{"id":553,"date":"2008-03-14T10:19:26","date_gmt":"2008-03-14T15:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/2008\/03\/14\/paris-pub-crawl-literary-pubs-in-saint-germain-des-pres\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T19:05:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T23:05:25","slug":"paris-pub-crawl-literary-pubs-in-saint-germain-des-pres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/2008\/03\/14\/paris-pub-crawl-literary-pubs-in-saint-germain-des-pres\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris Pub Crawl:Literary Pubs in Saint-Germain-des-Pr\u00e9s"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated on June 26, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Step into Saint Germain des Pr\u00e9s, where writers once gathered and every caf\u00e9 terrace holds a story. (Photo credit: Xenia Bunina via Unsplash)<\/p><\/div>\n

Paris\u2019 Right Bank caf\u00e9s deserve their place in literary history. Nevertheless, the history behind Harry\u2019s, Caf\u00e9 de la Paix and the Ritz pales in comparison to the formidable literary pedigree of their Left Bank counterparts. The cafes of the Left Bank were immortalized in Ernest Hemingway\u2019s classic works The Sun Also Rises<\/em> and A Moveable Feast<\/em>. In both literature and real life, the caf\u00e9s of Montparnasse and Saint-Germain-des-Pr\u00e9s were packed with intellectuals drinking, socializing and writing. We at New York Habitat are a nostalgic bunch and we can\u2019t resist the charms of the Left Bank watering holes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Part two of our literary pub crawl through Paris begins in Saint-Germain-des-Pr\u00e9s<\/a> on the boulevard St. Germain.<\/strong> Three caf\u00e9s; Les Deux Magots, Caf\u00e9 de Flore and the Brasserie Lipp all boast a history of intellectual patrons and belle-epoque charm. Caf\u00e9 de Flore<\/strong> was a second home to Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir and was visited, at varying times, by the likes of Pablo Picasso and Truman Capote. Les Deux Magots<\/strong> affectionately calls itself a \u201cliterary caf\u00e9,\u201d thanks in part to its frequent visits from the ubiquitous Papa Hemingway. Brasserie Lipp<\/strong> beckons to passersby in this heavily trafficked neighborhood with its mouth-watering neon beer sign. It is said that on the day of Paris\u2019 liberation in 1944 Hemingway was the first in the Lipp\u2019s door for a drink (a claim common among Parisian caf\u00e9 lore). All of these eateries are conscious of their history and have raised prices accordingly, and while not outrageous, do expect to pay a bit extra for the ambiance.<\/p>\n

Saint-Germain-des-Pr\u00e9s is one of New York Habitat\u2019s favorite Paris neighborhoods and is immensely popular among renters. Luckily because we have plenty of vacation rentals in Saint-Germain<\/a> too!<\/p>\n

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Steps from Saint-Germain\u2019s iconic caf\u00e9s, this cozy apartment echoes the charm of literary Paris (PA-4869).<\/p><\/div>\n

Available is this\u00a0one-bedroom vacation rental in St Germain des Pr\u00e9s (PA-920)<\/a>. This lovely two-bedroom duplex vacation rental in St Germain des Pr\u00e9s (PA-4869)<\/a> is spacious, bright and just around the corner from the three caf\u00e9s mentioned above. New York Habitat also has this awesome one-bedroom furnished rental in St Germain des Pr\u00e9s (PA-1431)<\/a>. The duplex features semi-exposed wood beams, large bay windows facing a quiet courtyard, and warm parquet floors throughout.<\/p>\n

If you missed part one of\u00a0New York Habitat’s\u00a0Paris Pub Crawl check out: The Right Bank’s Literary Pubs.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Paris Literary Pub tour continues on to Hemingway\u2019s Montparnasse\u00a0soon…<\/p>\n

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Updated on June 26, 2025 Paris\u2019 Right Bank caf\u00e9s deserve their place in literary history. Nevertheless, the history behind Harry\u2019s, Caf\u00e9 de la Paix and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[67],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=553"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21831,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553\/revisions\/21831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}