A Parisian Café Since Nineteen Twenty‑Four

Slow mornings, sweet endings.

A neighborhood salon devoted to single‑origin coffee, hand‑laminated viennoiseries, and the unhurried art of an afternoon.

Hours

Tues — Sun · 7 am to 9 pm

Address

14 Rue de la Lune, Paris II

Hero Photograph Counter · Pastry case · Morning light
Espresso & Pour‑Over · Hand‑Laminated Viennoiseries · Patisserie of the Day · Afternoon Tea · Roasted in‑house
Founder Portrait Archival · 1932
Our Story A Hundred Years In

One small café, four generations.

Maison Verel began in the spring of 1924 as a single zinc counter and a copper espresso machine, run by a young pâtissier who believed that the right cup of coffee deserved an equally considered companion.

A century later, very little has changed. We still roast our beans on the rue de la Lune. We still laminate our croissants by hand. We still believe an afternoon is a thing to be lingered over, not rushed through.

— Élise Verel Fourth‑generation Pâtissière
1924Established
04Generations
32Daily pastries
Kind Words From the Salon

What the regulars say.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

"There is a particular weight to a morning here that I cannot find anywhere else in the arrondissement. The croissant is a small, daily miracle."

Camille R.
Le Figaro · 2024
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

"I have been coming for thirty years. The cortado is unchanged. The Mille‑Feuille is unchanged. This is, I think, the highest praise."

Henri D.
Regular Since 1994
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

"A genuinely beautiful room. The pâtisserie is precise without being precious — exactly the balance you want at four in the afternoon."

Anaïs L.
Vogue Paris · 2025
Visit Us Three Salons

Where to find a quiet table.

Our three salons — the original on the rue de la Lune, and two smaller rooms on the Left Bank and in the Marais.

01

Maison‑Mère, rue de la Lune

14 Rue de la Lune, 75002 Paris
+33 1 42 36 19 24
Tues — Fri   7 am — 9 pm
Sat — Sun   8 am — 10 pm
Monday     Closed
02

Le Salon Saint‑Germain

8 Rue de Buci, 75006 Paris
+33 1 43 26 51 80
Daily       7 am — 8 pm
Sundays   8 am — 6 pm
03

Le Comptoir du Marais

22 Rue des Rosiers, 75004 Paris
+33 1 44 59 12 03
Wed — Mon   8 am — 7 pm
Tuesday      Closed
Map of Paris Three pins · Rue de la Lune, Buci, Rosiers