Verdict
Paris cityscape

Le Comptoir du Relais

The snug Odéon bistro Yves Camdeborde made famous — now run day-to-day by chef Bruno Doucet, serving non-stop from noon to 11pm.

The call

Worth it if you're traveling as a couple and you're traveling solo.

Independent, never pay-to-rankGraded for your kind of tripVerified 2026-06-17How we decide

Short answer

Is Le Comptoir du Relais worth it?

Le Comptoir du Relais deserves a place on most first itineraries. Go early or reserve ahead. Crowds are part of the cost.

The answer depends on your budget, time and travel style; the breakdown below shows who gets the most value.

Why

  1. 01

    A tiny vintage room and a heated terrace on the Carrefour de l'Odéon, where service runs continuously all day — you sit when there's a table, not when a booking says.

  2. 02

    Lunch and weekends are pure walk-in; only weekday evenings flip to a single ambitious set menu (the one time you book).

Is it a fit?

Go if

Think twice if

What to order

The plates that decide it

  • The weekday-evening set menu — the kitchen's most ambitious turn, renewed daily — the reason to book an evening
  • The daily plat from the chalkboard at lunch — market-led, hearty bistronomy and reliably satisfying
  • Turning up at 8pm on a weekend expecting the set menu — evenings are walk-in à la carte at weekends — the set menu is weekday-only

Plan it well

Cost
Lunch/weekend à la carte ~€30–45; weekday-evening set menu higher, prix-fixe
Timing
Off-peak in the non-stop noon–11pm window to dodge the walk-in queue; book only for the weekday set dinner
Booking
Walk-in for lunch and weekends; weekday-evening set menu is the one reservation
Allow
1.5–2 hours
Accessibility
Small ground-floor room, tight spacing; heated terrace
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