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The best tea rooms for a very chic tea time

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At snack time, our English neighbors treat themselves to a gourmet break over tea and some sweet treats… We have selected our best Parisian addresses for you to enjoy a very chic Tea Time! And for those who could not move here is our top of the most delicious teas to cocoon quietly at home.

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Cedric Grolet Opera
(Opera district)

Since its opening, the Parisian bakery by Cédric Grolet don't let up! And for good reason, its pastries and others instagrammable pastries are particularly attractive. Hidden upstairs, the Chef Cédric Grolet's tea room proves to be a chic intimate space, which can accommodate around thirty covers... The perfect spot to treat yourself to a parisian chic tea time ! You can order a la carte fleur de noisette, Paris Brest revisited by the chef and other fruit tarts. Please note that reservations are required!

Cedric Grolet Opera, 35 Avenue de l'Opera, 75002 Paris. Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 17 p.m. Learn more about Cédric Grolet Opéra pastry, here.

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COVA
(Samaritan Quarter)

Cova is none other than the new tea room that everyone is talking about. And for good reason ! I'institution imported by LVMH storefront, with a superb terrace. Founded in 1817 by Antonio Cova (a Napoleonic soldier) Pasticceria Cova is one of the oldest pasticceria in Italy. Renowned for the excellence of its products, its impeccable service and its very refined interior decoration, this Milanese institution has always combined tradition and elegance to perfection. This new tea room, just opposite La Samaritaine, is about to become the new spot to be!

Pasticerria Cova, 1 Rue du Pont Neuf, 75001 Paris.

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Besties Bakery
(Opera district)

Feeling peckish during your Sunday outing? We recommend that you stop at Besties Bakery. In addition to their super instagrammable girly frame, you will enjoy delicious donuts sewing! Salted butter caramel, pistachio, bounty, lavender peach, mojito… Available in one twenty flavors (some very original) they really are as good as they are beautiful.

Besties Bakery, 11 rue Auber, 75009 Paris.

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EL&N
(Opera district)

A real institution in England, EL&N London arrives on the 4th floor of Galeries Lafayette Haussmann, just opposite Espace Jonak! With her hyper girly decoration and its tasty signature recipes, the EL&N London concept takes you on a unique experience. Wall of roses, neon inscription, marble tables and other barbie-colored velvet armchairs… It must be said, we have rarely seen a spotlight so instagramable ! On the other hand, reservations are not possible on site so we advise you to arrive a little early to avoid a (very long) wait.

EL&N London on the 4th floor of Galeries Lafayette Haussmann, 40 boulevard Haussmann, 75009 Paris.

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Bauhinia at Shangri-La
(Iéna district)

Nestled in the heart of the palace Le Shangri-La Hotel Paris, La Bauhinia offers a true green getaway. With its unique view of the Eiffel Tower and its intimate atmosphere, the restaurant is the ideal setting for a memorable gourmet break. On weekends, from 15 p.m. to 18 p.m., it's new tea time from Pastry Chef Maxence Barbot that the restaurant serves to its customers. On the menu: sweet treats, each more exquisite than the next, which will delight gourmets. Éclat café, Mont Blanc, exotic roll, 65% cuba chocolate, Bordeaux canelé and other cookies are some of the signature pastries of the moment. Must-try: the 'Tatin of sharing' ! With its perfect puff pastry and its melting and tangy apples, accompanied by a delicious cream... You will melt with pleasure.

Ce divine snack definitely represents the new foodie rendezvous, comfortably installed under the beautiful glass roof of the Bauhinia. 

La Bauhinia at Shangri-La Paris, 10 Avenue d'Iéna 75116 Paris. Tea Time with hot drink €55/person (€100 for two) or €65/person (€140 for two) with a glass of champagne.

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The Officine du Louvre at the Hotel du Louvre
(Royal Palace district)

Enthroned on Place André Malraux, The Louvre Hotel welcomes you in its intimate green bar, l'Officine, for tea-times designed for moments of sharing with family, friends or as a couple. On weekends, all year round – from 15:30 p.m. to 17:30 p.m. – you can discover the gourmet creations of the hotel's Pastry Chef: Julien Delhome.

This unique tea time formula (30€/person) includes a assortment of travel cakes, each as tasty as the other. Vanilla flan, araguani cookies 72% (a killer) or even the very special creation of the moment. You can also choose a dessert from the Saint-Honoré incredibly crunchy, the chocolate entremet and a seasonal fruit salad... To accompany these sweets, you will also have the choice between an exceptional Malongo coffee or a tea from the prestigious Maison Dammann Brothers.
What to spend a deliciously delicious moment, in a sublime green setting…

Tea Time at the Hôtel du Louvre, Place André Malraux, 75001 Paris+01 (73)11 12 34 XNUMX XNUMX

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Kevin lacote
(Monceau district)

Kevin lacote is one of the most talented pastry chefs of his generation. Very sophisticated, these cakes are simply superb! In his tea shop, we then discover about fifteen different pastries as well as beautiful pastries. Our favorite is none other than the Wagram, its delicious Paris-Brest revisited. Most ? The possibility of taking pastry class (6 adults maximum) with the Chef himself, all year long!

Kevin lacote, 78 Avenue de Villiers, 75017 Paris. 01 45 71 64 84

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Les Deux Magots
(Saint Germain des Pres)

Mythical address of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, we like to go Asked Two Maggots at any time of the day or night… Here, the most chic tea time is à la carte. We pick with joy among the desserts of the house. Our favorites ? The 2000-sheet creations and Isfahan of Pierre Hermé or the chocolate fondant. However, even if the Dammann Freres teas are essential, we prefer to opt for pure indulgence with the old house hot chocolate. Something to bring us a good dose of comfort in winter.

Les Deux Magots, 6 Place Saint-Germain des Prés, 75006 Paris. 01 45 48 55 25

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The Plaza Athenee
(Montaigne district)

Le tea time at the Plaza Athénée will delight the most demanding gourmets. Comfortably installed in the magnificent Gallery of the palace, you are invited to take a real walk in the sweet universe of Executive Pastry Chef, Angelo Musa. On the program: hot drinks accompanied by a farandole of high-end pastries… From tiramisu (a nod to its Italian origins) to Paris-Brest, via the Lemon Wonder, the classic almond tuiles, marshmallow roll and raspberry fruit paste, papilio, almond cake, fruit tartlet and to finish, a trilogy of “100%” pistachio, coffee and caramel, the signature dessert that led him to the Plaza Athénée! One Perfect Tea Time to celebrate a birthday, to savor from beginning to end.

70€ per person with a Royal Rose et €80 per person with a choice of a croque-monsieur or a finger sandwich and a hot drink.
Plaza Athénée, 25 Avenue Montaigne, 75008 Paris. 01 53 67 66 65

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Le Royal Monceau
(Hoche district)

This Friday, April 1, Quentin Lechat launches its all first Tea Time at the Royal Monceau – Raffles Paris. The Pastry Chef imagines this new offer as a journey, to be discovered every weekend within the most Parisian of Palaces. A gourmet and exclusive escape to experience in the elegance and refinement of the Bar Long with a view of the interior garden. On the menu for this Tea Time in 4 sequences: tasty mini pastries – the famous “Princes” and new fruity creations – followed by a little boutique cake (The “vanilla pearl”). The “hot/cold grand cru chocolate” is served on the plate. The gourmet break ends in style with the tasting of travel cakes including the marbled cake, the lemon heart brioche and the emblematic “royal flan”.

On the pairing side, Pastry Chef Quentin Lechat works closely with the mixology teams to offer unique pairings, including a signature Mocktail. This gourmet break is also accompanied by hot drinks and bubbles for Champagne lovers. Meet on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, from 15 p.m. to 17 p.m., from April 1, 2022, for a privileged moment.

4-course sweet tea time with hot drink and mocktail, served from April 1 at the Bar Long on Friday, Saturday and Sunday between 15 p.m. and 17 p.m. Prices: €65/person and €85/person with a glass of Champagne. Information & Reservations: paris@raffles.com or by phone: 01 42 99 88 00. Le Royal Monceau – Raffles Paris, 37 Avenue Hoche, 75008 Paris.

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Nina's Vendome
(Place Vendôme)

For a real change of scenery, it is a stone's throw from Place Vendôme that you have to go. Direction the Nina's tea room, a journey through time that transports us to the Boudoir of Marie Antoinette. The house has a long history with the wife of King Louis XVI since she was already making pastries for him in the XNUMXth century! The products from Versailles vegetable garden are still used there. Must-try: classic Marie-Antoinette tea with apple and rose which we accompany with the cake of the same name, a staple of the house. You can also admire several precious objects of the former monarch, which are exhibited here, including a bust of the Queen, a handwritten letter and the replica (unique in the world) of her shoe...

Nina's Vendome, 29 rue Daniele Casanova, 75001 Paris. 01 55 04 80 55

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The Dali of Le Meurice
(Royal Palace district)

What could be more chic than going to discover the Tea time of one of the most world's talented pastry chef, Cédric Grolet ? In this sublime setting designated Starck, delicacy and gluttony are at the rendezvous. We enjoy a hot drink – don't overlook the delicious hot chocolate – accompanied by the very British scones and their jam and cream. In keeping with tradition, there is also a assortment of savory finger sandwiches. And finally, the icing on the Tea time, a selection of delicacies from the chef! If this pleasure is not enough for you, you can always order additional pastries à la carte.

Teatime, 60 euros.
Le Meurice, 228 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris. 01 44 58 10 10

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Proust at the Ritz
(Place Vendôme)

The Ritz Pastry Chef, François Perret reinvents Tea time by classic French snack Proust lounge at the Ritz. Here, there are no club sandwiches but high-end biscuits to nibble on over a hot drink. The chef invites us into the flavors of childhood around various pastries, fluffy cakes, tasty cakes and pies to all tastes and of course madeleine, so dear to the novelist, that the pastry chef revisits with mischief… Thanks to a tea sommelier, the house selection is rich and varied. In this magnificent library, we happily rediscover forgotten flavors.

French tea, 68 euros.
The Proust lounge at the Ritz, 15 place Vendome 75001 Paris. 01 43 16 30 30

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angelina
(Royal Palace district)

En plus d'être un Glamorous tea time, Angelina tea party is very greedy. If the British tradition wants us to taste a tea, the Angelina's hot chocolate is so mythical that it seems impossible to ignore this one! The final decision is yours and after choosing your hot drink, you can feast on an assortment of savory pieces like small clubs and a selection of mini pastries, macaroons and madeleines. Everything is delicious and you come out with unforgettable flavors in your mouth!

Angelina's Snack, 20 euros.
angelina, 226 rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris. +01 (42)60 82 00 XNUMX XNUMX

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Carette Paris
(Place des Vosges)

Carette Paris is a real institution that crosses the generations without taking a wrinkle! Their 3 Parisian addresses display the same DNA, a Art Deco-inspired decor. This very refined tea room is the perfect place to enjoy a tea time with friends. On the program: pastries, pies and other biscuits that you can accompany with a hot drink… Sweet treats and savory mini-club sandwiches that you can order as you wish.

Their Parisian addresses: Carette Paris, 25 Place des Vosges, 75003 Paris. 01 48 87 94 07 – 4 Place du Trocadéro 75016 Paris, 01 47 27 98 85 – 7 place du Tertre, 75018 Paris, 01 47 27 98 85.

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Sebastien Gaudard
(Tuileries district)

If you wander around the Tuileries, we advise you to make a stop in the French-style tea room by Sébastien Gaudard, to savor a delicious tea time. Nestled under the arcades, you can see through the windows, thousands of delicacies: candied fruit, pastries with airy puff pastry, petit fours, refined pastries, spectacular cakes and other sweets of yesteryear... From this nostalgia rooted in an idealized past, Sebastien Gaudard gives pride of place to a selection of delicacies that awaken childhood memories and buried emotions. Éclairs, nuns, Saint-Honoré, Paris-Brest, Commercy madeleines, tartlets… So many sweets that promise an unforgettable experience.

Sebastien Gaudard tea room, 1 rue des Pyramides 75001 Paris. 01 71 18 24 70

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