On rue de Vaugirard, Le Pont Traversé occupies a former bookshop whose historic façade continues to tell the story of the venue’s past. Today, it operates as a café and pâtisserie specialising in gluten-free food, making it an interesting curiosity even though it no longer sells books.
A former bookshop turned café
The name and façade still recall the Parisian bookshop once based here. Inside, its use has changed: people now come for coffee, pastries and an entirely gluten-free offering, in surroundings that retain some of this literary history.
Why this place is worth keeping in mind
Le Pont Traversé answers “where can I have coffee in a bookshop?” less than “where can I have coffee in a former literary venue in Paris?”. This transformation is precisely what makes it interesting: traces of the bookshop form part of the experience without pretending it still exists.
Know before you go
The address is 62 rue de Vaugirard, near jardin du Luxembourg. Its gluten-free focus is central to the current offering and can be a real reason to choose it for a sweet treat in the 6th arrondissement.
A little extra: the façade and name still let you read the history of the place before even entering, while the experience inside is now entirely that of a café.
