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Le Café Marly

The Café Marly is in the Richelieu wing of the Louvre, under the arcades of the palace. From its terrace the pyramid and the whole courtyard are in front of you.

The terrace of the Café Marly under the arcades of the Louvre, with the glass pyramid beyond.
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What it is
Café
Opened
1994
Area
Inside the Louvre
Nearest museum
Louvre Museum, 150 m

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    What Le Café Marly is known for

    1. The terrace

      A long row of tables under the stone arcades of the Richelieu wing, facing the pyramid and the Cour Napoléon. It is covered, so it works in the rain, and it is at its best at dusk when the pyramid lights up.

    2. The rooms

      Inside, high rooms with gilded panelling and padded banquettes, designed by Olivier Gagnère and Yves Taralon when the café opened in 1994. Some of the windows look into the museum's sculpture court, the Cour Marly, which gave the café its name.

    3. No ticket needed

      The café is in the palace but outside the museum. You walk in from the courtyard, without queueing for the pyramid.

    What to know

    • Opened in 1994, in the Richelieu wing of the Louvre
    • The terrace faces the pyramid
    • Open to everyone, with or without a museum ticket

    Where Le Café Marly is

    Address

    93 rue de Rivoli
    75001 Paris, France

    Nearest station

    Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre, on lines 1 and 7

    Museums and sights nearby

    Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.

    A café in the palace

    When the Louvre was rebuilt in the 1980s and 1990s, the finance ministry moved out of the Richelieu wing and the museum took it over. The Café Marly opened under its arcades in 1994, the work of the restaurateur Gilbert Costes.

    It has been one of the fashionable terraces of Paris ever since, and the one with the best view. You pay for the view: come for a drink or a breakfast, and look.

    Le Café Marly: common questions

    Where is Le Café Marly?
    At 93 rue de Rivoli, in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, inside the Louvre Museum. The nearest station is Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre, on lines 1 and 7.
    Which museums and sights are near Le Café Marly?
    Louvre Museum is 150 m away, Musée d'Orsay is 700 m away, Sainte-Chapelle is 1.0 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.
    What is Le Café Marly known for?
    The terrace, The rooms, No ticket needed. The café under the arcades of the Louvre itself, with a terrace that looks straight at the glass pyramid. The best seat in Paris for a coffee before or after the museum.
    When did Le Café Marly open?
    In 1994. Opened in 1994, in the Richelieu wing of the Louvre.

    What visitors say about Le Café Marly

    Rating from Google

    3.9

    12,495 ratings on Google

    Google's figures as read on 5 October 2026.

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