August in Paris: Restaurants & Cafés Staying Open

[updated August 2025 by Samantha Luevano] August is a famously quiet time in Paris due to the mass exodus of Parisians who go on summer vacation, leaving mostly tourists behind to enjoy the city and its many sights and attractions all for themselves.

Lots of restaurants and cafés close during the month, which can make it tricky to find somewhere to eat and drink if you’re visiting the city, or one of the few locals (like me) to remain.  

As someone who celebrates a birthday in August and who seems to always find themselves in Paris at this time of the year, I’ve made it my mission to hunt down some of the best restaurants and cafés that will be open this month in the city:

Paris Restaurants Open in August

Le Chardenoux

Cyril Lignac’s beautiful restaurant, Le Chardenoux, will be open this August. Try his famous crab and avocado galette, and other tempting dishes such as the langoustine ravioli, lobster roll, or the delicious organic beef burger.

Le Mary Celeste

Le Mary Celeste is a popular cocktail and wine bar in the Marais that also serves lovely share plates. Their cocktail menu features quotes from famous artists such as Van Gogh and Picasso, with names like the Gryffindor or Le Monet Shot.  

Freddy’s

This cute little wine bar in the 6ème offers tasty share plates such as braised Angus beef, fish ‘no’ chips, sea bream ceviche, and sweet potato fritters.

Brasserie Bellanger

Brasserie Bellanger is part of the recent revival of bouillons and brasseries in Paris serving up affordable French classics. Think onion soup, croque monsieur, beef tartare, steak frites, and millefeuille, and Paris-Brest for dessert.

Yaya

After the huge success of their first restaurant in Saint-Ouen, a suburb north of Paris, this modern Greek restaurant now has two more locations, one in the 19^th arrondissement and one in La Défense (along with locations in the French cities of Lille and Rennes). The menu features mouth-watering dishes like loukoumades, spanakopita, pita, souvlaki, and moussaka. 

El Nopal

The best tacos in Paris will be available to you all summer long. El Nopal has two locations, a takeaway joint perfect for a picnic along Canal St-Martin, as well as a petit restaurant with a terrasse in Pigalle. 

Iovine’s Pizzeria

Dishing up Neapolitan pizzas using high-quality products imported directly from Italy, you can find Iovine’s Pizzeria near the Louvre and Opéra. 

Bao Family Restaurants: Petit Bao, Grand Bao and Bleu Bao

Get your Chinese fix at Bao Family restaurants, sprinkled throughout Paris: 2 Petit Bao restaurants, its big brother restaurant, Gros Bao or its location near Saint-Lazare, Bleu Bao. Their signature dish is their handmade xiao long bao (otherwise known as soup dumplings), but there’s also baozi (steamed buns), Taiwanese-style fried chicken, wontons, noodles, sweet and sour chicken, and the special Peking duck.

Sur Mer Comptoir 

You’ve probably walked by this restaurant without even knowing it. Situated snugly on Rue de Lancry, this cozy fish and shellfish restaurant revolves around fresh ingredients that ignite the chef’s unique, changing menus. Although their selection of natural wine and seafood platters may be more on the pricier side, it’s the dangerously-tasty ingredients and laid-back ambience that make you come back.

If you’re out of luck and it’s full, or you’re craving more than a small bite, you can find their newer and bigger restaurant, Sur Mer, just a street over on Rue de Marseille.

Ravioli Nord Est

What makes a gyoza so good that you’d request it to be your last meal? I found the answer after eating at Ravioli Nord Est, a restaurant specializing in Chinese dumplings. “Vapeur ou grillé?” is the simple question they ask that’ll change your eating experience. Both ways are delicious, but something about the crispiness of the first bite always makes me say “grillé.” If your wallet is also feeling lighter, you’ll fancy this place a bit more too, as you can order ten gyoza and a starter for only 10 euros. 

Dalia

Tucked away on the corner of the chic Bourse neighborhood, Dalia evokes the ultimate sun-bathing, vibe-y Mediterranean destination. Their sharing menu features a variety of mezzes and unique cocktails, making it a no-brainer for spontaneous lunches or a first date for dinner.

If I could ask one thing: don’t forget to try their Malka bread. Warning: you may develop an addiction to this homemade brioche, but I’d take the risk!

Arcimboldo

Pizza lovers, rejoice! This Italian joint in the 9th arrondissement is truly a hidden gem. I visit almost every Friday night. Killian, who knows his natural wines AND his pizza, shares his wisdom and friendly smile with anyone who enters. Whether you’re a pizza purist or adventurer, Arcimboldo gives you both in well-paired toppings. My favorites range from stracciatella and tuna, ricotta and ‘nduja, and asparagus and garlic pesto. Crispy, thin, and fired in the oven, one pizza feeds you generously, and I can almost guarantee you won’t want to share.

Make sure to claim a seat on their terrace where you can indulge in the liveliness Rue Cadet has to offer. Because who wouldn’t want a nice glass of wine and pizza on a summer day in Paris?

Holybelly

This is the time to visit Holybelly if you want to beat the queue. Holybelly serves up your typical brunch (pancakes, eggs and sides, specialty coffee), seasonal breakfast share plates, lunch plats du jour, and natural wines.

Papilles Coffeehouse & Restaurant

One of my favorite brunch spots Papilles is open everyday throughout August. The Fresh To Death Salad with grilled watermelon, roasted aubergine with zaatar, goat cheese, pickled red onion, and basil and rosemary pesto sounds like the perfect summer dish.

Back in Black

Back in Black, by the team behind KB Caféshop, dishes up a homemade brunch menu including free-range eggs, pancakes, breakfast rolls, brioche perdue, granola, toasties, scones, banana bread, and sticky-date pudding (my fave), as well as specialty coffee roasted on site.