Date night in Paris
Pick the vibe — first date, anniversary, or low-key Friday — and use this Paris shortlist of romantic spots, dinner picks and walks.
Top spots in Paris
Musée d'Orsay
Culture7e
Beaux-Arts station turned Impressionist temple — go for the Van Goghs.
Le Marais
Food & Drink3e / 4e
Falafel queues, vintage boutiques and the prettiest medieval streets.
Canal Saint-Martin
Outdoors10e
Iron footbridges, picnic banks and Sunday afternoon natural-wine bars.
Montmartre
Culture18e
Sacré-Cœur views, cobbled lanes and the last working windmill.
Père Lachaise
Outdoors20e
Tree-lined cemetery — Wilde, Chopin, Morrison and the city's quietest hill.
Best date-night spots in Paris
12 curated picks — from candlelit dinners to sunset views.
Septime
$$$$Restaurant · 11e
Hard-to-book tasting menu, one of the world's best.
Le Comptoir du Relais
$$$Restaurant · Saint-Germain
Yves Camdeborde's tiny intimate bistro.
Bouillon Pigalle
$$Restaurant · Pigalle
Classic Paris bistro at unreal prices.
Seine river walk + Pont des Arts
$Walk · Centre
Bridge-by-bridge walk at sunset — the cliché works.
Sacré-Cœur sunset steps
$View · Montmartre
Best free Paris-skyline sunset.
Le Train Bleu
$$$$Restaurant · Gare de Lyon
Belle Époque train station dining room.
Sur Mesure by Thierry Marx
$$$$Restaurant · 1er
Two-Michelin-star avant-garde tasting.
Le Perchoir Marais
$$$View · Marais
Rooftop bar over BHV with Paris skyline.
Shakespeare and Company café
$Walk · 5e
Iconic bookshop + Notre-Dame view café.
Le Bistrot Paul Bert
$$$Restaurant · 11e
Steak frites & soufflé — Paris bistro forever.
Comédie-Française
$$$Experience · 1er
France's national theatre, marble & gilt.
L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon
$$$$Restaurant · Saint-Germain
Counter-style Michelin starred romance.
Where to eat
Septime
$$$$Modern French · 11e
Bertrand Grébaut's tasting menu — book three weeks out at 8am sharp.
Frenchie
$$$Modern bistro · 2e
Tiny dining room on a cobbled passage — go for lunch if dinner is gone.
Le Comptoir du Relais
$$$Bistro · 6e
Yves Camdeborde's all-day bistro on the Carrefour de l'Odéon.
Du Pain et des Idées
$Bakery · 10e
Escargot pastries and pain des amis on the Canal — Christophe Vasseur's flagship.
Clamato
$$$Seafood bar · 11e
Septime's walk-in seafood annex — oysters, ceviche, natural wine.
Frequently asked
- Start with a wine bar, then a slow-paced dinner, then dessert or a walk. Highlights right now: Musée d'Orsay, Le Marais, Canal Saint-Martin.