Les Noces de Jeannette is a century-old restaurant at 14 rue Favart in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, with five private salons that host business lunches, study days, seminars, company dinners and family events for 15 to more than 180 guests. The restaurant faces the Opéra Comique, at the corner of the Grands Boulevards and close to the Opéra Garnier.
Seminars and company events
The salons can be reserved by the full day or the half day for study days and seminars. All of them are air conditioned and have windows, so the room has daylight. The restaurant provides a paperboard, a standing screen, Wi-Fi and a microphone, and a video projector can be rented on request. The day package runs from 8:30 am to 5 pm and covers the room, coffee and pastries, and water and fruit juice through the day. The half-day package covers the same items. Lunch is not included in either, so organizers add a menu from the restaurant's salon menus.
For evening events, the restaurant offers business dinners with optional entertainment: an accordion player, a group of classical musicians, or a close-up magician who performs mentalism. Cocktail and buffet formats are also available.
Rooms and capacities
There are five independent salons in different styles. On the ground floor, the Bistrot côté Opéra and the Bistrot côté Ciné each seat 20 to 25 guests. On the first floor, the Salon Jeannette seats 20 to 25, the Salon des Boulevards seats 30 to 35 and the Salon Impérial seats 50 to 60. The Impérial and Jeannette salons can be joined for more than 80 guests and can hold standing buffets or cocktails. The whole restaurant can be reserved for up to 180 guests.
Organizers can book one or several salons depending on the headcount. A privatization fee applies only when the number of guests is below the capacity of the salon, which makes a full room the simplest case.
Weddings and receptions
The official text mentions family, private and professional events but does not describe a wedding offer. Family receptions, birthdays and celebration menus are part of the service, and the restaurant lists festive menus in its menu section.
Catering
Catering is in house. The kitchen serves traditional French dishes built around regional products, from a tour of France of regional dishes to classics for guests who like older menus. The wine list is assembled from growers chosen for each appellation. The site lists dedicated salon menus, cocktail and buffet formulas, and festive menus. The restaurant is open every day, including Sundays and public holidays, for lunch from noon to 2 pm and dinner from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm.
History and setting
The house dates back more than a century. Its first sign in the 19th century was Poccardi. It later took the name of Les Noces de Jeannette, a one-act comic opera by Victor Massé created in 1853 and played hundreds of times across the street at the Salle Favart. The decor recalls the history of the Opéra Comique and the Grands Boulevards.
Getting there
The nearest metro stations are Richelieu Drouot (lines 8 and 9) and Opéra (lines 3, 7 and 8). Buses 20, 39, 48, 67, 74 and 85 stop at Richelieu Drouot. Three car parks are nearby: Opéra-Meyerbeer at 4 rue de la Chaussée d’Antin, Bourse on place de la Bourse, and Chauchat Drouot at 12 rue Chauchat.
