Hôtel du Nord can seat 140 guests or take 250 for a cocktail party when the whole house is booked, with smaller private hire of the ground-floor bistro or the upper room from 8 guests. The brasserie stands at 102 Quai de Jemmapes in Paris's 10th arrondissement, on the bank of the Canal Saint-Martin, and is open every day until 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday.
Seminars and company events
The house is available for private events every day, for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Formats listed in its events brochure include a breakfast meeting, a buffet, a cocktail lunch or dinner and a seated meal. Speakers, microphones and a video projector are available, which allows a short presentation before a team dinner or a product launch over drinks. Each private hire includes full access to the booked space, staff dedicated to the event, layout to suit the program and cleaning. Extra services can be arranged: a professional photographer, a photo booth, a jazz band from solo to trio, a DJ, flowers, a cloakroom, hosts and a children's entertainer.
Weddings and receptions
The brasserie is sold for private celebrations, birthdays and festive dinners. Its Grand Cabaret format turns the main room into a 1920s dinner show for about 100 guests, with tap dance, burlesque, singers, a magician, a jazz quartet or acrobats on stage, and bespoke cocktails and private shows in the bistro. A vintage car can be hired for arrivals. In summer the canal-side terrace adds outdoor space beyond the stated capacities.
Rooms and capacities
Le Bistrot, on the ground floor, seats 40 to 50 and takes 70 to 80 standing. La Salle Haute, upstairs, seats 100 and takes 180 for a cocktail, and can be divided into private salons. The whole house, La Maison Entière, seats 140 and takes 250 standing. The summer terrace is not included in these figures.
Accommodation
There are no guest rooms on site. Despite its name, the building operates today as a brasserie and event venue, and accommodation must be booked nearby.
Catering
All food and drink come from the house kitchen, which serves French bistro cooking based on seasonal produce with daily specials at lunch. The events brochure offers breakfast menus, a weekday lunch menu, an aperitif formula, two evening set menus, a standing dinner of 8, 12 or 16 pieces and wine packages. A corkage option exists for wine and spirits brought in.
History and setting
The brasserie was made famous by Marcel Carné's 1938 film Hôtel du Nord, starring Louis Jouvet and Arletty. Its listed façade and period interior keep the atmosphere of 1930s Paris, with soft lighting, wood paneling and a view over the canal. It appeared more recently in the series Emily in Paris. Live jazz plays every Friday and Saturday evening, and the house runs festive dinners, cabarets, a film club and wine workshops. It belongs to La Rétropolitaine, which also runs Le Bar 1905, Aux Vins des Pyrénées and La Cave des Pyrénées in Paris.
Getting there
The nearest metro stations are Jacques Bonsergent, République and Gare de l'Est, served by lines 3, 5, 7, 8, 9 and 11. Buses 32, 38, 43, 54 and 75 stop nearby, and the Vélib stations Grange aux Belles and Bichat are close by. Gare de l'Est and Gare du Nord are within walking distance for teams arriving by train.
