La Nouvelle Seine can host a seminar, a press conference, a product launch or a private dinner for groups of 20 to 115 guests, on a barge moored on the left bank of the Seine in the 5th arrondissement of Paris. The venue combines a theater of 110 to 115 seats, a restaurant under a glass roof, a bar and a quayside terrace facing Notre-Dame. The team accepts requests for the whole venue or for the space that fits the size of the group.
Seminars and company events
The official event page lists seminars and meetings, congresses, study days, conferences, product launches, press conferences, breakfasts and dinner-and-show evenings. It also mentions showcases, film shoots, wrap parties, previews, screenings, private views, exhibitions, after-shows and photo shoots. For a company, the useful point is the mix of formats under one roof. A plenary session or a presentation can take place in the theater, which the venue says can be turned into a more intimate room for a performance or for speeches. The group can then move to the restaurant for a seated meal or to the bar and the terrace for a reception, without leaving the barge.
Rooms and capacities
The theater seats 110 to 115 people and is equipped with a video projector, a projection screen, a wireless microphone and a sound system. The restaurant sits under the glass roof and takes 55 guests seated or 80 to 100 at a cocktail reception. It has sound for speeches and can be arranged in a comedy-club layout. The bar is next to the restaurant and holds 20 seated or 30 standing guests. It can extend the reception space and be used for welcome drinks, tastings, a photo booth or workshops. From May 1, a private terrace on the Montebello quay is available, with 60 seated guests for a dinner or 90 for a cocktail reception.
Catering
The restaurant works with resident chefs who cook seasonal products, with a list of regional wines. The bar prepares cocktails and drinks, and the team says it builds a formula to match each event. Seated meals and cocktail formats are both offered. The theater programs stand-up, cabaret and one-person shows, so an evening can include a show for the whole group.
History and setting
Since 2013, a team of artists and cooks has run the barge as an artistic and culinary residency, with a restaurant, a bar and a stage. The mooring is on the Berges de Seine, opposite 3 quai de Montebello, below Notre-Dame de Paris and a short walk from the Latin Quarter, the Île de la Cité and the Boulevard Saint-Germain. For a client event, the setting gives a view of the cathedral from the quay and of the river from the water level, which is not available in a standard meeting room.
Getting there
The venue lists several connections. RER B stops at Saint-Michel. Metro line 10 serves Maubert-Mutualité, line 4 serves Cité, and lines 1 and 11 serve Hôtel de Ville. The Batobus river shuttle stops at Notre-Dame, and Vélib stations are on rue de Pontoise and rue du Fouarre. Bus 47 serves the Lagrange stop. The restaurant and bar open in the evening from Tuesday to Sunday, with a Sunday brunch, and private events are arranged around that schedule.
