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Lapérouse

Lapérouse has been on its quay since 1766. Its private rooms, each big enough for two or for six, were the most discreet in Paris, and the mirrors still carry the proof.

The dark blue and gold front of Lapérouse on the quai des Grands-Augustins.
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What it is
Grand restaurant
Opened
1766
Area
Quai des Grands-Augustins
Nearest museum
Sainte-Chapelle, 250 m

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    What Lapérouse is known for

    1. The private salons

      Three floors of small panelled rooms with painted ceilings, each closed by its own door. Senators, writers and their guests dined here unseen for a century.

    2. The scratched mirrors

      The mirrors in the salons are covered in fine scratches and initials. The story is that women tested the diamonds they were given by cutting the glass with them.

    3. The front

      A dark blue shopfront with gilded ironwork on the quay, facing the Seine and the Île de la Cité. The Sainte-Chapelle and Notre-Dame are a short walk over the bridges.

    What to know

    • Founded in 1766 by a man named Lefèvre, drinks seller to the king
    • Named after Jules Lapérouse, its owner from about 1850
    • Held three Michelin stars from 1933 to 1969

    Where Lapérouse is

    Address

    51 quai des Grands-Augustins
    75006 Paris, France

    Nearest station

    Saint-Michel, on line 4

    Museums and sights nearby

    Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.

    The most discreet tables in Paris

    The house began in 1766 as a wine merchant's by the poultry market of the quay, where dealers needed somewhere private to settle their accounts. Around 1850 Jules Lapérouse took it over, gave it his name, and named two of its rooms after the ships of the explorer La Pérouse.

    Victor Hugo, Zola, Maupassant, Proust and Cocteau all dined here. In 1933 it was among the first restaurants to be given three Michelin stars, which it kept until 1969. A new owner bought it in 2018 and restored the rooms.

    Lapérouse: common questions

    Where is Lapérouse?
    At 51 quai des Grands-Augustins, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. The nearest station is Saint-Michel, on line 4.
    Which museums and sights are near Lapérouse?
    Sainte-Chapelle is 250 m away, Louvre Museum is 700 m away, Musée d'Orsay is 1.2 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.
    What is Lapérouse known for?
    The private salons, The scratched mirrors, The front. An eighteenth-century house on the Seine, full of small private dining rooms whose mirrors are scratched with the diamonds of the women who dined in them. Across the river from the Sainte-Chapelle.
    When did Lapérouse open?
    In 1766. Founded in 1766 by a man named Lefèvre, drinks seller to the king.

    What visitors say about Lapérouse

    Rating from Google

    4.4

    2,209 ratings on Google

    Google's figures as read on 5 October 2026.

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