Belle Epoque hall painted gold. Le Train Bleu serves classic French brasserie cooking, the leg of lamb carved tableside, the rum baba, the sole meuniere, to travellers and Parisians alike, and it opens every day of the year. A Monday lunch here, under the frescoes with a train departing below, is one of the city's great theatrical meals at a fraction of a three-star bill. No reservation strictly needed for the bar, but book the dining room for the full effect.
Brasserie Lutetia
Monday: 12:00 – 14:30 and 19:00 – 22:30 (open every day)
The brasserie of the Mandarin Oriental Lutetia, the Left Bank's grand 1910 hotel, reworked under a glass roof and listed in the Michelin Guide. The cooking is brasserie classics done with hotel precision, a strong seafood programme, a fine steak tartare, an oyster bar that runs all day, in a room brighter and calmer than the historic brasseries. It opens seven days, Monday included, which makes it the polished alternative when you want the brasserie format without the late-night clamour. For a Monday business lunch or a quiet dinner on the Left Bank, this is the call. Book a banquette under the skylight.
Bofinger
Monday: 12:00 – 15:00 and 18:30 – 23:30 (open every day)
The Alsatian grande dame of Bastille, founded in 1864 and crowned by one of the most photographed stained-glass domes in Paris. Bofinger built its name on choucroute garnie, the heaped sauerkraut and charcuterie of Alsace, and on its tiered shellfish towers, both still the orders to make. The ground-floor room under the verriere is the one to book. It opens every day, with a late Monday dinner service to 23:30, which makes it the move for a sociable, classic Paris Monday near the Marais. Reserve ahead; the dome room fills with locals and travellers alike.
Brasserie Lipp
Monday: 12:00 – 14:00 and 19:00 – 23:30 (open every day)
The literary brasserie of the Left Bank, on Boulevard Saint-Germain since 1880, where the ground-floor banquettes have seated presidents, publishers and writers for a century, and where the maitre d' still decides who gets them. Lipp keeps the form unbent: the choucroute, the millefeuille, the cervelas remoulade, served by waiters in long aprons. It opens every day, and a Monday is the night to get a table the regulars would fight over. For a meal that is as much a Paris ritual as a dinner, this is the room. Walk in for the upstairs tables; reserve for the prized ground floor.
La Coupole
Monday: 08:30 – 23:00 (open every day)
The largest and liveliest of the grand brasseries, an Art Deco hall in Montparnasse that has run since 1927 and is listed as a historic monument, its 33 painted pillars looming over hundreds of covers. La Coupole was the canteen of the Montparnasse artists and keeps that scale and energy: the curried lamb that has been on the menu for decades, the seafood platters, the late hours. It opens every day from 8:30 in the morning, so a Monday here can be anything from a long lunch to a late supper. For a Paris Monday with noise, history and a crowd, this is the booking. Come for the room as much as the food.
How to book a Monday table in Paris
A Paris Monday is easier than it looks once you know where the brasseries are, but the marquee rooms still need planning. Le Jules Verne is the hardest seat and books 90 days out, so reserve the moment your date is set. Le Train Bleu, Brasserie Lutetia, Bofinger, Lipp and La Coupole take Monday bookings more readily, though the prized ground-floor tables at Lipp and the dome room at Bofinger go to those who call ahead. Dining alone? The oyster bar at Brasserie Lutetia and the counter seats at the brasseries take a single diner happily, a strong solo dining in Paris move on a quiet Monday. For the ranked city list and the rest of the week, the Paris dining guide is the place to start.
Paris Monday dining FAQ
Which upscale restaurants are open on Monday in Paris?
Paris closes most of its gastronomic temples on Monday, so the day belongs to the grand brasseries and a few landmark rooms. Le Jules Verne on the Eiffel Tower opens Monday for lunch and dinner; Le Train Bleu at Gare de Lyon and Brasserie Lutetia at the Mandarin Oriental run seven days; and the historic brasseries Bofinger, Lipp and La Coupole all keep a full Monday. The three-star rooms, Le Cinq, Epicure and Arpege among them, mostly close Monday, which is why a verified list helps.
Is Le Jules Verne open on Monday?
Yes. Le Jules Verne on the second floor of the Eiffel Tower opens Monday for lunch around 12:00 to 13:30 and dinner from 18:00, the same as every other day. Chef Frederic Anton runs the Michelin-starred kitchen 125 metres up, and the restaurant is one of the few special-occasion rooms in Paris that never takes a Monday off. Reservations open 90 days ahead and the sunset dinner slots go first, so book the moment your date is set.
Why are so many Paris restaurants closed on Monday?
Paris fine dining runs a Tuesday-to-Saturday week. The kitchen teams take Sunday and Monday off, and the wholesale markets that supply them are quietest at the start of the week, so the gastronomic rooms simply close. The brasseries were built for the opposite rhythm, serving continuously every day of the year, which is why a Monday in Paris is a brasserie night. The exception is the hotel and landmark rooms that run seven days regardless.
What is the best brasserie open on Monday in Paris?
Three Belle Epoque rooms stand out, all open Monday. Bofinger near Bastille is the Alsatian grande dame, famous for its stained-glass dome, choucroute and shellfish tower. Brasserie Lipp on Boulevard Saint-Germain is the literary institution of the Left Bank. La Coupole in Montparnasse, an Art Deco hall since 1927, is the largest and liveliest. All three serve classic brasserie fare from noon to late and take a Monday booking easily.
Can I get a Michelin-level Monday dinner in Paris?
Le Jules Verne on the Eiffel Tower is the strongest answer, a Michelin-starred kitchen open seven days with the city laid out below. Brasserie Lutetia at the Mandarin Oriental, listed in the Michelin Guide, is the polished hotel-brasserie alternative and also opens Monday. Most of the three-star tables close Monday, so these two carry the high end of a Paris Monday.
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