Le Train Bleu

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Le Train Bleu is a French gastronomic restaurant and bar inside Paris’s Gare de Lyon, with original fin-de-siècle interiors.

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Why go

  • Its 41 wall and ceiling paintings depict France, major PLM railway stops and events of 1900.
  • The eight-metre ceiling rises above the dining rooms.
  • Past regulars included Coco Chanel, Brigitte Bardot, Jean Cocteau and Salvador Dalí.
  • The restaurant appears in Nikita, Place Vendôme and Mr. Bean’s Holiday.

Opening hours

Today11:15 – 14:30, 19:00 – 22:30, 07:30 – 22:30Show all
Monday11:15 – 14:30, 19:00 – 22:30, 07:30 – 22:30
Tuesday11:15 – 14:30, 19:00 – 22:30, 07:30 – 22:30
Wednesday11:15 – 14:30, 19:00 – 22:30, 07:30 – 22:30
Thursday11:15 – 14:30, 19:00 – 22:30, 07:30 – 22:30
Friday11:15 – 14:30, 19:00 – 22:30, 07:30 – 22:30
Saturday11:15 – 14:30, 19:00 – 22:30, 07:30 – 22:30
Sunday11:15 – 14:30, 19:00 – 22:30, 07:30 – 22:30

Good to know

BreakfastLunchDinnerDog FriendlyFree WifiFull BarReservationsServes AlcoholTable ServiceWine and Beer

Dishes to try

  • Pistachio sausage in brioche
  • Roast veal Foyot
  • Steak tartare
  • Signature desserts: iced vacherin and amber rum baba

Booking a table

  • Table reservations are accepted.
  • Gift vouchers cover lunch and dinner for one year, except during the year-end holidays and on February 14.

Atmosphere

  • Two large dining rooms sit alongside a bar with several small lounges.
  • Gilded stucco, sculptures and chandeliers accompany original polished floors, wood panelling, leather benches and furniture.
  • Henri Gervex’s Nizza, der Krieg der Blumen hangs in the Golden Hall; Albert Maignan’s theatre-at-Orange mural is in the grand dining room.

What it costs

Menu
€324 Menu
Restaurant menu
Carte & Menu PDF

Shorts

History

  1. 1900Architect Marius Toudoire designed the restaurant for the Exposition Universelle; the PLM railway company built it.
  2. 7 April 1901President Émile Loubet inaugurated the restaurant.
  3. 1963The Buffet de la Gare de Lyon was renamed Le Train Bleu in tribute to the luxury Train Bleu.
  4. 1966André Malraux intervened to save the restaurant from demolition.
  5. 1972The dining rooms, salons and decorated passageways received historic monument protection.
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  1. 2014Restoration cleaned and repaired the frescoes and gilding and repainted the walls. The kitchens were modernized, and the restaurant reopened on 12 September.

How to get there

  • On footInside Hall 1 of Gare de Lyon, on the first floor at Place Louis Armand, in Paris’s 12th arrondissement.
  • On footA double spiral staircase connects the restaurant with the railway platforms.
  • Cable carA lift near the Tour de l'Horloge serves visitors with reduced mobility.

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Where
Place Louis Armand Gare de Lyon, Paris, 75012

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Questions and answers

Which cards does Le Train Bleu accept?

It accepts American Express, Mastercard and Visa.

Are dogs welcome at Le Train Bleu?

Yes, dogs are welcome.

Does Le Train Bleu have free Wi-Fi?

Yes, free Wi-Fi is available.

How long are Le Train Bleu gift vouchers valid?

They are valid for lunch and dinner every day for one year, except during the year-end holidays and on February 14.

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