Gourmet Dinner Tour on a Panoramic Double-Decker Bus Paris

A restaurant on a glass-roofed double-decker bus

The setting is what makes this Paris dinner bus tour special: the upper deck of a double-decker bus has been fitted as a small restaurant, with a glass roof and wide windows that give 360-degree views of the city. The courses are served at your table, and the service combines the simplicity and friendliness of a Parisian bistro with the precision of fine dining.

The bus moves slowly through the streets so that you can enjoy both the food and the views, while carefully chosen background music plays softly. If you want to know more about what you see, an individual audio guide in seven languages lets you listen discreetly without disturbing the conversation at your table.

The seasonal menu

The chef's menu changes with the seasons and is served as a series of six courses at dinner. A recent seasonal menu began with a scallop blanc-manger with celery rémoulade, followed by open mushroom ravioli with pumpkin velouté and Jerusalem artichoke chips, and a fillet of pollock with parsnip mousseline and pickled red cabbage.

The main course was roasted duck breast with smoked beetroot, baby potatoes and roasted carrots, before a French cheese course of Reblochon with mesclun salad and a dessert in the style of tarte Tatin, the famous caramelised upside-down apple tart. Drinks are not included. If you have allergies or dietary needs, contact us before booking so we can check what the kitchen can offer.

The Arc de Triomphe and Place de l'Étoile

Your evening starts and ends at Place de l'Étoile, at the top of the Champs-Élysées, in front of the Arc de Triomphe. Commissioned in 1806 to honour the French armies and completed in 1836, the arch stands about 50 metres high, its sculpted reliefs dramatically floodlit at night.

Beneath it lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, where a flame is rekindled every evening. Twelve avenues radiate from the square like the points of a star, which gives the place its name. Boarding here at 19:45, you see the monument just as the city lights come on, a perfect start to an evening of Paris by night. From the square, the Champs-Élysées stretches away downhill towards Place de la Concorde, glittering with lights.

The Eiffel Tower lit up at night

Few sights are as magical as the Eiffel Tower after dark. Built for the World Fair of 1889 and about 330 metres tall, the iron tower is lit in warm gold each evening, and for five minutes at the start of every hour it sparkles with thousands of flashing lights. Seen through the glass roof of the bus, with dinner on your table, it is one of the most memorable views in the city.

The exact route is based on the most famous sites in Paris but can change to fit major events in the city calendar. Whatever the route, the Eiffel Tower by night is one of the reasons many travellers choose this dinner tour over a classic restaurant.

Notre-Dame and the heart of old Paris

The tour also brings you to Notre-Dame de Paris on the Île de la Cité, the Gothic cathedral begun in 1163 and finished in the 14th century. After the fire of 2019 it was carefully restored and reopened in December 2024, with a new spire rising once more above its roof and its stone facade cleaned to a pale glow.

Seen at night, the cathedral's twin towers and flying buttresses are illuminated against the dark sky. Between the great monuments, the bus passes elegant avenues and squares of the centre, giving you a relaxed overview of Paris that is hard to match on foot after a long day of sightseeing.