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Discover Louvre / Palais-Royal’s 2 best spots for your trip in Paris

From the classic Cafe Verlet and Rehab Paris speakeasy, to lesser-known spots worth adding to your trip.

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Cafe Verlet1
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★ 4.3 (1,797)$$ · Mid-range

Verlet has roasted single-origin coffees and blended teas since 1880. Its tasting salon offers a chance to sample the house coffees and teas alongside breakfast fare, in a setting tied to the shop's long history as a Parisian roastery.

Coffee beans, teas, chocolates, and accessories are also sold on site.

✨ Reasons to go

  • 1Roasting single-origin coffees and blended teas on site since 1880
  • 2Sells its own coffee beans, teas, and chocolates alongside the tasting salon
  • 3Tables fill up within 15 minutes of opening on busy mornings

💡 Good to know

  • 1Arrive right at opening to snag a table, as it fills up fast within 15 minutes on busy mornings
  • 2go for the coffee and croissant sandwiches, and consider buying beans to take home.

⏱️ Typical visit

30 min

🕰️ Best time

morning, lunchtime or afternoon

🚶 Walking intensity

Easy pace

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Address

256 Rue Saint-Honoré, 75001 Paris, France · Louvre / Palais-Royal
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Hours

  • Monday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Thursday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Friday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Saturday: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Sunday: Closed
Rehab Paris speakeasy2
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★ 4.3 (370)$$$ · Expensive

Tucked in the basement of the Normandy Le Chantier hotel, Rehab is reached through a mirrored door and a metal spiral staircase, leading to a dimly lit, intimately decorated room. The bar's "Remedy" cocktail menu treats each drink as a tailored remedy for a mood or moment, crafted to balance and awaken the senses.

Open Tuesday to Sunday evenings, it offers a discreet, atmospheric setting near Rue Saint-Honoré.

✨ Reasons to go

  • 1Entered through a mirrored door hidden inside the El Vecino restaurant, then down a metal spiral staircase to the basement
  • 2Cocktails are framed as "remedies" on a menu built around mood and mindset rather than typical categories
  • 3Located in the basement of the Normandy Le Chantier hotel near Rue Saint-Honoré

💡 Good to know

  • 1Enter through the mirror door of the El Vecino restaurant and take the spiral staircase down
  • 2it's tucked away, so ask hotel staff if you can't find it. Reviews say it's not very crowded in the evening, but booking ahead is wise for a table.

⏱️ Typical visit

2h

🕰️ Best time

early evening, evening or late night

🚶 Walking intensity

Easy pace

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Address

7 Rue de l'Échelle, 75001 Paris, France · Louvre / Palais-Royal
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Hours

  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 6:00 PM – 1:00 AM
  • Wednesday: 6:00 PM – 1:00 AM
  • Thursday: 6:00 PM – 2:00 AM
  • Friday: 6:00 PM – 2:00 AM
  • Saturday: 6:00 PM – 2:00 AM
  • Sunday: Closed