Jewish Sites in Paris
Jewish Sites, Landmarks and Kosher Restaurants in Paris
Jewish Paris Quarter Ultimate Map
Everything in this map is Jewish.
I made this Map of Paris to show all the Jewish sites of Paris Quarter.
Surprisingly, it showed me that we have a lot of communities everywhere in Paris, it is not concentrated in le Marais
This map is Free to use and to share by everyone !
This Map is the fruit of my experience as a jewish tour guide in Paris
Flora Goldenberg – Tour Guide Paris Food Tour Paris
In the list below I will talk about the Jewish Quarter of Paris where I lived all my life and of course , I will show you how to access the Jewish Quarter, the Synagogues, the Kosher Restaurants , the Jewish style restaurants …
Introduction to Paris Jewish Quarter Paris : Called Le Marais
My name is Flora, I am a Certified Tour Guide and I write about my Jewish Quarter in Paris. There are many beautiful Jewish sites that you want to visit in Paris.
Le Marais means the “Swamp” : Funny how the most beautiful, expensive, chic and trendy neighborhood in Paris is named after a swamp.
Le Marais is one of the safest places in Paris.
This is due to its history : Le Marais was indeed a swamp where the jews took refuge during the middle ages. They used the big private hotels building to divide them into small apartments.
Nowadays these apartments are one of the most expensive and unavailable real estates in the World !
Paris Jewish History began before a little BC.
Thus, there is about 2000 years of jewish presence in Paris, with physical evidence of the first communities doing Shabbat in Paris since the Romans times.
A first synagogue once stood next to the same place where Notre Dame Cathedral is Today
The first jews of Paris gathered discretely in the old city of Paris Lutece the Latin Quarter of Paris
The Roman city of Lutetia was the predecessor of present-day Paris.
Some of the Impressive monumental remains of the ancient city are still visible in the Latin quarter of Paris today.
I actually have designed a tour in the Latin Quarter, if you want to do a quick visit there
Some of these Jewish sites are detailed in this link.
Of course, the most important Jewish sites in Paris are part of my Jewish walking tour in the Marais.
Transportation to the Jewish Neighborhood
The easiest way to go to Paris Jewish Quarter, is to take the metro line One. Jewish neighborhood is located near the Metro Saint Paul.
Check Ratp website for Metro Information
You should know that Le Marais is not the only Jewish Neighborhood in Paris.
Le Marais is the famous Jewish Quarter, the most “Tourist Friendly” quarter of Paris, it is where all the beautiful jewish boutiques and restaurants are located.
Due to the increase in real estate prices in le Marais, many families decided to go the 19th district, to the 17th district where you will find more Kosher shops …
A part of the fourth district where le Marais is located, are the two islands on the Seine River :
First : City Island where Notre Dame and where all the French celebrities live. It is one of the most expansive areas of Paris. It is quiet and very pleasant.
Then you have the Saint Louis Island : It is famous for its ice creams and great walks, spots for pictures …
THE METRO
You can immediately access the Jewish Quarter Paris by Metro : Saint Paul by Line 1 and Get on The Exit escalator
Take on Rue Pavée or Rue Ferdinand Duval , until you reach Rue des Rosiers , which is the main Jewish Vessel of Paris.
Rue des Rosiers in the jewish quarter of Paris
My top list of the kosher restaurants in Paris
Note for the Restaurants Managers : This is my personal opinion of your restaurant. I don’t accept sponsorships as I do this to help my visitors for them to get the best option and not the most “sponsored one”. Thank you. Flora Goldenberg – Tour Guide Paris
Rodchenko
The french Kosher restaurant
French style, Very tasty food. If you are in Paris, then you should at least try to eat french food 🙂
This Kosher restaurant is located in le Marais where my jewish walking tour takes place. It is in Rue des Ecouffes.
Kavod
Never tried myself, but I hear it is very good
French style, Kosher restaurant, a bit more expensive than the others. Prestigious and fancy.
Pitzman
Glatt Kosher , Gluten Free, Falafel Party, Family Friendly, Religious, Vegetarian, kosher Pizza, but with fish …
Flora Goldenberg – Pitzman Restaurant Kosher Paris
This is a Pitzman Family owned restaurant, the style is a bit everything french casual with pizza with tuna, pasta, grattins, falafel, crepes , soups , fish of the day
Address : 8, rue Pavée 75004 Paris
0142711717
L’As du Fallafel
I find it overrated, thanks to tripadvisor, so there will be a long line in front, expect 30 minutes waiting
If you go to As de Falafel, and wait in line, some of the boys will ask you to pay in advance to make the line quicker but actually it is a trick to make you stay in line for 30 minutes and not change your mind…
In my personal opinion, I would never wait that long for any falafel even though on tripadvisor s, they say it is the best.
But I tried it, It is true, the falafel is good and the Kosher plates offer a lot of choices, you can try it when there is no waiting line ( avoid 12:00 to 14:00 ) and sundays.
Address : 32-34, rue des Rosiers 75004 Paris
0148876360
Dhouib
Sephardic , Tunisian style and Kosher
I tried this restaurant many times, with my little family, and with my friends. They offer Mloukhia, Couscous, Ojja … Delicious plates from Tunisia !
You can also pre-order for shabbat with this little tunisian restaurant.
Address : 11 Bis Rue Geoffroy-Marie, Paris, France
For visitors only : Please send me your feedbacks if you tried one of these restaurants , by email to Flora.Goldenberg@gmail.com
so we can help others make the best choice
For Restaurants : I only accept invitations. I do not accept sponsorships
My favorite kosher bakeries in Paris
Korcarz
This boutique is included in our Jewish walking tour in le Marais Paris
Korcarz by Flora Goldenberg Tour Guide Paris
Great service, large service of pastries, sandwiches, quiches, bagels and great coffee place.
They offer both sephardic and ashkenazi pastries !
Address : 29, rue des Rosiers 75004 Paris
Murciano
(I go there for breakfast as it is in front of my office in Rue des rosiers, but there is no place to sit )
This is a bakery that you can not miss in Rue des Rosiers. The most beautiful Jewish bakery in my opinion as the owners, originally from Morocco, kept the french ornaments inside, like the in the 19th century.
Address : 18, rue des Rosiers 75004 Paris
My favorite Jewish Sites in Paris
N°1 Museum : Museum of Jewish Art and History
This museum is housed in a 17th century private mansion, and it displays a lot of documents, pictures and art related to the life and history of the Jews in Europe and France through the centuries
Must see Synagogue : Agoudas Hakehilos Synagogue in Rue Pavée
This beautiful synagogue, registered as one of the historical monument in Paris, was built by the famous French architect Hector Guimard, who has built the metro entrances in Paris.
Open for public Synagogue : Fondation Roger Fleischman in Rue des Ecouffes
This small synagogue is open for visitors, you need however to contact them in advance to have permission and opening hours.
Send me an email if you want some help to access this synagogue on your own
Synagogue Roger Fleischman with Flora Goldenberg – (Sukkah)
Most Beautiful Kosher Bakery : Murciano in Rue des Rosiers
This old fashioned pretty and family owned bakery called Murciano is my favorite one. French pastries, eastern Europe pastries, north African/ Sephardic specialties : they have the best selection to make you travel by mouth and the most beautiful French interior decoration !
Flora Goldenberg inside Murciano Bakery with the Owner
Bookstore/Art Gallery in Rue des Rosiers
The bookstore of the Temple ( 52, Rue des Rosiers, Librairie du Temple ) is also an Art Gallery, as well as a shop with some Jewish Artefacts : perfect for some souvenir of the Jewish quarter of Paris.
Monument : Shoal Memorial Monument Wall in Allée des Justes
Flora Goldenberg at the Shoah Memorial of Paris
The wall of the names at the Holocaust Memorial was inaugurated in 2005. This amazing monument is very moving, but it is also one of the best ways to remember the 76 000 Jews deported from France during WWII.
For visitors only : Please send me your feedbacks if you tried one of these restaurants , by email to Flora.Goldenberg@gmail.com
so we can help others make the best choice
For Restaurants : I only accept invitations. I do not accept sponsorships
Other great Jewish Sites in Paris
Vel d’Hiv Memorial
Grande Synagogue of Paris
Zadkine Museum
Montparnasse and the Jewish artists in Paris
Nissim de Camondo Museum
Jewish art and History at the Louvre
Synagogue Buffault
Stained glasses of Jonathas
Bakery Finkelsztajn/The Yellow shop
For visitors only : Please send me your feedbacks if you tried one of these restaurants , by email to Flora.Goldenberg@gmail.com
so we can help others make the best choice
The restaurants in Paris with Jewish Style Food, but Not Kosher
In 2018, Paris is having a lot of new jewish style and Israeli restaurants opening. this new trend is a good image of tolerance for Paris mix of communities, but most of all : their food is so good , that Parisian Jewish Restaurant are so booked and filled of people ! let me give my favorite ones that I tried myself :
Chiche
Located in very popular area : 29bis Rue du Château d’Eau, 75010 Paris
This restaurant is very delicious. Street Israeli cuisine, Home Made Hommous, Eggplant and cauliflower …
Miznon
My favorite spot for a quick bite
You may have seen a Miznon in Tel Aviv, this is the same guy, who opened the same style restaurant in Paris, Le Marais, next to As de Falafel.
The concept is a Miznon = a “buffet”in French, french and israeli meals stuffed in pitas
I personally choose between a pita with steak and egg, ratatouille or the famous boeuf bourguignon!
This new place opened by an Israeli chef from Tel Aviv is the new hip spot in the Marais : The restaurant can be full by young Jewish Parisians on Sunday and it gets very joyful but loud 🙂
Address : 22 rue des Ecouffes, 75004
Balagan
Yes, the name is funny, and still, the restaurant opened by two israelis : Uri and Assaf, is very fancy and stylish,
and you need to book !
You can ask me to do the booking for you
To be honest, I did not go there yet , but I know a lot people who went there and told that the food is very good !
Address: 9 Rue d’Alger, 75001 Paris
Yafo
The Hommous Specialist !
Address : 96 Rue d’Hauteville, 75010 Paris
Shouk
Pierre Bouko Levy opened shouk recently
Fast and tasty food, Israeli BBQ and pita bread, delicious deserts …
Mulka
French israeli cuisine, they use fresh products only !
Maafim / Salatim
2 different restaurants, same owner. After returning to the Sentier neighborhood with some stunning schnitzels at his restaurant Salatim, the Israeli chef has opened up Maafim. I designed a very nice food tour around Bread, Chocolate, Cheese and fresh french products … in Sentier, an eclectic Sephardi area of Paris.
You should try it ! Contact me by email 😉
Florence Kahn
Ask to taste their “Croquants” ( Pronounced Krokan)
All my friends including me, love this little family bakery where you can enjoy their tasty Pastrami Sandwich !
a lot of locals come on Sunday to buy the Pastrami Sandwich, along with some Ashkenazi desert and a drink to enjoy on the terrace.
I always buy the croquants : sort of Tunisian biscuits that you can eat in the morning with your coffee. They very very delicious and I am addicted to it.
24 Rue des Ecouffes, 75004 Paris
Tavline
is a new Jewish Restaurant, the cuisine is Moroccan Israeli, delicious, Not Kosher
I tried this restaurant with my mother Léontine and I must say : best hummus in Paris ! We also tried the shakshouka and the Fish balls and , of course, all the starters , like in Israel : eggplant, hummus, roasted Cauliflower … yammy !
25 Rue du Roi de Sicile, 75004 Paris
Restaurant Goldenberg
closed now
My family lived in Paris since the 1900’s !
My grand father opened his first store a long time ago.
My grandfather was a passionate businessman, he used to make Jewish Yiddish Charcuterie in Rue des Rosiers, then he opened the famous Restaurant Joe Goldenberg
Maison David
by Michel Kaliffa, this is not restaurant, but a caterer who enjoys looong conversations with his clients 🙂
This is passionate butcher shop, not Kosher but very delicious !
In this amazing delicatessen, you will discover incredible Ashkenazim charcuterie, no kosher, but without pork. Michel Kaliffa makes there the best pastrami, veal, beef, turkey breast, Israel foie gras, chicken liver, and all the best charcuterie you will ever have!
Attention points : this exquisite jewish charcuterie made with passion is not always affordable
6, rue des Ecouffes 75004
0142781576
Please send me your feedback if you tried one of these restaurants :
by email to Flora.Goldenberg@gmail.com
All the Open Air Markets
All synagogues and oratories in Paris :
- Fondation Roger Fleischman ( Included in my #1 jewish tour Paris Le Marais )
18, rue des Ecouffes 75004 Paris
0033148879786
- Synagogue Agoudath Hakehilot ( Included in my #1 jewish tour Paris Le Marais )
10, rue Pavée 75004 Paris
0033148872154
- Kahal Adass Yereim
10 ; rue Cadet, 75009 Paris
0033142463647
- Ohel Avraham
31, rue de Motevideo 75016 Paris
0033145046673
- Synagogue Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth
15, rue Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth 75003 Paris
0142780030
- Synagogue des Tournelles
21 bis, rue des Tournelles 75004 Paris
0033142743265
- Synagogue de la Place des Vosges
14, Place des Vosges 75004 Paris
0148877945
- Synagogue Buffault
28, rue Buffault 75009 Paris
0033145268087
- Séminaire israélite
9, rue Vauquelin 75005 Paris
0147072122
- Synagogue Chasseloup-Laubat
14, rue Chasseloup-Laubat 75015 Paris
0033142733629
- Temple israélite de Belleville
75, rue Julien-Lacroix 75020 Paris
49, rue de Pali-Kao 75020 Paris
0033146363010
- Synagogue de Montmartre
13, rue Saint-Isaure 75018
0142644834
- Great Synagogue of Paris, synagogue de la Victoire
17, rue Saint-Georges 75009 Paris
0033140822626
- Union libérale israélite
24, rue Copernic 75016
0147043727
- Mouvement juif libéral
11, rue Gaston-de-Caillavet 75015
0033144374848
- Berit Chalom
18, rue Saint Lazare 75009
0148784532
- Synagogue Don Isaac Abravanel
84-86, rue de la Roquette 75011 Paris
0033147007595
Et Voila !
I hope you liked my list, if you have more suggestions , you are welcome to contact me and join one of my tours of Paris !
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