My Favorite Restaurants Open in Summer

Paris: My Favorite Restaurants Open in Summer

Welcome to your ultimate summer roadmap to 70+ classic/neo-bistrots, seafood platters, all-day cafés, street food, fun natural wine bars and late night cocktail bars.

My right bank neighborhood is a hot zone for in-the-know food travelers, and chefs & winemakers from all over the world who come to eat + drink here – especially the Marais & 11th arr. These buzzy “fringe” areas are teeming with locals and talented young chefs & entrepreneurs shaking things up. Taxis are rarely needed. This side of Paris has an energetic vibe where we walk from place to place among cool & hip crowds sharing great food & drink on packed terraces. Since I am rarely on the left bank or near tourist monuments, these are the places I know like family – where I live, work and play. If you don’t see an arrondissement or listing, they are either closed or not in my network.

The list is organized with an abbreviation key, by area/arrondissement and direct links to their Instagram pages.  They are running on their regular schedules except for the closing dates. Every effort was made to triple verify information. If you were overlooked in error or if you see an error, please feel free to DM me @parisismykitchen on Instagram.

Enjoy your summer and bon appetit!

Abbreviation Key:

ADC– All day café
CB – Cocktail bar
DN- Date Night
FS – Large portions will be served family-style
GFC
– Good for carnivores
GFV
– Good for vegetarians
IT – Italian
MS – Michelin star
MV- Music Venue
NB
 – Neo-bistrot
POP – Popup
R – Restaurant
SAB/R – Spicy asian bistrot/restaurant
SEA – Seafood
SF – Street food
SPWB – Sharing/small plates wine bar
TB – Traditional bistrot

2nd arr: (Near Louvre/Les Halles)

Frenchie Wine Bar (SPWB, DN) – Open all summer / Not closing

Frenchie Restaurant (1 MS) – Closing August 14 / Reopening August 22

Frenchie To Go – permanently closed, reopening as Frenchie’s Italian “Altro” after summer

Montezuma Café – (MV, SPWB) – closing August 7 – 20 / Reopening August 21

 

3rd: (North Marais/Republique)

Bar Nouveau (CB) – Open all summer / Not closing

Carboni’s (IT, DN) – Open all summer / Not Closing

Candelaria (CB) – Open all summer / Not closing

Donna (SPWB)  – Open all summer / Not closing

Le Mary Celeste (CB, SPWB, DN) – Open all summer / Not closing except lunch for a week TBD in August)

Les Enfants du Marché (FS, GFC, GFV, NB, R) – Closing August 7 / Reopening August 22

Parcelles (NB, R, DN) – Closing July 22 / Reopening August 22

The Butcher of Paris (FS, GFC, R, TB)

4th: (Lower Marais/Bastille)

Bistrot des Tournelles (GFC, TB, DN) – Closing August 12 / Reopening September 1

Janet Deli (SF) – Open all summer / Not closing

Homer Lobster (SF, SEA) – Open all summer / Not closing

8th: (Near Champs-Elysées) & 9th: (Near Pigalle)

Le Clarence (2 MS)– Closing Friday the July 14 – 18/ Reopening July 19/ Second closing August 5- 28  / Reopening August 29

228 Litres Wine Bar (SPWB) – Closing August 5 / Reopening August 21

Cuisine Restaurant (NB,R) – Closing August 5 / Reopening August 22

Faggio Pizza (IT) – Open all summer / Not closing

Pompette (GFV, SPWB) – Open all summer / Not Closing

Sister Midnight (CB) – Closed all of August

Vivant Deux (R, DN) – Closing August 6 / Reopening August 27

 

10th: (Near Gare de L'Est/Nord, Canal St. Martin)

Blossom Burgers (SF) – Open all summer / Not closing

Candide Belleville (NB, R) Restaurant – Closing August 4 / Reopening August 28

Café les Deux Gares (ADC, NB, SPWB) – Open all summer / Not Closing

Dogma Proper Fried Chicken (SF) – Open all summer / Not Closing

Early June (SPWB) – Closing September 4 / Reopening September 20 (might change by a few days)

El Nopal Mexican (SF) – Open all summer / Not closing

Gros Bao (FS, SAB/R, SF) – Open all summer / Not closing

La Chope des Artistes (SPWB, R) – Closing July 6/ Reopening TBD first week of August

Le Verre Vole (CB, NB, SPWB) – Open all summer/Only closing for lunch August 15-18

Lolo Bistrot (NB, R) – Open all summer / Not closing

Lolo Cave Wine Bar (SPWB) – Closing August 7 / Reopening August 22

Marrow (NB) – Closing July 30 / Reopening August 29

Mini Bar (SPWB) – Closing August 7 / Reopening August 28

Sur Mer (SEA, R) – Open all summer / Not closing

 

11th: Borders the West side of the Marais/Bastille/Pere Lachaise)

Au Passage (FS, GFV, NB) – Closing August 6 / Reopening August 15

Bambino (Vinyl Record SPWB)  – Open all summer / Not closing

Bar Principal (CB) – Open all summer / Not closing

Bouche (GFV, NB, R, DN) – Closing August 13 / Reopening August 30

Bistrot Paul Bert (FS, TB)– Closing July 29 / Reopening August 23

Brutos (CV, FS, GFC) – Open all summer / Not closing

Buttes Snack (SPWB) – Closing August 13 / Reopening August 31

Cadence (R) – Closing Aug 5 / reopening August 21

Cadi (SPWB) – Closing July 29 – August 29 / Reopening August 30

Café du Coin (ADC, NB, SPWB) – Closing August 7 / Reopening August 27

Chanceux (ADC, GFV, R) – Open all summer during the day Tues & Wed, the rest of the week open all day to 11pm / Not closing

Double Dragon (SAB/R)- Open all summer / Not closing

Geosmine (R) – Closing August 8 / Reopening August 24

Gramme (NB, SPWB)- Open all summer / Not closing

Haikara – Closing July 29 / Reopening August 22

Haikara Deep Fried (SAB) Grand Opening Mid-July / Not closing

Jones (IT, R) – Closing August 8 / Reopening August 15

Korus (R) – Closing August 6 / Reopening August 23

L’Attache (SPWB) – Closing July 10/ Reopening July 20

La Cave du Paul Bert (SPWB) – Closing July 29 / Reopening August 30

Le Chateaubriand (NB, R) – Open all summer / Not closing

L’Ecailler du Bistrot (SEA, R) – Closing July 30 / Reopening September 1

Le Goncourt (SPWB) – Open all summer / Not Closing

Le Repaire du Cartouche (TB)– Closing July 28 – August 27 / Reopening August 28

Le Saint Sebastien (NB, SPWB) – Closing August 15 – 26 / Reopening August 27

Le Servan (NB) – Closing August 6 / Reopening August 24

Les Oeillets (SPWB, POP) – Closing July 10 – 16

Lou St Amboise (SPWB, GFV) – Open all summer / Not closing

Maison Sota (R)– Closing August 7 / Reopening September 1

Magma (POP, R) – Closing August 7 / Reopening August 30 (but actually remains open as a guest chef popup August 9-27)

Mokoloco (NB, SAB/R) – Closing August 4 / Reopening Sept 5

Mokonuts (ADC, NB) – Closing August 6 / Reopening Sept 5

Nonette (SF, SAB) – Open all summer / Not closing

Pepite (R, DN) – Open all summer / Not closing

Recoin (SMWB, NB) – August 7-28 nights only wine bar with small plates

Red House (CB, Tex-Mex SF) Open all summer / Not closing

Reyna (SAB/R) – Closing August 6 / Reopening August 24

Schmoutz (Alsatian Bistrot) – Closing July 14 / Reopening August 15

Septime Group:

Septime (R, DN) – Closing August 5 / reopening August 23

Clamato (SEA, SPWB) – Closing July 2 / reopening dinner July 26

Septime La Cave (SPWB) – Closing Aug 7 / Reopening August 22

Tapisserie Patisserie – Closing Aug 7 / Reopening August 22

The Hood (ADC, SAB/R) Closing July 24 / Reopening September 4

Vantre (NB, R, DN) – Closing Aug 5 / Reopening August 29

UVA (SPWB): Closing August 9 / Reopening August 29

12th: (South side of the 11th near Gard du Lyon)

Godaille (NB, SPWB) – Closing Aug 6 / Reopening August 22

Passerini Cave a Manger (IT, SPWB) – Closing August 5 / Reopening September 9

Passerini Restaurant (IT, R) – Closing August 5 / Reopening September 9

Pur Vin (SPWB) – Closing July 31 / Reopening August 21

16th: (Between Champs-Elysées & Seine River)

Substance Restaurant (1 MS, R) – Closing July 31 / Reopening August 21

 

18th: (Montmartre)

Chantoiseau (R, DN) – Closing 30th July / Reopening August 29

Poney Club Cave a Manger (SPWB)– Closing August 6 / Reopening August 22

19th: (East of 11th/Belleville) & 20th: (North East)

Combat (CB) – Open all summer / Not Closing

Le Cadoret (TB, SPWB)– switches from bistrot to buvette wine bar with light to heavy bar food August 8 – 26

Bang Bang (SAB/SF)– Closing August 6 / Reopening September 6

Des Terres (ADC, SPWB, NB) – Closing July 30 / Reopening September 2