Le Wagon Bleu is a Corsican restaurant and bar at 7 Rue Boursault in the 17th arrondissement of Paris. Its dining room is an original Orient Express carriage from 1925, and both the carriage and the bar can be hired for private events. The official site also accepts group bookings of 10 to 18 guests without a buyout. The site does not publish a maximum capacity, so the guest count is the first thing to settle with the team.
Rooms and capacities
There are two spaces for hire. The first is the wagon restaurant, which the site says can be privatized according to your wishes and needs. The second is the bar, which can be hired for any type of event. You can reserve one of them or both. The site states that the team does made-to-measure arrangements.
For smaller groups, a group booking without a buyout is possible for 10 to 18 guests. In that case the group shares the venue with other customers. The terrace is handled differently. It is not reservable, except for group bookings of more than 10 guests, which are quoted individually, and it serves tapas only.
No floor area or seated and standing figures appear on the pages provided. Because the wagon is a carriage, expect a narrower and longer layout than a standard dining room, and ask for the number of seats it holds before choosing it for a larger group.
Catering
The restaurant serves Corsican cooking. For events, the site mentions two formats: a seated meal and a cocktail dinner. Say which one you want when you write. The kitchen is open until 2:45 p.m. at lunch and until 10:30 p.m. in the evening, which sets the limits for a meal-based event. The site does not describe event menus or drinks, so ask for them with your quote.
Opening hours are Tuesday to Wednesday from noon to midnight, Thursday to Saturday from noon to 1:45 a.m., and Sunday at lunchtime. The venue is closed on Monday. A private event may be arranged outside these hours, but the site does not say so, so confirm it.
History and setting
The site describes Le Wagon Bleu as a century-old bar. It houses an authentic Orient Express carriage from 1925, which was saved from destruction and converted into a dining room. The carriage has also served as a film set. The venue combines the atmosphere of old Paris, Corsican cooking and the idea of rail travel. For an organizer, the carriage is the distinctive feature: guests dine inside a historic railway car rather than in a standard room.
Getting there
The address is 7 Rue Boursault, 75017 Paris, in the Batignolles area. Place de Clichy and Rome are the nearest metro stations. Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Orly are the main airports.
To request a buyout or a group booking, write to the venue at least 48 hours ahead. State which space you want (bar or wagon), the date and time, the number of guests and the format. The team cannot answer the telephone outside opening hours, so use email.
