12 min walk from the Marais
Tea house near the Marais: Taiwanese teas 12 min from the 3rd
Not yet another Marais tea house: MAISON LE TE sits just next door, on rue Saint-Maur, with a genuine high-altitude Taiwanese tea selection.
Not yet another Marais tea house: MAISON LE TE sits just next door, on rue Saint-Maur, with a genuine high-altitude Taiwanese tea selection.
12 minutes walking from Filles du Calvaire or Saint-Sebastien Froissart, up boulevard Voltaire.
Ali Shan oolong, Dong Ding, Sun Moon black tea: direct selection from small Taiwanese growers.
Not the weekend crowd of rue des Rosiers: here you can settle and read for two hours quietly.
The Marais, meaning the 3rd and 4th arrondissements, concentrates some of Paris's most famous tea rooms: Mariage Freres on rue du Bourg-Tibourg, Carette on place des Vosges, and many coffee shops serving teabags. For a true tea lover, the situation is paradoxical: many signs, but few places where a high-altitude Taiwanese oolong is served correctly, brewed at the right temperature, in an individual teapot, with service that takes time to explain. MAISON LE TE on rue Saint-Maur is technically not in the Marais, but it sits 12 minutes on foot from the 3rd arrondissement, making it a realistic option for Marais residents or visitors.
The Marais has two constraints for a tea house. First, high rent pushes addresses toward a faster business format: table rotation, background music, little room to linger. Second, the weekend crowd (tourists, brunch, shopping) saturates the zone on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. For a really calm break, you must come midweek mid-afternoon, or step out of the neighborhood. MAISON LE TE on rue Saint-Maur offers a compromise: close enough to stay in walking distance, far enough to escape the noise. The room is spaced, music is low, and tea time can last two or three hours without pressure.
MAISON LE TE's menu is one of Paris's sharpest on Taiwanese teas. Ali Shan oolong grown above 1500m is the signature: floral, buttery notes, little bitterness. Dong Ding, more roasted, offers a hazelnut finish. Sun Moon Lake black tea has a unique malty roundness. Jasmine and osmanthus round out the range. For matcha lovers, Taiwanese matcha whisked with bamboo is prepared to order, hot or as a latte. See the full menu.
The walk from the 3rd is very simple: head up boulevard Voltaire to rue Saint-Maur, turn right, walk 5 minutes. From place des Vosges, allow 15 minutes on foot. From Saint-Paul (line 1), 18 minutes. From Republique (lines 3, 5, 8, 9, 11), 12 minutes via rue du Faubourg du Temple. By metro: Filles du Calvaire (line 8) then 12 minutes on foot, or Goncourt (line 11) then 5 minutes. The route is flat, through a lively urban zone, pleasant to walk.
If you would prefer a more central tea house in the 1st, see Le Te at Palais-Royal, our second address. For the 4th version, see tea house Paris 4. For the 11th version (the main one), see tea house Paris 11. For brunch format in the extended Marais, see brunch on rue Saint-Maur.
The Marais regulars heading to rue Saint-Maur are often tea lovers who have tried several local addresses and were looking for something else: less noise, more calm, a sharper menu on Taiwan specifically. The house also sees many international visitors stepping out of the touristy Marais to discover a more residential Paris. Couples often come in the afternoon for tea time. Families with kids come Sunday morning for brunch. Solos come midweek to read or work in the calm.
From the 3rd, head up boulevard Voltaire to rue Saint-Maur, 12 minutes walking. From Filles du Calvaire or Saint-Sebastien Froissart, same time.
Ali Shan oolong, Dong Ding, Sun Moon black tea, jasmine, osmanthus, Taiwanese matcha whisked with bamboo. Direct from small growers.
Calmer than a Marais tea room. Saturday lunch is busy (brunch), but afternoon from 3pm is very calm.
Yes. Sweet menu with Asian pastries: black sesame, taro, matcha, yuzu. The team can suggest pairings with teas.