Les Caves du Louvre host board meetings, seminars, team-building, cocktail dinners, seated dinners and product launches for up to 200 guests, in part or in full privatization. The venue covers 800 square meters of vaulted cellars under a historic townhouse at 52 rue de l'Arbre Sec, in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, a short walk from the Louvre.
Seminars and company events
The venue lists executive committee and board meetings, strategy meetings, confidential seminars, team-building, gala evenings, product launches, press meetings and private dinners. Its sommeliers run wine activities that can be added to any format: blending workshops where each guest makes a cuvée, themed tastings and wine quizzes. A dedicated team follows the event from the first brief.
The Salon Hédoniste, above the cellars in the former Trudon townhouse, is the working room. It seats 20 for a meeting or a tasting, 30 in theater style and 25 for a cocktail. It comes with a screen, wifi, pens and notepads, hot drinks and water on demand, and a coordinator. For a larger group, a morning in the salon can be followed by a tasting or a dinner in the cellars below.
Rooms and capacities
Six spaces are listed. Le Parcours des Sens takes 25 seated or 80 to 100 standing, for cocktails or private dinners. Le Chai, set among oak barrels and artworks, takes 12 seated or 40 standing. Le Laboratoire, a bright room lined with oak shelves of bottles around one large table, seats 26 or holds 40 standing and has a video projector and a Bose sound system. Le Speakeasy, with a Japanese-inspired setting, seats 10 or holds 25 standing for cocktail and spirits tastings. La Salle de Dégustation, a vaulted cellar with a solid wood table, seats 10 for private dinners. The Salon Hédoniste completes the list. Every cellar space can come with a private sommelier, and the whole venue can be privatized for up to 200 guests.
Catering
Food is handled with the venue's partners. Terre(s), a flexitarian caterer, works with organic produce, MSC-certified fish, zero plastic, anti-waste practices and natural or biodynamic wines, with a focus on produce from the Paris region. La Fromagerie du Louvre supplies cheese and charcuterie boards with seasonal fruit. Formats run from tray service and a cocktail dinner to a seated wine dinner with grand cru tastings. The team can also bring its catering and sommelier services to an event held elsewhere.
History and setting
The building was once the home of the Trudon family, wax makers and sommeliers to Louis XV. Its facade has been listed as a historic monument since 1925. The vaulted cellars below have been converted into rooms for tasting and learning about wine. The venue has welcomed visitors from Paris and abroad for more than ten years and also runs public tours, tastings and workshops, which makes it a tested setting for a group. It belongs to the Edonist group.
Getting there
The address is 52 rue de l'Arbre Sec, 75001 Paris, between the Louvre and Les Halles. The nearest metro station is Louvre-Rivoli on line 1, a few minutes on foot, and the Châtelet hub is within walking distance. Street parking in the district is scarce, so guests are best advised to come by public transport.
