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Au Pied de Cochon

When Paris had its food market in the middle of the city, the porters finished work before dawn and wanted feeding. This is where they went, and where the night owls followed them.

Au Pied de Cochon on the rue Coquillière, its red awnings along the pavement.
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What it is
Brasserie
Opened
1947
Area
Les Halles
Nearest museum
Louvre Museum, 550 m

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    What Au Pied de Cochon is known for

    1. The onion soup

      Gratinée à l'oignon, under a crust of melted cheese: the dish of the market at four in the morning, and still the thing to order.

    2. The trotter

      Pig's trotter, stuffed or breaded and grilled, made to a recipe the house says has not changed since the 1940s. It serves oysters and shellfish as well.

    3. The hours

      It was the first brasserie in Paris to serve without a break, day and night, for the workers of Les Halles.

    What to know

    • Opened in 1947 by Clément Blanc, a meat trader of Les Halles
    • Made its name serving the market through the night
    • A short walk from the Louvre and the Centre Pompidou

    Where Au Pied de Cochon is

    Address

    6 rue Coquillière
    75001 Paris, France

    Nearest station

    Les Halles, on line 4

    Museums and sights nearby

    Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.

    What is left of the belly of Paris

    Les Halles was the central food market of Paris for eight centuries, the place Zola called the belly of the city. Clément Blanc, who sold meat there, bought a bistro that had stood empty since the war and opened it in 1947 for the men of the market.

    By the 1950s all Paris was coming after the theatre. The market moved out to the suburbs in 1969 and its iron halls were pulled down. The brasserie stayed, and is the best reminder of what the quarter used to be.

    Au Pied de Cochon: common questions

    Where is Au Pied de Cochon?
    At 6 rue Coquillière, in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. The nearest station is Les Halles, on line 4.
    Which museums and sights are near Au Pied de Cochon?
    Louvre Museum is 550 m away, Sainte-Chapelle is 900 m away, Musée d'Orsay is 1.3 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.
    What is Au Pied de Cochon known for?
    The onion soup, The trotter, The hours. The brasserie of the old market of Les Halles, famous for onion soup, oysters and the pig's trotter of its name. It was the first in Paris to serve through the night.
    When did Au Pied de Cochon open?
    In 1947. Opened in 1947 by Clément Blanc, a meat trader of Les Halles.

    What visitors say about Au Pied de Cochon

    Rating from Google

    4.4

    25,030 ratings on Google

    Google's figures as read on 5 October 2026.

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