L’Apriori tea room

gallery.jpgIn Paris there are very few obvious kid-friendly restaurants.  However, when you start scratching the surface a little bit, there a lots of little places tucked away that are first and foremost friendly; and so, by default, good for kids.
One of such places is the L’Apriori lunch and tea room in the Galerie Vivienne — a beautiful, glass covered Gallery off rue Vivienne in the 1st arrondissement (thanks to Marie from LFG for introducing me to this gem). It is super close to the Musee en Herbe, and is a little oasis of calm in the middle of frenetic Paris.
It is run by a lovely American lady and the food is amazing. Scones, crumbles and tarts are all presented in a old-world style.  Another wonderful thing, and very unusual for here in Paris, is that they offer half potions of all their divine cakes, crumbles and scones… perfect for small and yet hungry stomachs! I have also heard that the brunch is divine, though I myself have not tried it. lapriori1.jpg

Last but not least: there is an outside terrace within the Gallery so that, if kids do get restless, it is okay for them to run about whilst their parents can finish their meals or cakes in peace!

- Emilie

4 COMMENTS - Add your own

1. Courtney | October 20, 2008 | Reply

Yes- the scones are so yummy I even ate TWO when I was there! :)
And it’s a lovely place to take refuge when it’s pouring down rain… :)

2. Esther | October 20, 2008 | Reply

OMG – I think I’ve never had a better scone in my life!

3. franci | January 13, 2009 | Reply

kid friendly????then we must have gone on the wrong day: the three of us squeezed in a table for 2,with the stroller left outside and my toddler having no place to sit and have her own scone but in my lap (and my tummy was already pretty big, by then).which would have been just fine,had the place not been half empty. but you never know, hordes of tourists might have appeared at any time.
the scones were really good, though..

4. Emilie | January 14, 2009 | Reply

I am so sorry to hear that! I went recently with my two girls and we had had such a good time again…

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