Asian food is everywhere in Paris. Taiwanese food, much less so. MAISON LE TE, at 136 rue Saint-Maur in the 11th arrondissement, is one of the few Parisian restaurants serving proper Taiwanese cuisine — not a pan-Asian menu with a Taiwanese dish buried at the bottom, but a restaurant built entirely around the flavors of Taiwan, with tea as the thread running through it.
The MAISON LE TE menu draws from Taiwanese street food classics, reworked with French technique. Lu rou fan — rice topped with pork braised slowly in soy sauce, five-spice, and fried shallots — is a dish you eat on every street corner in Taipei. Here it is made with fresh ingredients sourced in France and seasonings imported from Taiwan. The gua bao, a steamed bun stuffed with pulled pork, is generous and fragrant. Onigiris are filled to order. Steamed dumplings, stir-fried noodles, and composed plates round out a menu that covers lunch, dinner, and brunch.
What sets MAISON LE TE apart from other Taiwanese restaurants in Paris is the role of tea. The teas come from the same Taiwanese producers as those at Le Te at the Palais-Royal. But here, tea is not just for drinking — it goes into the cooking and the cocktails. Signature cocktails are infused with oolong, jasmine, and black tea. The bubble tea at MAISON LE TE is made with the same teas as the rest of the menu — artisanal, customizable, a world away from industrial powders.
Brunch at MAISON LE TE looks nothing like the standard 11th arrondissement brunch. Here the plates mix sweet and savory with a Taiwanese slant: onigiris, gua bao, signature dishes, house pastries, and hot or cold drinks. The restaurant is open from 11am to 10:30pm every day, giving you plenty of time to brunch at your pace. Expect to spend between 15 and 25 euros per person. No reservations needed — just walk in.
MAISON LE TE was founded by Hsuan-Hsuan Chang, from Taipei and an ESCP graduate. The idea was simple: open a Taiwanese restaurant in Paris where product quality matters as much as it does in a good French restaurant. The teas come from family-run Taiwanese farms. Ingredients are fresh, recipes are house-made. The result is a place that looks nothing like what you find in the Oberkampf neighborhood — not a generic Asian restaurant, not a fusion canteen, but a proper Taiwanese restaurant with its own identity.
The restaurant is at 136 rue Saint-Maur, 75011 Paris, in the Oberkampf neighborhood. The nearest metro stations are Goncourt (line 11, 5 minutes on foot) and Parmentier (line 3, 7 minutes). From Oberkampf (lines 5 and 9), it is about eight minutes walking up the street. Bus lines 46 and 96 serve the area. Open every day from 11am to 10:30pm, no reservation needed. Takeaway is available at the counter.
To discover our Taiwanese tea house, Le Te at the Palais-Royal in the 1st arrondissement serves premium teas, artisan bubble tea, and house-made treats in a cosy setting.
MAISON LE TÊ, at 136 rue Saint-Maur in the 11th arrondissement, is one of the few Parisian restaurants serving proper Taiwanese cuisine: lu rou fan, gua bao, onigiris, steamed dumplings, tea cocktails, and artisan bubble tea. Open daily from 11am to 10:30pm.
The menu features Taiwanese street food classics: lu rou fan (braised pork rice), gua bao (steamed bun with pulled pork), filled onigiris, steamed dumplings, stir-fried noodles, and composed plates. Recipes use fresh ingredients and seasonings imported from Taiwan.
MAISON LE TÊ is a Franco-Taiwanese restaurant: recipes draw directly from Taiwanese cuisine (street food, teas, flavors) and are prepared with French technique and fresh ingredients. It is not generic fusion but a proper Taiwanese restaurant with its own identity.
No, MAISON LE TÊ operates on a walk-in basis. The restaurant welcomes guests for dine-in and takeaway every day from 11am to 10:30pm at 136 rue Saint-Maur, Paris 11th.