🕐 Hours
Mo 18:30-21:30; Tu-Fr 09:00-21:30
About this spot
Café des Ministères is one of the best spots in Saint-Germain, Paris. Not a tourist trap — this is where locals actually eat, and we tracked it down for you.
💡 Tips before you go
- Don't rush — French dining is leisurely. The waiter won't bring the bill until you ask.
- "L'addition, s'il vous plaît" to get the bill
- Service is included — no need to tip, but rounding up is nice
- The formule (set menu) at lunch is usually the best deal
Menu18 items
Appetizers
Duck foie gras terrine with Menton lemon chutney
Foie Gras de canard des Landes en terrine, chutney citron de Menton
€23
Egg mayonnaise with mesclun
Oeuf mayonnaise mesclun
€8
Herring fillets, potatoes in oil
Filets de harengs, pomme à l'huile
€14
Home-made terrine of Gascon black pork and poultry liver, house pickles
Terrine maison porc noir gascon et foie de volaille, pickles maison
€12
Pork breast and cockles with parsley
Poitrine de cochon et coques persillade
€17
Mains
Beef sirloin with pepper sauce
Faux-Filet de boeuf sauce au poivre
€70
Calf's head with ravigote sauce and vegetables in broth
Tête de veau sauce ravigote, légumes au bouillon
€23
Normandy scallops Parisian style with duchess potatoes
St Jacques de Normandie à la parisienne, pommes duchesse
€33
Stuffed cabbage Queen style with Morteau sausage
Chou farci façon Reine, saucisse de Morteau
€29
Traditional cassoulet
Cassoulet traditionnel
€31
Tripe cooked Basque style
Tripes gras double cuisinées façon basquaise
€24
Vol-au-vent veal sweetbreads, farm chicken, spinach, truffle jus
Vol au vent Grande Tradition ris de veau, volaille fermière, épinards, jus truffé
€47
Desserts
Baba with arranged whisky whipped cream
Baba au whisky arrangé chantilly
€16
Cheeses aged by Claire Griffon
Fromages affinés par Claire Griffon
€9
Parisian custard tart with Madagascar vanilla
Flan parisien à la vanille de Madagascar
€10
Pavlova with Corsican clementines, chestnut ice cream
Pavlova aux clémentines de Corse, glace aux marrons
€13
Profiterole vanilla ice cream, Caribbean chocolate sauce
Profiterole glace vanille, sauce chocolat Caraïbe
€13
Traditional upside-down crème caramel
Crème caramel renversée, traditionnelle
€9