A Moveable Feast · Place in the book
Michaud's (29 Rue des Saints-Pères)
In the story · Chapter “A False Spring”
The expensive restaurant on this corner where Ernest and Hadley celebrate a win at the races, and where they see James Joyce dining with his family. The corner is still a café-restaurant.
Where to stay nearby
Stay a 1-min walk from hereMap with prices from several sites · distance: OpenStreetMap
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More to do here
Things to do
A Moveable Feast: a tour linked to the story
Walk with an actor-guide · from 69 boulevard Saint-Michel · about 1 h 30 min · Guide in English or French
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More A Moveable Feast places nearby
Brasserie Lipp300 m away · 4 min on foot
Square du Vert-Galant570 m away · 8 min on foot
12 Rue de l'Odéon790 m away · 10 min on foot
Famous places nearby
Not places of the story, but worth the walk.
Musée d'Orsay
550 m away · 7 min on footticket neededMonet, Van Gogh and Renoir in a former railway station on the Seine.
Louvre Museum
630 m away · 8 min on footLinked to the storyticket neededIn 'A False Spring' Hemingway and Hadley walk home through the Louvre gateway and look back at its dark bulk.
Tuileries Garden
930 m away · 12 min on footLinked to the storyIn 'A False Spring' Hemingway and Hadley walk back through the Tuileries in the dark after dinner at Michaud's.
Where to stand for the photo
From the opposite corner of rue Jacob, frame the restaurant front with both street signs in view.
Getting there
- Address: 29 Rue des Saints-Pères, 75006 Paris
- Nearest metro: Saint-Germain-des-Prés (L4)
- Access
- Café-restaurant; check opening hours
Public sources (3)
Sources found on October 21, 2026.
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From other stories, nearby
- Ralph'sEmily in Paris260 m away · 3 min on foot
- Les Deux MagotsThe Intouchables260 m away · 3 min on foot
- Pont des Arts (Seine fishing shoot)Funny Face280 m away · 4 min on foot
- Café de FloreEmily in Paris290 m away · 4 min on foot
Where to eat nearby
Ralph's
260 m away · 3 min on footAmerican€€€The American restaurant inside the Ralph Lauren store where Emily lunches in Emily in Paris (S1E9)
Les Deux Magots
280 m away · 4 min on foothistoric caf退Saint-Germain literary café founded in 1884; a location in The Intouchables
Café de Flore
290 m away · 4 min on foothistoric caf退€Sartre and Beauvoir's Saint-Germain café; Emily drowns her sorrows here in season 1
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story