Sant Ambroeus
The Milanese café-institution's Paris outpost — impeccable espresso, aperitivo, and northern-Italian classics with the same polish as the Milan and New York originals.
Sant Ambroeus began in Milan in 1936 and built a devoted following in New York before arriving in Paris — a café and restaurant that does the northern-Italian art of the bar, the aperitivo, and the pasticceria to a very high standard. It's where you go for a perfect cappuccino and a tramezzino, or a proper plate of cotoletta or risotto, in surroundings as polished as the coffee. A reliable, elegant taste of Milan in Paris.
Northern-Italian classics — risotto, cotoletta alla milanese, fresh pastas — plus the café side: espresso, pastries, gelato, and the aperitivo ritual done correctly.
The signature Sant Ambroeus look — warm, polished, that particular Milanese café elegance, consistent across its cities.
CORNETTO · RISOTTO · COTOLETTA
Sant Ambroeus brings Milan's café culture to Paris without losing anything in translation. For an impeccable espresso, an aperitivo, or a plate of cotoletta, it delivers the original's polish.
Reserve well in advance — this room fills weeks out, especially on weekends.
Ask for a table in the main room and let the pasta and antipasti lead the order.