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How to book Café des Ministères
No. 68 of 100 · French bistro · 7th arrondissement · Paris, France
The drop
Tables open 21 days ahead: dinner at 7:30pm and lunch at noon Paris time.
- Books on
- Zenchef ↗
- Release
- 21 days ahead at 19:30 (Paris time)
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The rules
- Party sizes
- Online up to 5; larger groups via contact form
- Waitlist
- Online waitlist; spots do open up.
Getting in
- Lunch tables for a date open at noon, 21 days ahead; dinner tables at 7:30pm.
- The booking widget may say 2 months, but the restaurant says 21 days.
- Dinner Monday to Thursday, lunch Tuesday to Friday.
Why it is on the list
named among the hardest reservations in 1 press list. Hard to Book score 4 (how the list is ranked).
Sources
Last checked 30 September 2026. The restaurant does not state this rule in words: it comes from a press report or from the release dates its booking page shows.
- cafedesministeres.fr official: Reservations open 21 days in advance; opening days, checked 2026-09-30
- bookings.zenchef.com platform: 21 days (not 2 months); groups over 5 by contact form, checked 2026-09-30
- theinfatuation.com secondary: Release times: noon for lunch, 7:30pm for dinner; waitlist, checked 2026-09-30
- guide.michelin.com secondary: Michelin Guide: not starred, checked 2026-09-30
- theworlds50best.com secondary: not on The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025 list 1 to 100 (see also /list/51-100), checked 2026-09-30
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