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 self-styled neighbourhood hotel in South Pigalle, part of Design Hotels, with a ground-floor café, bar and restaurant open to locals.
Good to know
Le Pigalle describes itself as an authentic neighbourhood hotel, and it leans into the character of South Pigalle, the area of Nouvelle Athènes at the foot of Montmartre now known for cocktail bars and independent shops. Rooms reflect the neighbourhood through collaborations with local artists and makers, and the hotel is a member of Design Hotels.
The ground floor works as café, bar and restaurant from morning to night, with an events space and gallery alongside. It is a good base for nightlife, with the Moulin Rouge and Rue des Martyrs a short walk away. Rooms and restaurant tables can both be booked through the hotel's website.
Reviewed by Lifestylemetro · Details checked October 23, 2026
At 9 Rue Frochot in the 9th arrondissement, in the South Pigalle area of Nouvelle Athènes.
Yes, a ground-floor café, bar and restaurant that also takes table bookings.
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.