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 Restaurant Le Rocher de Cancale in Paris à Paris 1er dans Paris 2ème

Patrimoine classé
Restaurant classé MH

Restaurant Le Rocher de Cancale in Paris

    73-75 Rue Greneta
    75002 Paris 2e Arrondissement
Ownership of a private company; private property
Museums of France
All houses and villas classified in France Restaurant classified MH
Restaurant Le Rocher de Cancale à Paris
Restaurant Le Rocher de Cancale à Paris
Restaurant Le Rocher de Cancale à Paris
Restaurant Le Rocher de Cancale à Paris
Restaurant Le Rocher de Cancale à Paris
Restaurant Le Rocher de Cancale à Paris
Restaurant Le Rocher de Cancale à Paris
Restaurant Le Rocher de Cancale à Paris
Restaurant Le Rocher de Cancale à Paris
Restaurant Le Rocher de Cancale à Paris
Restaurant Le Rocher de Cancale à Paris
Restaurant Le Rocher de Cancale à Paris
Restaurant Le Rocher de Cancale à Paris
Restaurant Le Rocher de Cancale à Paris
Restaurant Le Rocher de Cancale à Paris
Restaurant Le Rocher de Cancale à Paris
Restaurant Le Rocher de Cancale à Paris
Restaurant Le Rocher de Cancale à Paris
Restaurant Le Rocher de Cancale à Paris
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Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1800
1900
2000
1805
Oyster peak
1815
Sale to Borel
1846
Initial closure
début XIXe siècle (Consulat)
Restaurant Foundation
3 mars 1997
Historical monument classification
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The two facades on streets and the corresponding roof slopes; the front door with its corner sign and the apartment located on the first floor (Box 02: 04 AL 1) : classification by order of 3 March 1997

Key figures

Alexis Balaine - Founder and first owner Former oyster seller at the Halles.
Madame Beauvais - Founding partner Co-founder with Balaine under the Consulate.
Pierre Frédéric Borel - Owner and manager (1815-1846) Maintain the culinary prestige of the place.
Honoré de Balzac - Client and famous writer There were scenes of Human Comedy.
Paul Gavarni - Painter attributed frescoes First floor decoration (classified).
M. Pécune - Owner post-1846 Released the restaurant on Rue Montorgueil.

Origin and history

The restaurant Au Rocher de Cancale was founded under the Consulate (early 19th century) by Alexis Balaine, former salesman of the Halles oysters, and Madame Beauvais. Located at the corner of the streets of Montorgueil and Greneta, it became a high place of Parisian gastronomy, specialized in oysters. In 1805, Paris consumed nearly 17 million a year, and the Rocher de Cancale was a major supplier. The restaurant attracted a prestigious clientele, including Balzac and his characters from La Comédie humaine, as well as Musset's Alfred in Gamiani. Its success was based on an exceptional cellar and refined cuisine, inherited from the Ancien Régime.

In 1815, Balaine sold the establishment to Borel, former master of the Montalivet hotel, for 70,000 francs. Under his direction, Le Rocher de Cancale maintained his prestige for almost thirty years, but declined under Louis-Philippe in the face of competition from new restaurants. He closed in 1846, before reopening Rue Richelieu, then returning to Rue Montorgueil (No. 78) thanks to Mr. This last site, in a 17th century building, preserves frescoes attributed to Gavarni and was classified as a historical monument in 1997 for its front and interior decoration.

Le Rocher de Cancale was also a place of literary and artistic sociability. In 1806 he hosted the "dinners du Vaudeville", organized by the Caveau, under the motto "Rions, singing, love, drink". Joined by the cultural and political elites, he embodied the spirit of Parisian restaurants of the early 19th century, mixing gastronomy, literature and worldliness. A homonymous establishment later existed in Brussels (1874), but without direct connection to the original Parisian.

Today, the site of 78 rue Montorgueil perpetuates this heritage, with protected elements such as facades, roof and first floor apartment. The building, a private property, bears witness to the golden age of Parisian restaurants, between 17th century culinary heritage and 19th century innovations.

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