Bistrot des Tournelles reservation: menu, walk-ins, cancellation policy and hours

Published 31 October 2026 · By GetTable

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At Bistrot des Tournelles, tables are released online 30 days ahead at 7 pm, and an à la carte dinner costs €37 to €58 according to Le Fooding. The Infatuation names the comté-filled cordon bleu, the beef daube and the beef tenderloin in pepper sauce.

Key facts

• Price: €37 to €58 per person à la carte, according to Le Fooding (listing updated 20 February 2026).
• When bookings open: 30 days before the date, at 7 pm for the first sitting and 8.45 pm for the second, on the restaurant's Zenchef booking module (read on 31 October 2026).
• Party size: 2 to 6 guests online.
• Guarantee: card imprint of €75 per person; online cancellation possible up to 6 hours before the sitting.
• Address: 6 rue des Tournelles, Paris 4th, Bastille metro.

Bistrot des Tournelles reservation

A Bistrot des Tournelles reservation is made on Zenchef, the restaurant's booking module. The calendar opens one day at a time, 30 days ahead: for a dinner on 30 November, first-sitting tables become bookable on 31 October at 7 pm.

The restaurant runs two sittings:

• first sitting, with arrivals from 7 pm to 8.30 pm; the module's message says the table is yours for 2 hours, then goes to the second sitting;
• second sitting, with arrivals from 8.45 pm to 10.45 pm.

The module takes parties of 2 to 6. The English message also warns that if you are more than 15 minutes late without getting in touch, your table may be given to someone else.

Bistrot des Tournelles cancellation policy

The Bistrot des Tournelles cancellation policy rests on a card imprint of €75 per person, taken when you book. The module lets you cancel online up to 6 hours before the sitting. Our article on card imprints at French restaurants explains what an imprint is and when it can be charged.

Bistrot des Tournelles walk-in

A walk-in at Bistrot des Tournelles is possible for the handful of bar seats just inside the door, according to The Infatuation. The same review notes that tables often free up on the last slot, around 10.45 pm. The Zenchef module also offers a waitlist, for 2 to 6 guests.

Bistrot des Tournelles menu

The Bistrot des Tournelles menu is a bistro card. The Infatuation (review of 18 March 2026) describes the signature cordon bleu as softball-sized and filled with melted comté; the same review names the beef tenderloin in pepper sauce and the beef daube. Le Fooding mentions a cold aubergine millefeuille, a sirloin with thin fries and tartare sauce, and a Madagascar vanilla crème brûlée.

For wine, Le Fooding lists a Chablis from Domaine de l'Enclos at €8 a glass. In 2022, Time Out quoted sautéed ceps at €21 and a chocolate mousse at €10. Those prices are four years old, so treat them as a rough guide.

Le Fooding names Édouard Vermynck, previously of L'Entrée des Artistes, as the bistro's restaurateur.

Bistrot des Tournelles prices in 2026

Bistrot des Tournelles prices sit around €37 to €58 per person for an à la carte meal, according to Le Fooding's listing updated in February 2026. None of the sources read for this article gives the price of the cordon bleu.

Bistrot des Tournelles hours

Bistrot des Tournelles serves dinner only, from 7 pm to 11 pm. Sources disagree on the days: Le Fooding says it is closed on Mondays, while the Zenchef module offered dinners every evening from 2 to 15 November 2026, Mondays included. Go by the module's calendar.

Dua Lipa listed Bistrot des Tournelles in her guide to ten Paris restaurants and bars, published on Service95 on 13 February 2025.

For booking rules at other hard-to-get Paris tables, see the Bistrot des Tournelles page and the guide to booking the great tables. If every date is gone, GetTable can watch the Zenchef calendar and tell you when a table frees up.