Where is L'Escargot Montorgueil?

At 38 rue Montorgueil, in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. The nearest station is Étienne Marcel, on line 4.

Which museums and sights are near L'Escargot Montorgueil?

Louvre Museum is 800 m away, Sainte-Chapelle is 1.0 km away, Musée d'Orsay is 1.5 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.

What is L'Escargot Montorgueil known for?

The snails, The ceiling, The street. The house of snails since 1832, under a gilded snail on the liveliest food street in Paris, with a painted ceiling that came from Sarah Bernhardt's dining room.

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L'Escargot Montorgueil

A golden snail has hung over this door on the rue Montorgueil since the reign of Louis-Philippe. Inside, the menu is what the sign says.

The corner of the rue Montorgueil with the restaurant L'Escargot, in a press photograph of the early twentieth century. — Agence Rol, Public domain

What it is: Historic restaurant
Opened: 1832
Area: Rue Montorgueil
Nearest museum: Louvre Museum, 800 m

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What L'Escargot Montorgueil is known for

The snails
Burgundy snails, served by the six or the dozen in their shells, in the classic parsley butter and in other ways. The kitchen is Burgundian.
The ceiling
The ceiling at the entrance was painted in 1900 by Georges Clairin for the house of the actress Sarah Bernhardt, and brought here later. The rest of the decoration is Second Empire, and the restaurant is a listed historic monument.
The street
The rue Montorgueil is a market street closed to cars, lined with bakers, cheese shops and fishmongers, running north from Les Halles.

What to know

Founded in 1832
Proust, Sarah Bernhardt, Picasso and Charlie Chaplin ate here
Listed as a historic monument

Where L'Escargot Montorgueil is

Address

38 rue Montorgueil
75001 Paris, France

Nearest station

Étienne Marcel, on line 4

Museums and sights nearby

Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.

Under the golden snail

The restaurant opened in 1832 at the corner of the rue Montorgueil and the rue Mauconseil, a few steps from the market of Les Halles, and has specialised in snails from the start.

It has kept its black and gold front. Marcel Proust, Sacha Guitry, Picasso and Chaplin were among its customers, and Sarah Bernhardt, whose ceiling it now has.

L'Escargot Montorgueil: common questions

Where is L'Escargot Montorgueil?: At 38 rue Montorgueil, in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. The nearest station is Étienne Marcel, on line 4.
Which museums and sights are near L'Escargot Montorgueil?: Louvre Museum is 800 m away, Sainte-Chapelle is 1.0 km away, Musée d'Orsay is 1.5 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.
What is L'Escargot Montorgueil known for?: The snails, The ceiling, The street. The house of snails since 1832, under a gilded snail on the liveliest food street in Paris, with a painted ceiling that came from Sarah Bernhardt's dining room.
When did L'Escargot Montorgueil open?: In 1832. Founded in 1832.

What visitors say about L'Escargot Montorgueil

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