The Eiffel Tower seen from the Trocadéro under a blue sky with white clouds

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The Eiffel Tower & the 7th: Our Favourites

The Eiffel Tower, the Invalides, the Musée Rodin, Arpège and the quai Branly.

The back story

  1. Neighbourhood guide

    The Eiffel Tower and the 7th: the back story

    Eiffel Tower·In depth

    The Eiffel Tower, the Invalides, the Musée Rodin and Arpège.

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What to see and do

  1. Book on the official site only

    Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel)

    Champ-de-Mars·Landmark

    Gustave Eiffel’s iron tower on the Champ-de-Mars, built for the Exposition Universelle of 1889.

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  2. Napoleon’s tomb

    Hôtel des Invalides and the Musée de l’Armée

    Invalides·Monument and museum

    Louis XIV’s home for old soldiers, with the golden dome over Napoleon’s tomb and the Army Museum.

    129 rue de Grenelle, 75007 ParisExplore View on map

  3. The Thinker in the garden

    Musée Rodin

    Invalides·Museum

    Rodin’s sculptures in the Hôtel Biron and its rose garden.

    77 rue de Varenne, 75007 ParisExplore View on map

  4. Arts of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas

    Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac

    Eiffel Tower·Museum

    The arts and civilisations of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas, beside the Eiffel Tower.

    37 quai Jacques-Chirac, 75007 ParisExplore View on map

Where to eat

  1. Three MICHELIN Stars

    Arpège

    Rue de Varenne·Fine dining

    Alain Passard’s restaurant opposite the Musée Rodin, famous for vegetables from his own gardens.

    84 rue de Varenne, 75007 ParisExplore View on map

  2. Two MICHELIN Stars

    David Toutain

    Invalides·Fine dining

    Two MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 guide.

    29 rue Surcouf, 75007 ParisExplore View on map

  3. Two MICHELIN Stars

    Le Jules Verne

    Eiffel Tower·Fine dining

    On the second floor of the Eiffel Tower. Two MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 guide.

    Tour Eiffel, 6 avenue Gustave-Eiffel, 75007 ParisExplore View on map

  4. One MICHELIN Star

    Le Violon d’Ingres

    Rue Saint-Dominique·Restaurant

    One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 guide.

    135 rue Saint-Dominique, 75007 ParisExplore View on map

  5. One MICHELIN Star

    Divellec

    Invalides·Restaurant

    Seafood by the Esplanade des Invalides. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 guide.

    18 rue Fabert, 75007 ParisExplore View on map

  6. Bib Gourmand

    Le CasseNoix

    Eiffel Tower·Restaurant

    Traditional cooking. Bib Gourmand in the 2026 guide.

    56 rue de la Fédération, 75015 ParisExplore View on map

  7. Bib Gourmand

    20 Eiffel

    Gros-Caillou·Restaurant

    Traditional cooking, near the Eiffel Tower. Bib Gourmand in the 2026 guide.

    20 rue de Monttessuy, 75007 ParisExplore View on map

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