La Démocratie hosts business lunches, small seminars, dinners, afterwork drinks and private receptions for groups from 10 to 100 guests, across five spaces that can each be booked for private use. The restaurant stands at 34 boulevard Raspail, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, between Saint-Germain-des-Prés and Le Bon Marché. Behind a discreet frontage it hides a garden, rare on this part of the Left Bank.
Seminars and company events
The main room for company use is Le Sillon, a private salon that the restaurant sells for lunches, seminars and dinners. It seats 55 people and takes 100 standing. The Perchoir, a small room overlooking the garden, suits a board lunch or a client dinner around a single private table. The Félix bar, which the restaurant calls the smallest bar in France, hosts afterwork drinks, dinners and private parties for up to 25, with tailored food and drink.
Group bookings start at 10 guests. Lunch services start between 12:00 and 1:30 pm and dinners between 7:30 and 9:30 pm. An events team led by Fanny builds a set menu and format for each group. For larger groups, several spaces can be combined, or the whole restaurant booked.
Weddings and receptions
The restaurant's group booking page lists weddings, birthdays, christenings and communions among the occasions it receives. In fine weather the garden is the natural choice for a reception, with 60 seated or 100 standing. Le Sillon can take over in winter or in the evening, for a seated dinner of 55 or a standing party of 100. The bar team can also run an oyster bar at Chez Félix for a cocktail.
Rooms and capacities
The restaurant lists five spaces:
- Le Sillon: 55 seated, 100 standing.
- The garden: 60 seated, 100 standing.
- The restaurant room: 42 seated, 80 standing.
- The Félix bar: up to 25 guests.
- Le Perchoir: up to 12 guests (the groups page says 10).
Catering
All meals come from the restaurant's own kitchen. The chef cooks seasonal French bistro food, generous and traditional, from a menu that changes with the seasons. Set menus for groups are agreed in advance with the events team, and seasonal offers are published, such as a Christmas menu for company dinners at the end of the year.
History and setting
La Démocratie takes its name from a newspaper. Early in the 20th century, the journalist and politician Marc Sangnier, founder of the Le Sillon movement, set up the paper's offices here. The salon called Le Sillon was its newsroom and is now the main private room.
On November 2, 2022, Pascal Mousset took over the restaurant together with Aurélien Wenger, a grandson of Marc Sangnier. Thomas Mousset joined his father in running it in 2025. The owners aim to keep the history of the place and its convivial spirit.
Getting there
The address is 34 boulevard Raspail, 75007 Paris. The nearest metro stations are Rue du Bac (line 12) and Sèvres-Babylone (lines 10 and 12). A public car park is at 30 boulevard Raspail, and a Vélib' bike station is opposite. In August, the restaurant closes on Sundays and Mondays.
