La Palette is a café-restaurant in the mythical district of Saint-Germain des Prés, La Palette is an institution whose success cannot be denied.

Frequented by Picasso and Jim Morrisson

Located at the crossroads of rue de Seine and rue Jacques-Callot, it has a large terrace where it is good to daydream in the morning when the world is agitated and customers start to arrive … Here, the classics mingle from the bistro with in particular lightly smoked salmon rillettes, a beef tartare, croques monsieur and madame or even all the egg specialties as promised on the menu. It was originally a traditional gathering place for Fine Arts students, nearby. It was frequented by Cézanne, Picasso and Braque. A century later, Ernest Hemingway, Jim Morrison and Harrison Ford came to raise their elbow here.

A VIP called Jacques Chirac

More recently, La Palette has become a trendy place, invaded by Parisian youth and tourists alike. The best seats on the terrace are reserved for V.I.P.s such as Jacques Chirac, who lives nearby has been a regular here for a long time. Its storefront and the “Belle Epoque” interior of its second room were listed as a historical monument by a decree of 23 May 19841. In the novel Invisible (2009) by Paul Auster, the main character goes to La Palette several times.

La Palette, 43 Rue de Seine, 75006 Paris

https://www.lapalette-paris.com/