A wine institution under the glass roof of Galerie Vivienne since 1880, a shop and bar where you drink by the glass or pull a bottle off the shelf.
Published Mar 24, 2026 Location 1 rue de la Banque, Paris Galerie Vivienne, 2nd arrondissement Price $$$ Glasses, plus any shelf bottle for a small corkage Hours Mon 11:00am – 7:00pm Tue–Thu 10:00am – 7:30pm Fri 10:30am – 8:00pm Sat 10:30am – 7:30pm Sun Closed Drinks Specialty French wine by the glass Off-the-shelf bottles, light bites Wine Bar Wine Shop Galerie Vivienne Since 1880 4.5 ★★★★★ aggregate across Google and Tripadvisor reviews Visit Caves Legrand Reserve a table Ask the editors Listings are editorial. Tell us if hours or details have changed and our editors will verify and update.
Caves Legrand, or Legrand Filles et Fils, has stood under the glass roof of Galerie Vivienne since 1880, and Paris by Mouth calls it an institution without hesitation. It is a wine shop first, its old wooden shelves and tiled floor intact, and a bar second, with tables that spill out into the covered arcade.
The arrangement is the appeal. You drink by the glass from a rotating list, or you pull any bottle off the shop shelf and the staff open it at your table for a small corkage fee. That turns the whole inventory of a serious caviste into a wine list, which is a far deeper pour than a normal bar can offer.
The setting is one of the prettiest places to drink in central Paris. Galerie Vivienne is a restored 19th-century passage near the Bourse, and Legrand's frontage of bottles and old shop fittings is part of why visitors photograph it as much as drink in it. The crowd is a mix of trade, locals and in-the-know visitors.
The pours lean French and classic, with light bites, charcuterie and cheese to go alongside, plus a small adjoining restaurant for a fuller sit-down. Hours are shop hours, closed Sundays and ending in the early evening, so this is a daytime and aperitif stop rather than a late-night bar.
Come for a glass in one of the loveliest rooms in the city, or to drink a shop bottle at cost plus corkage. For more in Paris, see our Paris wine bars guide, the best wine bars in Paris, and the best wine bars worldwide.
Daytime and early evening are the window, since Legrand closes around 7:30pm and all day Sunday. A weekday afternoon in the quiet arcade is the calmest sit.
