British food in Paris: pubs, fish and chips, a proper cuppa and a taste of home

You didn't move to Paris for the food from home, but some Saturdays only a pint, the footie and a plate of fish and chips will do.

The short version

• For the football and rugby, the Frog brewpubs (the Frog & Rosbif near Les Halles and the Frog & British Library in the 13th) and the Bombardier on the Place du Panthéon all show matches with the sound up [1][2][3].
• For fish and chips, Public House near the Opéra serves it for EUR 23.50 (about £19.60), and the Blossom Arms in the 17th is an English seafood pub built around it [4][7].
• For a cuppa and a scone, the Rose Bakery tearooms in the gardens of the Musée de la Vie Romantique and the Maison de Balzac are as close to a National Trust café as Paris gets [7].
• For pies, sausage rolls and British groceries, Very French Beans in Les Batignolles is a café and épicerie in one [6][7].
• A proper Sunday roast is the hard one. We couldn't find a Paris venue advertising a traditional roast on its own website when we checked in November 2026.

Pound conversions use the Bank of England spot rate of 5 November 2026 (£1 = EUR 1.20).

At a glance

Hours and menus change, so check the venue's own page before you trek across town.

Pubs showing the football (and the rugby)

The Frog pubs

The Frog pubs brew their own beer, and they are where many Brits end up on a match day. The Frog & Rosbif on rue Saint-Denis, near Les Halles, brews its FrogBeer on site and shows the Premier League, Formula 1, Top 14 rugby, Ligue 1 and internationals on big screens [1]. It opens from noon every day, until 2am on Fridays and Saturdays, with happy hour from 3pm to 8pm on weekdays [1].

The Frog & British Library on avenue de France, near the Bibliothèque nationale in the 13th, opens at 7.30am on weekdays and 10am at weekends, serves food through the day and does weekend brunch. It shows football, rugby, F1 and big fixtures with the sound on, and its own advice is to "come early on match nights" [2]. The Frog also has pubs on rue Princesse in Saint-Germain and at Bercy Village, among others [1].

The Bombardier

On the corner of the Place du Panthéon, with the dome looming over the terrace, the Bombardier is about as English a pub as the Left Bank gets. It shows football and rugby on French and English channels, serves brunch every day from 11am to 3pm, and runs a pub quiz on Sundays, with a music quiz every other Thursday. It's open from 11am to 2am daily, with happy hour from 4pm to 7pm [3].

A tip for big games: Premier League kick-offs are an hour later on the clock in Paris than back home, so a 3pm game in England starts at 4pm here. Champions League nights are packed, so get there early or book a table if the pub takes bookings.

Fish and chips, pies and puddings

Public House near the Opéra is the one to try if you miss pub grub done properly. Its current menus include fish and chips with crushed peas and tartare sauce for EUR 23.50 (about £19.60), a Scotch egg with tartare sauce for EUR 11.50 (about £9.60), a Guinness-braised beef roll at brunch, and sticky toffee pudding with caramel sauce for EUR 10.50 (about £8.75) [4]. Its brunch is a set EUR 29.50 (about £24.60), and it pours Earl Grey and English Breakfast tea. It's open every day from 8am to 2am [4]. Yes, that's Paris prices; you're paying for the address.

The Blossom Arms in the 17th is an English seafood pub serving fish and chips, with Guinness on tap, according to Sortir à Paris's guide to English restaurants, updated in November 2025 [7]. We couldn't open its own page to check current hours, so ring ahead.

The Sir Winston, near the Étoile, calls itself a British pub and brasserie but cooks with Indian influences, which is pretty British when you think about it. Its Sunday brunch, from noon to 4pm, mixes the two for EUR 35 (about £29) as a set menu [5]. Sortir à Paris also lists The Indian Arms and The Bell Paris in Les Halles, both British pubs with an Indian twist [7].

What about a Sunday roast and a full English?

This is where Paris lets the side down. Sortir à Paris's November 2025 guide describes the full English but doesn't name a venue serving one, and doesn't list a dedicated Sunday roast either [7]. None of the pubs above advertised a roast on their own websites when we checked in November 2026. Your best bets are weekend brunches at the Bombardier, the Frog pubs or Public House for a fry-up-ish fix, or doing the roast yourself: a rôti de bœuf from the butcher, and the Yorkshire puddings are on you.

A proper cuppa and a scone

Rose Bakery, a British-founded café, runs café-tearooms in the gardens of two Paris museums [7]:

• Musée de la Vie Romantique, 16 rue Chaptal in the 9th: a garden and greenhouse, open all year
• Maison de Balzac in the 16th: a leafy garden with a view of the Eiffel Tower

Both do the kind of homemade, organic cakes and tea that would sit happily in a Cotswolds tearoom. Sortir à Paris also recommends a tearoom opposite the Jardin du Luxembourg for British-style brunch [7].

At home, the tea in French supermarkets leans towards Earl Grey and fancy loose leaf rather than builder's tea. If you're particular about your brew, bring a stash of your usual teabags when you visit the UK; they're light and keep for ages.

British groceries: Marmite, PG Tips and Christmas pud

Very French Beans at 18 rue Boursault in Les Batignolles is a café, épicerie and English restaurant in one, serving pies, sausage rolls and homemade cakes [6][7]. It sells British marmalades, chutneys, teas and ciders, and has an online shop. It's open Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm, and closed at weekends [6].

We couldn't confirm a Paris shop listing Marmite, PG Tips or Christmas puddings on its own website when we checked in November 2026, so ask Very French Beans what's in, or check the world-food shelves in the bigger supermarkets. Marks & Spencer Food was once all over Paris, but most of its French food shops closed in 2021; only a handful in railway stations were due to stay open then, so check before you go looking [8].

Plenty of Brits stock up on a trip home. Remember that you're now bringing food into the EU from outside it, and EU rules restrict personal imports of meat and dairy products from the UK. Things like teabags, Marmite and biscuits are generally fine; a pork pie or a block of Cheddar in your Eurostar bag isn't. Check the current rules before you pack.

Members of our community group for Brits in France swap tips on which shops have Christmas puddings in stock each December and which pub has the best atmosphere for the Six Nations.

Sources

1. The Frog & Rosbif, Paris (fixtures for November 2026)
2. The Frog & British Library, Paris
3. The Bombardier, Paris
4. Public House Paris: menus
5. The Sir Winston, Paris (© 2026)
6. Very French Beans
7. Sortir à Paris: English restaurants in Paris (updated 1 November 2025)
8. Sortir à Paris: Marks & Spencer closes more than half its shops in France (16 September 2021)

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