Mocha Monday

 

The cup alone made this Japanese-inspired French pâtisserie-tea salon worth a linger.

 Above: petal-kissed rhubarb tarte du jour

Niwa

56 rue Vaneau 75007

Museum Monday

 ADYA & OTTO VAN REES

 At the heart of the avant-garde 

 

Ends September 13, 2026 

 

Musée de Montmartre
12 rue Cortot 75018

 

 

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Dutch artist couple Adya van Rees-Dutilh (1876-1959) and Otto van Rees (1884-1957) have returned to Montmartre, offering a fascinating example of a true artistic partnership at the heart of 20th-century modernism. They lived and worked in Montmartre's now famous Bateau-Lavoir (Picasso, Braque, van Dongen, Mondrian, Modigliani and poet/writer Max Jacob were part of their circle) and later, Montparnasse, in the era that helped define Pointillism, Cubism, Cloisonnism (with its flat planes of color, heavy dark contours and simplified forms) and eventually, Abstraction. The current exhibition at the Musée de Montmartre - with its refreshing garden, small tea room, and sweeping views - is the perfect opportunity to discover them. - BPJ

 

 

 

 

Table Tuesday

 

A hidden table.

Teatime Tuesday

 

 

 

Teatime in the Renoir Gardens at the Musée de Montmartre.

 

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Current exhibition:

 

École de Paris: The Marek Roefler Collection

 

 Musée de Montmartre

12 rue Cortot 75018

 

Ends February 15, 2026

 

 

   

Tea and tajine

Steaming hot mint tea poured tableside and savory lamb tajines brighten a rainy day.

Tea Room
La Grande Mosquée
39 rue Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire 75005 

Tea?

At Twinings tea room above W. H. Smith English bookstore, rue de Rivoli.

Below: cheddar and chutney

"Le salon de thé le plus secret de Paris..."

Hot chai

Sometimes there's nothing's more warming on a cold day than a chai latte with someone who loves to laugh as much as you do.

By the gram

Scales used to weigh the leaves of over 600 varieties of tea.

Mariage Frères

- Since 1854 -

30 rue du Bourg Tibourg 75004

(tea room open for refined lunches / tea time)

Hidden tea room

Step behind the doors of this lovely hôtel particulier, now an art and cultural center, into a courtyard tea salon, and another world.

Centre Culturel Suédois
11 rue Payenne 75003 

Pre-trip pause

Inside Le Train Bleu leather armchairs line a long hallway that leads to the ornate dining room An original pause for tea or coffee.

Mint teatime

An arched doorway opens onto a tree-covered terrace and within, another world.

Tea Room
La Grande Mosquée
39 rue Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire 75005

Tea and more

Upstairs at gourmet tea room Mariage Frères on the Left Bank.

Angelina

 Enduring luxury, l'art de vivre: Angelina's tea room remains a favorite of tourists, cinéastes and celebrities. Below, an array of just some of their artful pastries.

 

Concept

 

A light lunch in the book-lined tea room of this concept shop known for trending fashion, art, and interior furnishings.

 

MERCI

111 Boulevard Beaumarchais 75003

French vanilla

It's tea time in Paris, and for milles feuilles and more, master pâtissier-chocolatier Jacques Genin has few rivals.