Louis Vuitton’s Tea Time by Maxime Frédéric: Elegance and Couture

Louis Vuitton Tea Time invites you to the heart of Paris, where every bite becomes a little luxury signed by Maxime Frédéric, World's Best Pastry Chef. From mini savory bites to jewel-like desserts, everything can be nibbled, savored, and contemplated like a haute couture creation. Here, Café Maxime Frédéric at Louis Vuitton transforms the gourmet break into a chic and indulgent ritual to be savored with your fingertips.

It's the most chic hour of the day. The hour when time stretches out in fine porcelain for a moment suspended in the heart of Paris. Before or after strolling throughthe free LV Dream exhibition, head upstairs, where the doors of Café Maxime Frédéric at Louis Vuitton open onto a unique ritual: Louis Vuitton Tea Time, created by Maxime Frédéric, World's Best Pastry Chef, to be discovered from mid-November 2025. Here, the clock strikes three times—for three tasting sessions—and each bite has the flavor of travel.

After unveiling its lunch menu in 2023, the Café is writing a new sweet and savory chapter in the1st arrondissement, with breathtaking views of the Seine on one side and La Samaritaine on the other.

Mini savory, maxi flavors

A quartet of stylish savory mini-dishes including a club sandwich, a caviar-thon taco, a croque en habit couture, and a vegetable poupon. Each miniature piece showcases precision and accuracy of taste.

The Pastry Tree, a gourmet treat

Then enters the Arbre Tea Time, a designer pastry display inspired by the House's iconic codes. Maxime Frédéric's signature XXS desserts are displayed like edible jewels: Chocolate Dessert, Hazelnut Dessert, Vanilla Dessert, Charlotte Dessert with seasonal fruits, plus two creations from among Petula Dessert, Flower Dessert, or Montenapoleone Tiramisu Dessert—a nod to the Café Louis Vuitton in Milan.

To be savored with your fingertips, like a haute couture version of café gourmand, where each petit four tells the story of a stopover, a season, an inspiration.

Plated desserts and travel cakes

Finally, the plated dessert, already a star in Saint-Tropez, arrives in Paris with the lightness of a hazelnut-lemon variation or the charm of a vanilla-chocolate wafer profiterole. Alongside it, the signature marble cake —with a melt-in-the-mouth spread filling—is accompanied by a choice of barista drinks, including coffees, teas, and infusions.

Nothing is left to chance. The ingredients are sourced from exceptional producers, and the desserts travel to Louis Vuitton locations—from Paris to Seoul, Saint-Tropez to Milan. Tea Time evolves with the seasons and new openings, like a capsule collection of flavors, woven from raw materials and expertise.

A passport to indulgence, stamped with the Louis Vuitton seal.