A great breakfast can really get your day off on the right foot. This is especially so while you’re on holiday and have a little more time than usual as well as need to fuel up for exploring the city. Most Parisian cafés (and there are a LOT in the city), serve a basic breakfast of croissants to go with your coffee, but occasionally a few other things. However, if you’re looking for something more copious, and more original, check out our roundup of the best places for breakfast in Paris.
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Holybelly
This modern café with two locations near the Canal St-Martin is definitely among the best places for breakfast in Paris. Opened in 2013 as one of the very first creative breakfast/brunch spots in the city, Hollybelly’s menu amps up regular breakfast offerings with its menu of organic eggs served with halloumi or seasonal sides, savory pancakes with bacon, sauteed mushrooms or bourbon butter, and a variety of tempting daily specials. They also have cornbread alternatives for gluten-free customers and options for vegans.
Holybelly | Canal St-Martin
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Kozy
This trendy brunch venue has four branches conveniently located near major sights of interest including Notre-Dame, the Eiffel Tower, and Sacré-Coeur. Each has a hip decor, with predominantly light wood and royal blue tones, the perfect backdrop for their Instagram-friendly dishes. You’ll have trouble selecting among its varied menu featuring avocado toasts, pancakes with bacon and poached eggs, avocado-halloumi eggs benedicts, French toast with pistachio sauce and raspberries, and a range of sweet treats.
Kozy | Latin Quarter, Eiffel Tower, South Pigalle and Montmartre
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Café Maeva
If you’re looking for the best places for breakfast in Paris with gluten-free options, this is a great choice. The small café is located on a non-touristy street that’s only a short walk from Sacré-Coeur, so it’s a handy place for breakfast before visiting Montmartre. The menu includes gluten-free sweet potato waffles with fun sweet or savory toppings, decadent pancake stacks, various “toasts,” smoothie bowls, and more.
Café Maeva | Montmartre
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Café Méricourt
Found in the hip 11th district, this cool neighborhood café has a good array of breakfast options. Among their creative dishes are sweet or savory granola, shakshuka, green eggs with feta, and breakfast buns. These go super well with their excellent coffees, teas, chai lattes, mimosas, or Bloody Marys with a twist.
Café Méricourt | 11th Arrondissement
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Season
This modern café with two locations and a minimalistic decor also has some creative breakfast options. There’s something to please all desires and dietary requirements including six different pancake dishes, bacon or avocado and egg sandwiches, avocado benedicts as well as smaller items like vegan croissants, banana bread, and classic French baguette with butter and jam. The beverage menu is equally diverse with purple smoothies, kombucha, and “super” lattes.
Season | Marais and 11th Arrondissement
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La Compagnie du Café
This French-style coffee roaster in the South Pigalle area is a bit more of an under-the-radar breakfast spot in Paris. Ideal for coffee lovers, your high-quality cup of joe can be accompanied by organic eggs, pancakes, and waffles – all served with a choice of sides, – granola, scones, and gluten-free cakes. They also do a larger brunch on Sundays.
La Compagnie du Café | South Pigalle
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5 Pailles
This specialty coffee shop in the cool Faubourg St-Denis area does all-day breakfast/brunch and is one of the best places for breakfast in Paris for those on a budget. For under €14 you can feast on different thematic egg dishes – from eggs with za’atar spice and yogurt to truffle benedicts, – pancakes with various toppings, granola, or cinnamon rolls.
5 Pailles | Faubourg St-Denis
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Mokonuts
This hip café in the 11th arrondissement serves a small but creative menu of regularly changing breakfast dishes at reasonable prices. This might include sourdough waffles with eggs and seasonal vegetables, inventive toasts, focaccia, filled buns, and cakes of the day, available from €5 to €14.
Mokonuts | 11th Arrondissement
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Breakfast in America
The “original” American-style diner in Paris, as you can imagine by its name, this eatery serves excellent classic breakfast food. Although we normally wouldn’t recommend something too typically American for anyone visiting Paris, the diner actually attracts more French customers than foreigners. It has two branches, one on the edge of the Latin Quarter and the other in the Marais, both with booth-style seating, unlimited American drip coffee and a menu of eggs any style, omelets, French toast, and, something you won’t find at the others on our list, breakfast burritos.
Breakfast in America | Latin Quarter and Marais
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Brasserie des Deux Palais
If you’d like a classic French café for breakfast – without the hype of Les Deux Magots or the Café de Flore – this historic café is a great choice. Well positioned on Ile-de-la-Cité, it’s also a good spot for breakfast before visiting Notre-Dame, the Sainte Chapelle, or Conciergerie. You can opt to order à la carte of a selection of croissants, pains au chocolat, baguette with jam, or one of two breakfast menus, which can include fresh squeezed orange juice, eggs, and a hot beverage.
Brasserie des Deux Palais | Ile-de-la-Cité
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