La Maison Rose in Montmartre: Address, History and a Photo Without the Crowd
La Maison Rose is the famous pink house at 2 rue de l'Abreuvoir in Montmartre (18th), painted by Maurice Utrillo. You can see it for free from the street. The sources consulted say it houses a café-restaurant, opened in 1905 by Germaine Pichot and her husband, the painter Ramon Pichot, as a cheap canteen for the district's artists; Picasso, Modigliani, Dalí and Camus are associated with it. Sources differ on some dates (construction, opening), which we could not settle. Allow ten minutes for the photo, an hour with rue de l'Abreuvoir and the hill.
Highlights
The pink facade
The corner house with green shutters is one of the most photographed images of Montmartre, immortalised by Utrillo.
Rue de l'Abreuvoir
A quiet cobbled street lined with low houses, which lets you photograph the house from another angle.
The Lapin Agile and the vineyard
A few minutes' walk away, the Lapin Agile cabaret and the Montmartre vineyard extend the stroll on the theme of the district's artists.
Practical info
Tips
- Come early in the morning or late in the afternoon: during the day, groups block the street. It is a restaurant: check it is open before planning a meal, as we could not confirm current hours. For the rest of the walk, see our complete Montmartre guide and the place du Tertre; the Montmartre Museum is very close.
How to get there
Metro Lamarck-Caulaincourt (line 12) or Abbesses (line 12), then a few minutes' walk through the hill's lanes; address: 2 rue de l'Abreuvoir, 75018 Paris.
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