The best restaurants with a view in Paris in 2026 are inside and facing the Eiffel Tower: Le Jules Verne on the tower's second floor and Madame Brasserie on the first, Les Ombres on the Musée du quai Branly roof, and Girafe and Café de l'Homme at the Trocadéro. For rooftop views over the city, Perruche on Printemps and Loulou in the Louvre's gardens are favorites.
The best views in Paris are of the Eiffel Tower, so many of the city's view restaurants sit inside it or directly across the Seine at the Trocadéro. Book well ahead, ask specifically for a window or terrace table, and time dinner so you see the tower sparkle — five minutes at the start of every hour after dark. For drinks with a view, see our rooftop bars guide.
Fine dining 125 meters up, inside the Eiffel Tower.
Le Jules Verne occupies the second floor of the Eiffel Tower, reached by a private lift from the south pillar, and holds two Michelin stars for its refined French cooking.
It is a once-in-a-lifetime meal; book months ahead for dinner.
Good to know: Lunch is the better-value way to experience it.
Avenue Gustave Eiffel, 75007 Paris
A brasserie on the Eiffel Tower's first floor.
Madame Brasserie is the Eiffel Tower's first-floor restaurant, serving French brasserie dishes with views over the Seine and the Trocadéro.
It is more relaxed and affordable than Le Jules Verne.
Good to know: Your booking includes access to the tower's first floor.
Eiffel Tower, 1st floor, Avenue Gustave Eiffel, 75007 Paris
A glass-roofed rooftop restaurant beneath the Eiffel Tower.
Les Ombres sits on the roof of the Musée du quai Branly, under a glass canopy whose shadows give it its name, with the Eiffel Tower seemingly within touching distance.
Its terrace is one of the most spectacular in Paris in good weather.
Good to know: Book the terrace in summer; the view is just as good from inside at night.
27 Quai Branly, 75007 Paris
A glamorous seafood restaurant facing the Eiffel Tower.
Girafe, in the Cité de l'Architecture at the Trocadéro, serves seafood in an Art Deco-inspired dining room with a terrace looking straight across the Seine to the Eiffel Tower.
It is a stylish choice for a special dinner.
Good to know: Ask for a terrace table facing the tower.
1 Place du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre, 75016 Paris
A grand restaurant with a terrace facing the tower.
Café de l'Homme, in the Musée de l'Homme at the Trocadéro, has a large terrace and dining room looking directly at the Eiffel Tower across the river.
It is a classic choice for watching the tower sparkle over dinner.
Good to know: Book an evening table to see the tower sparkle on the hour.
17 Place du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre, 75016 Paris
A Mediterranean rooftop on top of Printemps department store.
Perruche is a rooftop restaurant and bar on top of the Printemps Haussmann department store, with Mediterranean cooking and views over the Opéra, Montmartre and the Eiffel Tower.
It is a lovely stop after shopping on Boulevard Haussmann.
Good to know: Book ahead for sunset in summer; it is seasonal and weather-dependent.
Printemps Haussmann, 2 Rue du Havre, 75009 Paris
Italian cooking on a terrace in the Louvre's gardens.
Loulou, in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs wing of the Louvre, serves Italian dishes on a leafy terrace overlooking the Tuileries Gardens.
It is one of the most elegant lunch spots in central Paris.
Good to know: The terrace is the place to be on a sunny lunchtime.
107 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris
A chic restaurant at the Palais de Tokyo with an Eiffel Tower terrace.
Monsieur Bleu, inside the Palais de Tokyo, is a fashionable restaurant with a grand interior and a summer terrace looking towards the Eiffel Tower.
It suits a stylish lunch combined with an exhibition.
Good to know: The terrace is open in warmer months; book ahead.
20 Avenue de New York, 75116 Paris
Yes. Madame Brasserie is on the first floor and Le Jules Verne, a Michelin-starred restaurant, is on the second floor, reached by its own lift. Book both well in advance.
Les Ombres on the roof of the Musée du quai Branly looks straight up at the tower, while Girafe and Café de l'Homme at the Trocadéro face it across the river.
For five minutes at the start of every hour after dark, until the lights go out at night.
Yes, if the view is the point. Window and terrace tables are limited; request one when you book and reconfirm.
Mostly, yes, especially for dinner. Lunch menus are often much better value for the same view.