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    Le Second Empire

    3.8 (44 reviews)
    ModeratePizza, Cafes, Brasseries
    Open 9:30 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    Pamela S.

    We stopped here for a glass of wine with a group of international colleagues before heading out to dinner. The server was incredibly rude. She didn't hear my colleague thank her when she served her drink and the server made a comment along the lines of "most people say thank you when I serve them". Not only was that completely disrespectful to say, but she was completely mistaken in her understanding of what transpired.

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    Sierra D.

    Good quick service, drinks were severed with crisps and olives. If you don't speak French the waiters speak English, which was helpful to my british friend. The spritz was nice and appropriately strong.

    Outside. Right by an alley street. Interesting experience
    Mike S.

    This restaurant is in the heart of the Le Marais area in Paris. We walked around a bit looking at different menus and setting, and decided this stands out. Glad we did. First the location, a typical European experience where the restaurant is nestled in narrow alleys. You would never think a car can fit in that street, however every few minutes a car passes, and it is inches away from the outer most seats on the patio. They do drive very slow there obviously. It was nice actually. The food was excellent as well. I had their French burger, and it was one of the best I have had in years. Service was also excellent. Staff was polite and helpful, and spoke good English. Prices were OK, considering you are at the heart of Paris, but it was well worth it. Very close to other must-see places in Paris

    Nice outdoor seating and wonderful staff. Chat not included.
    Stephanie F.

    The service here was friendly and attentive. Just got drinks and crêpes but others food looked really good. Also, free wifi & outdoor seating on a nice little corner for people watching.

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    PRISCILA R.

    Stopped here for lunch. It's in a nice little area (I was looking for a typical little parisian corner a few more steps and I would have had it) but it was good overall. Fresh pasta but taste didn't knock it out of the ball park for me. My husband thought it was amazing but I have had better...over all an ok stop for me

    Margarita pizza and veggie pizza were delish!

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    Amazing gnocchi!!! Pizza was good and service quick. Nice servers and English is spoken here!

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    9 years ago

    This place wasn't bad if you're searching for Italian food in Paris. Great service and walking distance from my hotel.

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    Slow, inattentive service; overpriced coffee; and an ice cold cappuccino. Ugh.

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    9 years ago

    Wonderful pizza, the oven they use makes it perfect (and quick). Superb service and very English-friendly. You can also get pizza to go.

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    excellent pizza, even better duck!! server spoke great english and helped us 4 adults + 3 children.

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    If you don't speak French the waiters speak English, which was helpful to my british friend.

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    Marzo

    4.6(10 reviews)
    2.0 kmMusée d'Orsay, 7ème

    One of the best pizzas I've ever had! Had to make an online reservation in advance to get in as…read moreit's a popular spot, but it was well worth it. Very cute ambience and, most importantly, delicious food. A little pricey (average for that area really) but very much worth it. The grilled vegetable & mozzarella appetizer was also a stand out. Their olive oil and chilli oil are to die for, wish I could bottle it and take it home.

    I really wanted to love this place but reactions I got from the staff after I bit into a rock that…read morewas in my salad THAT BROKE MY TOOTH were humiliating! This all happened tonight when we visited for dinner. I ordered 4 appetizers and 3 pizzas. One appetizer was like a salad on top of ham. I was enjoying it when I bit down on something extremely hard that felt immediately like a tooth broke. I spit out a small gray object that looked liked glass or a piece of rock... more like glass that has layers and shine. Immediately my tongue starts feeling around and I feel a jagged edge on my upper back tooth that was never there. I immediately informed the closest person who was possibly a busboy or server named Louis I think. He asked me for the piece I bit into and I gave it to him without thinking I needed to take a photo of it. He took it to the back and threw it away! So he says it must have been a "nut". Obviously it was not a nut and the salad doesn't even have nuts in it! The staff... the man, the waitress, and the other server all as polite as can be start ignoring any of my requests to retrieve the piece I bit into and my requests to talk to a manager. It felt like they were laughing at my situation because every time I asked them a question, they would go talk to each other and laugh and would not answer the questions I was asking. Unhappy at not getting any sympathy from them or an apology, I finally asked them for more information about filing a claim for repairing my broken tooth and the server named Alice (I think... my French is bad), gave me the email address of someone to contact for Human Resources. They offered to have their insurance pay for any treatment so I guess I will take them up on it. I will update my review once they get back to me.

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    Marzo - Sharing a pizza with my sister. Appreciate that they cut it in half for us! Also, the chilli oil was the best I've ever had.

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    Sharing a pizza with my sister. Appreciate that they cut it in half for us! Also, the chilli oil was the best I've ever had.

    Le Second Empire - pizza - Updated August 2026

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