Photo: Serge Melki · CC BY 2.0 · editedLe Petit Châtelet
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Le Petit Chatelet is a French restaurant in Paris, beside Shakespeare and Company and Notre Dame Cathedral.
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Why go
- Stones from the fortified Petit Châtelet gate are incorporated into the building.
- The owners’ great-grandfather bought the restaurant in 1951.
- Two upstairs windows overlook Notre Dame Cathedral.
- A terrace faces the pedestrian section of rue de la Bûcherie in spring and summer.
Opening hours
Today12:00 – 14:30, 19:00 – 22:50Show all
Monday12:00 – 14:30, 19:00 – 22:50
Tuesday12:00 – 14:30, 19:00 – 22:50
Wednesday12:00 – 14:30, 19:00 – 22:50
Thursday12:00 – 14:30, 19:00 – 22:50
Friday12:00 – 14:30, 19:00 – 22:50
Saturday12:00 – 14:30, 19:00 – 22:50
Sunday12:00 – 14:30, 19:00 – 22:50
Good to know
LunchDinnerLate NightOutdoor SeatingPrivate DiningReservationsServes AlcoholTable Service
Dishes to try
- Pepper beef fillet
- Grilled rib steak
- Profiteroles with hot chocolate
- Duck confit
- Sea bass with beurre blanc
- Scallops
Booking a table
- Book through the restaurant’s website.
- Telephone: +33 1 46 33 53 40.
Atmosphere
- The first-floor dining room accommodates groups of up to 40.
- Private dining is available.
- Table service and alcohol are available.
Shorts
History
Under Louis IX, merchants paid tolls beneath the fortification’s dark passage. A medieval exemption for a performing juggler’s monkey is cited as the origin of « payer en monnaie de singe ». Le Petit Chatelet’s restaurant stands beside the former fortification’s site, which was demolished in 1782. The restaurant building has housed a small restaurant since the mid-19th century.
- 9th c.Two gatehouses protected the bridges linking Île de la Cité with the Seine’s banks.
- 877Charles le Chauve strengthened Paris’s defenses and ordered wooden gatehouses built at the bridge ends.
- 886A Seine flood during the 885–887 siege destroyed the Petit-Pont and isolated its twelve defenders in the tower. All were killed.
- c. 1130Louis VI le Gros replaced the wooden towers with stone structures.
- 1205–1212Philippe-Auguste rebuilt the fortification with walls 1.95 metres thick and a height of 15.68 metres.
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- 20 Dec. 1296A Seine flood toppled the Petit-Pont and the Petit Châtelet.
- 1369Charles V rebuilt the fortification. It later served as a state prison.
- 1382Charles VI made it the prévôt’s residence and assigned its unused prisons to the Grand Châtelet.
- 22 Apr. 1769A royal patent ordered the fortification’s demolition.
- 1782The fortification was demolished. Its prison moved to the prison de la Force, and the cleared space extended Hôtel-Dieu wards and became mostly place du Petit-Pont.
- Mid-19th c.The restaurant building began housing a small restaurant.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
Sources: Petit Châtelet - Wikipedia · Le Petit Châtelet | Restaurant, Menu, Balades &… · Le Petit Chatelet: booking (its own site) · checked 7 Oct 2026
Where
39 Rue de la Bucherie, Paris
- Phone
- 0146335340
Questions and answers
What are Le Petit Chatelet’s opening hours?
Daily, 12:00–14:30 and 19:00–22:50.
Does Le Petit Chatelet accept credit cards?
Yes. Credit cards are accepted.
Does Le Petit Chatelet serve lunch, dinner, and late-night meals?
Yes. Lunch, dinner, and late-night meals are available.
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