La Palette
The café was bought by Jean Louis Hilbert between the two wars and took the name La Palette in 1950. The establishment has two rooms: the tiny bar room, and the larger back room (which used to be a billiard hall) that is adorned with ceramics of the 1930–40s and numerous paintings.
The café was originally and still is a gathering place for students of the nearby Fine Arts National Higher School. Paul Cézanne, Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque were among the regular patrons. More recently, La Palette became a trendy place and attracted Parisian youth as well as tourists. Former French President Jacques Chirac was a regular patron of La Palette.
La Palette's front window and back room were listed as a Historical Monument on May 23, 1984.
In Paul Auster's novel Invisible (2009), the main character went to La Palette several times.
The café’s bar room served as a filming location for Taylor Swift’s “Begin Again” music video (2012).
Location
The café is located close to station Mabillon of Paris Métro Line 10.
Gallery
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The bar room -
The terrace
See also
References
- ^ Barba, Christine (2023-03-07). "The 2 Historic Paris Cafés That Were Admired By Picasso (And Other Famous People)". The Daily Meal. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ Brunton, John (2008-08-05). "Top 10 traditional Paris bars à vins". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ "Saint-Germain-des-Prés quartier d'artistes". leparisien.fr (in French). 2000-11-09. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ "La Palette". frommers.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
- ^ "Mort de Jacques Chirac : la brasserie "La Palette", son dernier QG" (in French). RTL. September 27, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
- ^ Café La Palette
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