7 Romantic Restaurants for a Date in Paris

Paris is known as a city of lights, art, history and love. There are many special corners of Paris making traveling couples' moments memorable.

The stage could be a perfect view from a high spot or a vintage street with a certain character. But, a French restaurant is clearly the best phenomenon to combine with romance in Paris.

Therefore, we made a list to give you an idea about the possibilities while looking for a nice place to eat with your significant other.

Have fun!

1. La Terrasse at Hôtel Raphael

Hotel Raphael is almost neighbors with Arc de Triumph on the Avenue Champs-Élysées. Its 7th floor houses one of the best rooftop venues. It is a green garden with a view from Eiffel Tower to Sacré-Coeur Basilica.

The champagne bar and the restaurant are open usually between April and September. In short, La Terrasse is a good choice when the weather is fine. This place offers various specialties of classic French kitchen in an atmosphere both cozy and luxurious.

2. Les Ombres

Les Ombres is in our list for the travelers looking for an option with a perfect Eiffel Tower view from across the river. It is inside the Quai Branly Museum, which houses the best collection of non-European objects from all around the world. This terrace is open all-day-long regardless of the opening or closing of the Museum. Les Ombres presents a contemporary world kitchen by the hands of a french master.

3. Les Deux Magots

Les Deux Magots has been the temple of worldwide famous intellectuals, artists and philosophers in Paris. Among those people, a couple have left their mark as a symbol of bohemian love in Paris: Simone de Beauvoir and Jean Paul Sartre. Oscar Wilde, Albert Camus were also among the frequenters of the place.

If you are going to visit Saint Germain or Quartier Latin, it is highly recommended to have a coffee or lunch like a phenomenal romantic couple of Paris in this most traditional café of the city. Moreover once you catch a jazz performance there, you may witness a perfect Paris evening. Last bu not least, the quality of food is really good as well.

4. Le Valentin

Covered passages or arcades are full of cute surprises. Its always a genuine option for different things like shopping, souvenirs and even gastronomy. They are also good for a romantic walk around between the Louvre and Montmartre. Inside Passage Jouffroy, Le Valentin is a classic French café where you can have very nice teas, coffees or cocoa while tasting quality French bites, particularly sweets.

5. Jules Verne

What is more romantic than having a lunch at the Eiffel Tower, also called as the Iron Lady? Le Jules Verne Restaurant at the second floor of this monument is a Michelin-starred restaurant. Where exclusive food and vine meet the panoramic view all over the Paris, one of the most romantic combinations emerges.

6. Caffé Stern

The Passage de Panoramas is more then 200 centuries old and the oldest shopping arcade in Paris. Inside that there is an old-school Italian "ristoranti e caffee", called Stern. The place is an old engraving shop that completely makes you feel like a time-traveller. More importantly, their traditional Italian menus, coffees and cakes are perfect.

7. Le Grand Véfour

A centuries old restaurant at the residence around the former royal garden, in short Palais Royal ! When the royalty was moved to Versailles, this was the heart of the social life in Paris. And there is a restaurant where Napoleon Bonaparte proposed her Josephine. If you want to combine luxury and romance, Le Grand Véfour might be the choice marked by Michelin stars.

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