Looking for hours, the shop details and access to the site? It is all in our page Bercy Village: shop hours, Sunday opening, restaurants and access. This guide tells the story of the neighborhood around it.
From wine market to leisure district
The name of the cour Saint-Émilion recalls the site's former calling: until 1960, Bercy was a wine market, and the chais where barrels were stored are still there. Restored and redeveloped in the late 1990s, they now form Bercy Village. Around it, the district has been completed with a park, a large venue and cultural facilities, until it became a destination in its own right.
The walk, step by step
- The BnF François-Mitterrand: get off at Bibliothèque station (line 14), and admire Dominique Perrault's glass towers from the esplanade. Our guide to the BnF details what you can visit there.
- The Simone-de-Beauvoir footbridge: cross the Seine on foot toward the right bank and the Parc de Bercy.
- The Parc de Bercy: cross its lawns and gardens, then reach rue de Bercy.
- The Cinémathèque française: at 51 rue de Bercy, entrance via place Léonard-Bernstein. See our page Cinémathèque française for the program.
- The Méliès museum and the Musée des Arts forains: the first is at the Cinémathèque, the second in the Pavillons de Bercy. See our pages Méliès museum and Musée des Arts forains.
- Bercy Village: finish on the street of the chais, for a drink, dinner or a film, with Cour Saint-Émilion station close at hand.
| Stop | Address or access | Metro station |
|---|---|---|
| BnF François-Mitterrand | Quai François-Mauriac, 75013 | Bibliothèque (14), Quai de la Gare (6) |
| Cinémathèque française | 51 rue de Bercy, 75012 | Bercy (6, 14) |
| Accor Arena | 6 boulevard de Bercy, 75012 | Bercy (6, 14), Cour Saint-Émilion (14) |
| Bercy Village | Cour Saint-Émilion, 75012 | Cour Saint-Émilion (14) |
Cinema, concerts and shows
Bercy is a neighborhood for going out. The UGC Ciné Cité cinema at Bercy Village has 18 screens, while the Cinémathèque offers heritage screenings and exhibitions: showing from 7 October 2026 to 31 January 2027, "Belmondo, le Magnifique". The Accor Arena hosts the largest concerts; our guide to concerts in Paris compares the capital's venues.
Where to eat and drink
The offer is concentrated on the street of the chais. Chai 33 serves a brunch on Sundays, with a wine cellar in the basement; The Frog is a pub and tapas bar. As for shops, Oliviers & Co, Dammann Frères and La Cure Gourmande let you take home olive oils, teas and biscuits. Terraces stay lively in the evening: restaurants and bars at Bercy Village are open until 2 a.m.
Getting there and when to go
Three metro entrances structure the district: Bercy (lines 6 and 14) on the Cinémathèque and Accor Arena side, Cour Saint-Émilion (line 14) in the heart of Bercy Village, and Bibliothèque (line 14) for the BnF. Several bus lines, including 24, 64 and 87, also serve the surroundings. For an overview, see our guide to the metro and RER.
The district is pleasant all year. If you like festive atmospheres, come for the year-end lights at Bercy Village, with their giant tree. The park is best visited by day, and the street of the chais in the evening.
Going further
To the west, place de la Bastille and its lively neighborhood can be reached by metro: see our Bastille guide. For a night out, our page Paris at night presents other neighborhoods for dinner and going out.
