Afternoon tea has always suited Monaco, but the ritual feels especially at home in the patio of the Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo.
With Cédric Grolet Monte-Carlo, the palace hotel now has a pastry address built for lingering rather than simply stopping by. It brings one of contemporary pâtisserie’s most recognisable names to a setting just steps from Casino Square.
At a glance
- Cédric Grolet Monte-Carlo opened on 30 July 2025 in the patio of the Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo.
- Afternoon tea centres on mini versions of Grolet’s pastry collection, served with seasonal savoury creations.
- The chef’s website lists daily service from 9:30 to 17:30, with reservations recommended through Monte-Carlo SBM.
A pastry address inside the Hôtel de Paris
Grolet’s arrival in Monaco brings together two established reputations.
The French pastry chef was named World’s Best Pastry Chef by The World’s 50 Best in 2018, after building his name in Paris and later expanding to London, Saint-Tropez and Singapore.
At the Hôtel de Paris, his role goes beyond the tea room and boutique.
Grolet is Executive Pastry Chef of the hotel, signing the desserts across its dining venues with the exception of Le Louis XV, Alain Ducasse.
The tea room belongs to Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer’s flagship hotel, placing it within one of the Riviera’s most closely watched hospitality settings.
The patio as part of the experience
The address matters because afternoon tea is as much about pace as pastry.
Set back from the movement of Casino Square, the patio gives the experience a quieter rhythm while keeping it unmistakably Monte-Carlo.
Guests enter from Avenue des Beaux-Arts into a space designed to feel removed from the surrounding bustle.
The salon includes a 200 square metre indoor area that opens onto the patio, developed by Grolet with SBM’s construction and heritage teams.
That balance between palace architecture and contemporary pastry is central to the appeal.
Miniature signatures and seasonal savoury creations
The afternoon tea is built around Grolet’s full collection served in mini format.
It’s a smart format for a chef known for exacting trompe-l’oeil pastries, where a citrus fruit or hazelnut can become a carefully composed dessert.
The smaller scale lets guests move through several signatures without committing to a full-size pastry at every turn.
Seasonal savoury creations sit alongside the sweet collection, giving the service more breadth than a straight dessert tasting.
The house describes the setting as a Fruits and Flowers universe, which fits a pastry language rooted in fruit, form and visual precision.
Planning an afternoon in Monte-Carlo
Cédric Grolet Monte-Carlo is located in the patio of the Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo on Avenue des Beaux-Arts.
The chef’s website lists the tea room as open daily, with service from 9:30 to 17:30.
Reservations are recommended and are made through Monte-Carlo SBM.
As menus and seasonal offers can change, it’s sensible to confirm details at the time of booking.
For travellers, collectors of pastry experiences and anyone who treats afternoon tea as more than a pause between appointments, this is now one of Monaco’s clearest expressions of modern hospitality.
Its strength is not spectacle for its own sake, but the way it turns a quiet table, a historic hotel and a sequence of precise small pastries into a full afternoon.
