Hotel
Ritz Paris
César Ritz's legendary 1898 hotel on Place Vendôme, with the Ritz Club pool and spa, Bar Vendôme and the École Ritz Escoffier cookery school.
A 4-star Experimental Group boutique hotel on Boulevard Poissonnière with 50 rooms, a glass-roofed restaurant and The Shed rooftop bar.
Good to know
Run by the team behind the Experimental Cocktail Club, the Hôtel des Grands Boulevards brings a relaxed, design-led style to a historic stretch of the boulevards. It has 50 rooms and suites, and its restaurant and rooftop bar draw locals as well as guests.
On the ground floor, the Restaurant des Grands Boulevards sits under a glass roof, with Italian chef Giovanni Passerini overseeing the menu, while The Shed rooftop bar is the place for a drink above the city. The location is handy for the covered passages, Bouillon Chartier and the Opéra district, all within walking distance.
Reviewed by Lifestylemetro · Details checked October 23, 2026
Yes, The Shed rooftop bar.
50 rooms and suites.
Tour operator
The classic Seine cruise company, sailing from Port de la Conférence by the Pont de l'Alma with guided sightseeing, brunch, lunch and dinner cruises.
Restaurant
A cavernous Belle Époque dining hall on the Grands Boulevards serving low-priced French classics non-stop, every day of the year.
Café
A Saint-Germain café dating from around 1887, famed as a haunt of Apollinaire, Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir and home of the Prix de Flore.
Bar
A historic American-style bar near the Opéra, open since 1911 and long said to be the birthplace of the Bloody Mary and the French 75.