Cloiserie des Lilas
©Cloiserie des Lilas
  • Restaurants
  • price 3 of 4
  • 6e arrondissement
  • Recommended

Review

La Closerie des Lilas

3 out of 5 stars
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Time Out says

Like other Left Bank institutions (namely Les Deux Magots and Le Café de Flore) the Closerie des Lilas was where the intelligentsia hung out in the early 20th century: A bust-up between André Breton and Tristan Tzara marked the end of the Dada movement here in 1922; then the Surrealist crowd moved in, along with literary expats like Miller, Fitzgerald and Hemingway, who said that the Closerie was 'one of the best cafés in Paris'. A bronze plaque engraved with Hemingway’s name (in the piano bar) commemorates the author’s patronage. The literary flame is kept burning too, thanks to the Prix de la Closerie des Lilas – an award for 21st-century, French-language, female authors. If you're hungry, try the well-prepared fare like smoked haddock and spinach (€25), and rib-eye of steak (€30) – all served to well-heeled crowds throughout the day.

Details

Address
171 bd de Montparnasse, 6e
Paris
Transport:
RER : Port Royal
Opening hours:
Daily noon-2.30pm, 7-10.30pm
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