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La Contrescarpe

5th Arr.

Settle onto the terrace of this classic Latin Quarter café and watch the square come alive over a steaming bowl of French onion soup. The cozy interior and friendly service make it equally appealing when the weather turns.

lively square
classic French café
terrace people-watching
late-night dining

Tips

🧅"Hands down the best French onion soup I've ever tried"
🥗regulars love the Biquette salad
🪑arrive early for prime terrace seats

La Contrescarpe

57 Rue Lacépède, 75005 Paris, France

€€€€

Upcoming at La Contrescarpe

Thursday, Jun 11
La Promesse de l'aube

La Promesse de l'aube

June 11 at 9pm

Romain Gary's memoir of his mother comes alive as a "living book" on stage. Three actors deliver an intimate, emotionally charged adaptation that wrestles with sacrifice, ambition, and the weight of a promise kept.

Saturday, Jun 13
Terre des hommes

Terre des hommes

June 13 at 7pm

One actor, one stage, one visceral journey. Pierre Devaux channels Saint-Exupéry's crash in the Sahara, turning survival into a meditation on what binds us together.

Friday, Sep 18
Please Stand Up

Please Stand Up

September 18 at 9pm

Arthur Gomez dissects the masks we wear through punchy stand-up about a kid who dreamed of being Eminem. It's a solo show that finds humor in our hero worship and the gap between who we pretend to be and who we actually are.