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Best Restaurants for Brunch in Paris (2026)
Le brunch · Paris · 6 addresses ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published October 18, 2023 · Updated June 5, 2026 · Reviewed by Fredrik Filipsson, Editor-in-Chief · How we rank · Corrections
Holybelly built a queue on Lucien Sampaix with a savoury pancake stack, and across the river Carette has served brunch from a 1927 salon since before brunch was a Paris word. Le brunch here runs the full range, from canal-side diners to the gilded sixteenth. These six, ranked, are where to spend a Paris weekend morning.
1.Holybelly 5
Nicolas Alary and Sarah Mouchot's all-day diner that set the Paris brunch standard; arrive early for the pancake stack.
Nicolas Alary and Sarah Mouchot opened Holybelly at 5 rue Lucien Sampaix in the 10th and effectively wrote the playbook for modern Paris brunch. The savoury pancake stack with fried eggs, bacon and maple-bourbon butter runs about €13.50.
It is open daily, the queue is part of the deal, and the sibling Holybelly 19 sits a few doors down the same street. Arrive before opening or accept the wait for one of the city's defining brunches.
2.Cafe Mericourt
Paul Yeha's Oberkampf room that put shakshuka on the Paris brunch map; come for the green eggs and ricotta pancakes.
Paul Yeha runs Cafe Mericourt at 22 rue de la Folie Mericourt in the 11th, the address most credited with popularising shakshuka brunch in Paris. The shakshuka and the feta-flecked green eggs are the dishes to order.
Brunch plates run roughly €11 to €17, the room is bright and the cooking leans Eastern Mediterranean. Open most mornings until mid-afternoon, it is the best of the Levantine-leaning brunches in the city.
3.Carette
A 1927 Trocadero salon serving the classic upscale Parisian brunch; book it for an elegant, all-day weekend table.
Carette has run as a patisserie and salon de the since 1927 and serves brunch from 4 place du Trocadero in the 16th, with a second room on the Place des Vosges. The table-served brunch is the grown-up Paris classic.
The brunch formule runs about €26 to €28 with eggs, viennoiserie, a tartine and fresh juice, and the room is open all day. This is the salon brunch, an elegant counterweight to the casual specialists.
4.Treize au Jardin
Laurel Sanderson's cosy Left Bank tea room by the Luxembourg garden; come for homemade quiche and a weekend cooked brunch.
Laurel Sanderson has run Treize au Jardin since 2013 at 5 rue de Medicis in the 6th, opposite the Jardin du Luxembourg. The homemade quiche, scones and cakes anchor a weekend cooked brunch on the Left Bank.
Brunch dishes and the formule run roughly €15 to €30, the room is small and organic-leaning, and the garden terrace is the draw in summer. Book it for an unhurried Saint-Germain morning with a park view.
5.Season
The Marais address for a California-style organic brunch; come for granola bowls and avocado toast any day of the week.
Season runs from 1 rue Charles-Francois Dupuis in the Haut Marais and serves a healthy, organic brunch across the week rather than weekends only. Acai and granola bowls, avocado toast and pancakes carry the menu.
Plates run roughly €9 to €18 with gluten-free options, the room is bright and the hours are long. This is the defining California-style brunch in the Marais for anyone who wants bowls over a full cooked plate.
6.Buvette
Jody Williams's stylish SoPi bistro brunch; come on a weekend for the croque madame and small-plate cooking.
Jody Williams opened the Paris Buvette at 28 rue Henri Monnier in South Pigalle in 2012, a sibling to her Greenwich Village original. The weekend brunch is small-plate, gastrotheque cooking rather than a fixed formule.
Plates run roughly €5 to €12, with a croque madame and waffles among the picks, and the room is tight and stylish. Book it for a Saturday or Sunday in the 9th rather than a weekday.
Not for everyone
Closed, or coffee rather than brunch
Cafe Pinson. Both the Marais and 10th rooms have closed for good, so the address is off the live ranking. For an organic Marais brunch in the same spirit, Season in the Haut Marais is the working alternative.
Le Bristol's 114 Faubourg. The hotel brasserie is listed as temporarily closed and Cafe Antonia no longer runs a brunch service, while Epicure is fine-dining a la carte rather than brunch. Do not arrive expecting a Bristol weekend brunch.
Mokonuts. Omar Koreitem and Moko Hirayama's beloved room is a weekday lunch counter, closed at weekends, so it is not a brunch pick. It is a wonderful kitchen, just not for a Saturday morning.
How to brunch well in Paris
Paris brunch is a weekend event at most addresses, with the canal-side and Marais rooms taking the queue rather than the reservation. Holybelly and Cafe Mericourt run on a wait, so arrive at opening; Treize and Buvette take bookings worth making.
The split is between the casual specialists in the 10th, 11th and Marais and the salon brunch of the 16th at Carette. For a daily option rather than a weekend window, Season in the Haut Marais serves brunch across the week.
Frequently asked
Where is the best brunch in Paris?
Holybelly on rue Lucien Sampaix in the 10th is the modern benchmark, an all-day diner from Nicolas Alary and Sarah Mouchot built around a savoury pancake stack. For the classic upscale version, Carette's 1927 salon at Trocadero serves the elegant Parisian brunch.
Do you need a reservation for brunch in Paris?
It depends on the room. Holybelly and Cafe Mericourt run on a queue rather than bookings, so arrive at opening. Treize au Jardin in the 6th and Buvette in South Pigalle take reservations worth making for a weekend table, while Season in the Marais serves brunch across the week.
Which Paris brunch is best for shakshuka?
Cafe Mericourt at 22 rue de la Folie Mericourt in the 11th, the Oberkampf room most credited with popularising shakshuka brunch in Paris. Paul Yeha's kitchen also turns out green eggs with feta and ricotta pancakes, with plates around €11 to €17.
What is a good upscale brunch in Paris?
Carette, the salon de the running since 1927, serves a table brunch from 4 place du Trocadero with a formule around €26 to €28. For a stylish bistro version, Jody Williams's Buvette in South Pigalle runs a small-plate weekend brunch built around a croque madame.
Is Cafe Pinson still open for brunch in Paris?
No. Both the Marais and 10th locations have closed permanently, so the address is no longer a working brunch option. For an organic, plant-leaning Marais brunch in the same spirit, Season in the Haut Marais serves bowls and avocado toast across the week.
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