Restaurants Near the Louvre and Cafés Inside the Museum
Updated October 28, 2026
Yes, you can eat at the Louvre: the museum lists 14 cafés, restaurants and kiosks, nine inside the palace and five in the gardens. Inside the galleries, the ones that serve you mid-visit are the Café Mollien (Denon wing, level 1, a few steps from the Mona Lisa) and the Café Richelieu (Richelieu wing, level 1). Under the Pyramid, on level -2, are the museum bakery and the Café Pyramide. Mind one rule: a ticket is good for a single entry, so anything outside the galleries or outside the museum is for before or after your visit. For restaurants near the Louvre, three picks close the list. Price bands and hours are those the Louvre publishes.
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1. Le Café Mollien
Inside the museum · 0 km
Inside the galleries: level 1 of the Denon wing, in the French painting section, beside the "red rooms" of The Raft of the Medusa. Savory and sweet dishes and a terrace looking over the Pyramid, the palace and the gardens. Mid price band (€€). Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday 9:45 am to 4:45 pm; Wednesday and Friday 9:45 am to 7:45 pm; closed Tuesdays. It has restrooms, free Wi-Fi and step-free access.
Denon wing, level 1, Musée du Louvre, 75001 Paris
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2. Café Richelieu
Inside the museum · 0 km
Inside the galleries: level 1 of the Richelieu wing, in the Department of Decorative Arts, a few steps from Napoleon III's apartments. Pastries by head pastry chef Jessica Préalpato and seasonal savory dishes; a terrace looking over the Pyramid in good weather. High price band (€€€). Monday, Thursday and weekends 10:00 am to 5:30 pm; Wednesday and Friday 10:00 am to 7:45 pm; closed Tuesdays.
Richelieu wing, level 1, Musée du Louvre, 75001 Paris
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3. Café Pyramide
Under the Pyramid · 0 km
Under the Pyramid, level -2. French cooking by Michelin-starred chef Vivien Durand, for a sit-down meal or something quick. High price band (€€€). Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday 9:30 am to 5:30 pm; Wednesday and Friday 9:30 am to 7:30 pm; closed Tuesdays.
Hall Napoléon, level -2, under the Louvre Pyramid, 75001 Paris
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4. La Boulangerie du Louvre
Under the Pyramid · 0 km
Under the Pyramid, level -2. The museum's artisan bakery: bread, pastries and brioches baked on site by chef Arnaud Chevalier, with a terrace or to take away; its specialty is a loaf created just for the museum. Low price band (€). Open 11:00 am to 5:00 pm, Wednesday and Friday 9:00 am to 8:30 pm; closed Tuesdays.
Hall Napoléon, level -2, under the Louvre Pyramid, 75001 Paris
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5. Les Comptoirs du Louvre
Under the Pyramid · 0 km
Level -1, on the Richelieu and Denon mezzanines, under the Pyramid. Counters with products from the Boulangerie du Louvre (croissants, brioches, sandwiches) for a quick break or to take away. Low price band (€). Monday, Thursday and weekends 9:00 am to 6:00 pm; Wednesday and Friday 9:00 am to 7:30 pm; closed Tuesdays.
Richelieu and Denon mezzanines, level -1, Musée du Louvre, 75001 Paris
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6. MUSES
Under the Pyramid · 0 km
Richelieu wing mezzanine, level -1, under the Pyramid. A restaurant by French-Brazilian chef Alessandra Montagne, with home-style cooking, also for breakfast or an afternoon snack. Mid price band (€€). Monday, Thursday and weekends 9:30 am to 5:30 pm; Wednesday and Friday 9:30 am to 7:00 pm; closed Tuesdays.
Richelieu mezzanine, level -1, Musée du Louvre, 75001 Paris
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7. Café des Lions
Inside the museum · 0.3 km
Level 0 of the Denon wing, at the Porte des Lions, next to the entrance to the Five Continents gallery. A quiet café with pastries and cakes from the Boulangerie du Louvre. Low price band (€). Open 10:00 am to 4:00 pm; closed Tuesdays. Handy if you come in through the Porte des Lions, reserved for visitors who already have a ticket.
Porte des Lions, Denon wing, level 0, Musée du Louvre, 75001 Paris
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8. Café Marly
Outside the galleries · 0.1 km
Facing the Pyramid, with a rue de Rivoli address and its own hours: it does not depend on your museum ticket. Open every day from 8:00 am to 2:00 am, Tuesdays included, with tables looking onto the sculptures of the Cour Marly and the Pyramid. It is the most expensive option on the museum's list (€€€€).
93 rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris
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9. Eric Kayser (Tuileries)
Tuileries Garden · 0.2 km
A bakery in the Tuileries Garden, next to the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel: sandwiches, pastries, sweets and salads of the day, to take away, with views of the Pyramid and the Concorde obelisk. Low price band (€). Open every day: 8:00 am to 8:30 pm, and Tuesdays 8:30 am to 8:00 pm.
Tuileries Garden, next to the Arc du Carrousel, 75001 Paris
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10. Petit Farmers
Tuileries Garden · 0.9 km
A kiosk with artisan ice cream, sorbets, cookies and drinks to take away, by the octagonal pond of the Tuileries (metro Concorde). Low price band (€). Open every day 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in April and May, 10:00 am to 9:00 pm from June to August and 10:00 am to 6:30 pm from September to November 7; a second mobile kiosk sets up near the Léopold-Sédar-Senghor footbridge.
Grand Bassin Octogonal, Tuileries Garden, 75001 Paris
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12. Le Fumoir
Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois · 0.4 km
A French restaurant with a terrace on the street that runs along the east side of the palace, about 400 m from the Pyramid. Handy if you are heading toward Châtelet or the Louvre-Rivoli station on line 1.
6 rue de l'Amiral de Coligny, 75001 Paris
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13. Le Grand Véfour
Palais-Royal · 0.6 km
A French restaurant under the arcades of the Palais-Royal garden, about 600 m north of the Louvre across rue de Rivoli. According to OpenStreetMap it opens Tuesday to Saturday; check its website before you go.
Péristyle de Joinville, Jardin du Palais-Royal, 75001 Paris
Cafés inside the museum
Inside the galleries, with your ticket already scanned, there are two places to sit down: the Café Mollien, on level 1 of the Denon wing, which the museum's own official trail suggests as a break after The Raft of the Medusa and Liberty Leading the People; and the Café Richelieu, on level 1 of the Richelieu wing, next to Napoleon III's apartments. The Terrasse Colbert (Richelieu wing, level 1) is on the official list but temporarily closed. All of them close on Tuesdays, like the museum.
Under the Pyramid and in the Carrousel
In the large hall under the Pyramid (level -2) and its mezzanines (level -1) are the Boulangerie du Louvre, the Café Pyramide, MUSES and the Les Comptoirs du Louvre counters. This is the services area you pass through on your way in and out, connected to the Carrousel du Louvre shopping mall (99 rue de Rivoli). If you eat here mid-visit, bear in mind that you have already left the wings.
In the Tuileries and near the Louvre
The garden has kiosks and terraces that also open on Tuesdays: Eric Kayser next to the Arc du Carrousel, Petit Farmers by the octagonal pond, the Terrasse de Pomone beside a pond (every day 10:00 am to 6:00 pm) and Petit Plisson, with a terrace for 240 people next to the bandstand (every day 9:00 am to 9:00 pm). The Café des Marronniers is closed for works until summer 2027. Outside the grounds, the Café Marly is open until 2:00 am every day.
Can you leave to eat and come back in?
No. A Louvre ticket is for a set date and time and allows a single entry: if you leave the museum, you can't get back in on the same ticket. According to the listing of one of the guided tours we review, once you step out of the wings into the hall under the Pyramid you can no longer go back to the galleries. If you want to eat mid-visit, do it at the Café Mollien or the Café Richelieu.
Frequently asked questions
Can you eat at the Louvre?
Yes. The museum has nine cafés and restaurants in the palace and five in the gardens. Inside the galleries, the Café Mollien (Denon wing, level 1) and the Café Richelieu (Richelieu wing, level 1); under the Pyramid, the Boulangerie du Louvre, the Café Pyramide, MUSES and Les Comptoirs du Louvre.
Where can you eat cheaply at the Louvre Museum?
At the places the museum itself marks with the lowest price band (€): the Boulangerie du Louvre and Les Comptoirs du Louvre, under the Pyramid; the Café des Lions, at the Porte des Lions; and, outside, Eric Kayser and Petit Farmers in the Tuileries. The Café Mollien is in the mid band (€€).
Where to eat near the Louvre?
Without leaving the grounds, the Café Marly (93 rue de Rivoli, open 8:00 am to 2:00 am) and the Tuileries kiosks. On foot: Angelina at 226 rue de Rivoli (about 700 m), Le Fumoir on the east side of the palace (about 400 m) and Le Grand Véfour in the Palais-Royal garden (about 600 m).
Which Louvre café is near the Mona Lisa?
The Café Mollien, on level 1 of the Denon wing, beside the red rooms of French painting. The museum describes it as a few steps from the Mona Lisa; from room 711 you go through room 700 (The Raft of the Medusa) and it is at the exit.
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