15 min by metro from Pigalle
Tea house near Pigalle: Le Te at Palais-Royal, 4 stops away
The 9th, rich in cafes but poor in single-origin tea houses. Le Te at Palais-Royal, 4 metro stops from Pigalle, offers a rare Taiwanese selection.
The 9th, rich in cafes but poor in single-origin tea houses. Le Te at Palais-Royal, 4 metro stops from Pigalle, offers a rare Taiwanese selection.
Pigalle → Pyramides then 5 minutes on foot. Total: 15 minutes.
Not the white-night 9th vibe: calm tea time, pedestrian garden.
Ali Shan, Dong Ding, Sun Moon black tea. Direct import.
The 9th arrondissement (Pigalle, Saint-Georges, Notre-Dame-de-Lorette) is known for its trendy cafes, Scandinavian coffee shops, neighborhood wine bars. It is a drinking neighborhood, less a neighborhood for slowly brewing a high-altitude tea. Most 9th addresses serve a teabag in a generic cup. For 9th residents or visitors looking for a real single-origin tea house, the simplest is to take the metro to the 1st. Le Te at Palais-Royal is reachable in 15 minutes (direct line 7 from Pigalle).
Line 7 from Pigalle toward Mairie d'Ivry, get off at Pyramides (10 minutes). Then 5 minutes on foot via rue des Pyramides and rue de Richelieu. From Saint-Georges (line 12), get off at Madeleine (8 minutes), then 7 minutes on foot via rue Saint-Honore. From Notre-Dame-de-Lorette (line 12), same 12-minute route. Door to door: 15 to 20 minutes depending on starting point in the 9th.
Le Te offers a Taiwan-focused selection: high-mountain Ali Shan oolong (floral, buttery notes), roasted Dong Ding (woody notes, hazelnut finish), Sun Moon Lake black tea (round, malty), jasmine and osmanthus. Taiwanese matcha whisked with bamboo to order. Asian pastries with black sesame, taro, matcha, yuzu. See the full menu.
Pigalle and the 9th in general come alive in the evening: bars, restaurants, concert halls. For a calm afternoon pause, the neighborhood offers few really quiet options. Le Te at Palais-Royal, under the Royal garden arcades, is the opposite of Pigalle: pedestrian, no traffic, soft light, discreet conversations. A real breath for those who work or live in the 9th.
Champs-Elysees tea house, tea house near 10th, cocoon tea house. For the 11th restaurant version, MAISON LE TE.
Open daily 11am-8pm. Booking recommended on weekends via the contact page.
Direct line 7 to Pyramides (10 min), then 5 min on foot. 15 min door to door.
Yes. Very different from the festive 9th: under arcades, no traffic, soft light.
Ali Shan oolong to start, or Taiwanese matcha latte for coffee lovers.
Daily 11am-8pm.