Top 10 child-friendly restaurants in Paris

We’re off to Paris by train, where you will find a variety of restaurants suited to your little darlings, with everything necessary to keep them occupied or help them enjoy quality cuisine. 

• Casa Luca
• Le Petit Poucet
• Maison Burger
• Le Café de l’Ours
• Planet Hollywood
• Bistrot Benoit
• La Ferme de Charles
• Chez He
• Le Gallopin
• Les 400 Coups

Just steps away from the Arc de Triomphe on the very elegant Avenue Marceau, you will find this Italian restaurant with warm, friendly decor. Indeed, La Casa was decorated by architect Pierre-Yves Rochon, who also renovated the George-V and Shangri-La hotels.

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But what we love here are the children’s cooking workshops that take place every Sunday at noon. While parents enjoy a delicious brunch, kids are put to work preparing pizzas, cakes and more. Everyone ends up around the table!

More than a century old, Le Petit Poucet is an institution on the picturesque Ile de la Jatte, in Levallois-Perret. In turns a dance hall, a café and a restaurant, this waterfront establishment now offers modern French cuisine made with fresh products.

You’ll love bringing your children here! On Sundays, a magician will entertain them with tricks while you enjoy a meal in the wooded dining room in peace.

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Over the past few years, burger restaurants have been springing up all over Paris. With all the different options, it can be hard to know which one to choose. That’s why we suggest opting for a surefire winner, Maison Burger, near Boulevard Saint-Germain.

Everything here is homemade, with meat from a butcher and bread from a bakery. There is even a vegan option! Little ones can sample an array of mini-burgers that are just as tasty as their full-size counterparts.

Tucked into the back of the Musée d’Orsay, the Café de l’Ours is impossible to miss. Yes, indeed, there is an enormous polar bear at the entrance! Naturally, children love the bear and often ask to have their picture taken with him.

You can keep an eye on him while you eat your simple but tasty meal. The menu includes a range of sandwiches, salads, pastries and ice cream. It’s the perfect place to enjoy a break while visiting the museum.

Located inside the Disney village in Marne-la-Vallée, Planet Hollywood will amaze your children. This enormous restaurant is steeped in the universe of cinema,

from the handprints of celebrities outside the front door to the collection of costumes and accessories from famous films inside. Add to that its vast selection of dishes and a mind-boggling list of desserts, and your little darlings will never want to leave!

The Louvre is immense, and you’ll need at least a full day to discover its countless exhibition halls! But you’ll also need to keep up your strength for your long day of art appreciation. To refuel, head to Bistrot Benoît, located just beneath the pyramid of the museum.

This restaurant offers high quality, authentic French cuisine. For children, there is a special menu featuring roast chicken with French fries and chocolate profiteroles. Who said children’s menus had to be cut-rate?

La Ferme de Charles, an homage to the Ingalls family in the Little House books, has an appropriately rustic ambiance.

The food is simple but generous, in terms of both flavour and quantity! It’s a trip to the country for little ones, who can also enjoy a brunch designed especially for them on Sundays, with a sweet-and-savoury all-you-can-eat buffet.

Do your children get fidgety at restaurants? This place is sure to make your life simpler! Chez He offers a unique service: while parents enjoy Asian dishes served upstairs, children can use up some energy in a 350 m² game room in the basement.

The space is secure and nervous parents can keep an eye on their little ones thanks to the monitors in the dining room.

If you feel like dining in a typical Parisian brasserie, head to Le Gallopin. Its timeless charm will transport you into the belle époque as you bite into delicious beef tartare or homemade French onion soup.

For children under the age of twelve, the restaurant offers a “Not for grown-ups” menu with chicken supreme and a catch of the day. Not bad for getting them used to restaurant cuisine, no?

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As well as bringing cinema from around the world to life, the Cinémathèque Française near Bercy is also home to the restaurant Les 400 Coups. A little like in Truffaut’s film, children can finally indulge in some silly antics!

There is a fixed price menu for children on the weekend, as well as a toy area with Kapla wooden building blocks, a giant blackboard and books: plenty to keep them busy while you sample the restaurant’s delightful homemade tarts!