Asian food is everywhere in Paris. Taiwanese food, much less so. MAISON LE TÊ, 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 TÊ 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.
A few plates sum up Taiwanese cooking for a first visit. Pàng-Thuân open the meal: rice balls, crisp outside and melting at the centre, grilled to order. The tea ceremony version comes in a broth gently infused with black tea, with a marinated half egg and its soft yolk, and it is probably the dish that says the most about this kitchen: tea is not a side, it seasons.
Then comes the Taiwanese fried chicken, marinated in spices and fried to a perfect crunch, a street food staple back on the island. Lo Bah, pork slowly braised in a rich, fragrant sauce and served with a marinated half egg, is its simmered counterpart. Bœuf à l'oignon, tender beef sautéed with onions under a poached egg, and glazed chicken thighs served with griddled baby gem lettuce bridge across to French habits. Without meat, the griddled mushrooms and the Taiwanese fried mushrooms hold their own in the middle of the table. And for a quick weekday lunch, the onigiri menu pairs two onigiris of your choice with a large tea.
What sets MAISON LE TÊ apart from other Taiwanese restaurants in Paris is the role of tea. The teas come from the same Taiwanese producers as those at Le Tê 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, matcha, and lychee. The bubble tea at MAISON LE TÊ is made with the same teas as the rest of the menu, artisanal, customizable, a world away from industrial powders.
Brunch at MAISON LE TÊ looks nothing like the standard 11th arrondissement brunch. Here the plates mix sweet and savory with a Taiwanese slant: scrambled egg tartines with spring onion, a croque-madame reworked with Taiwanese flavors, fried chicken pancake, egg cakes, French toast, and hot or cold drinks. The restaurant is open from 11am to 10:30pm every day except Tuesday, giving you plenty of time to brunch at your pace, with no fixed sitting. No reservations needed, just walk in. The full Franco-Taiwanese brunch menu, dish by dish, is laid out on its dedicated page.
MAISON LE TÊ 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.
Starters, plates, weekday set menus, and drinks are all detailed on the full MAISON LE TÊ menu, with allergens and product origin listed dish by dish.
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 except Tuesday, from 11am to 10:30pm, no reservation needed. Takeaway is available at the counter.
To discover our Taiwanese tea house, Le Tê at the Palais-Royal in the 1st arrondissement serves premium teas, artisan bubble tea, and house-made treats in a cosy setting. For tea time on the 11th arrondissement side, see our tea house in Paris 11 at 136 rue Saint-Maur, focused on Taiwanese high-mountain teas. Looking specifically for a bubble tea Paris 11? The page covers the flavors, the pearls cooked in the morning, and delivery across the neighborhood. For bubble tea near Place de la Republique, it is a five-minute walk down rue Saint-Maur. And for a Franco-Taiwanese brunch in the 11th, it runs daily except Tuesday, from 11am to 10:30pm.
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 except Tuesday 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.
For a first visit, start with the Pàng-Thuân, grilled rice balls that are crisp outside and melting at the centre, or their tea ceremony version served in a black tea-infused broth with a marinated half egg. Follow with the Taiwanese fried chicken marinated in spices, the Lo Bah (pork slowly braised in a fragrant sauce), or the boeuf a l'oignon topped with a poached egg. Without meat, the griddled mushrooms and the Taiwanese fried mushrooms are the safe bets.
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 except Tuesday from 11am to 10:30pm at 136 rue Saint-Maur, Paris 11th.