Part of Paris First Visit Essentials
Latin Quarter
About This Place
The Latin Quarter is one of the oldest and most charming neighbourhoods in Paris, home to the Sorbonne, Shakespeare and Company bookshop, and a web of narrow streets filled with cafés, creperies, and independent shops. It is the kind of place where a simple walk becomes the highlight of the day.
Where It Is
Quartier Latin (Latin Quarter) - Paris, France
Things to Know
- Budget
- Street crêpes cost €4–7. A café au lait at a sidewalk table runs about €4–6. Bookshops are free to browse.
- Tips for this place
- Rue Mouffetard, a few blocks south, has one of Paris's best market streets — ideal for a late-afternoon snack.
- Shakespeare and Company is on the corner facing Notre-Dame. The upstairs reading rooms are open to the public and feel like stepping back in time.
Message from the creator
Emma
Stop at Shakespeare and Company even if you are not a big reader — the building itself is magical. Then grab a crêpe from one of the stands on Rue de la Huchette and eat it walking along the Seine. That is Paris at its simplest and best.
Latin Quarter
The Latin Quarter is one of the oldest and most charming neighbourhoods in Paris, home to the Sorbonne, Shakespeare and Company bookshop, and a web of narrow streets filled with cafés, creperies, and independent shops. It is the kind of place where a simple walk becomes the highlight of the day.