Jianbing 煎饼 in Paris:
Madame Guan's Chinese crêpe
The jianbing (煎饼, "pan-fried pancake") is the iconic street crêpe of the Chinese breakfast: a thin batter toasted to order, an egg cracked directly on top, coriander, fried onions, a house fermented-soybean sauce and a crispy cracker, all rolled up to eat by hand. In Paris, Madame Guan Châtelet — 63 rue Saint-Martin, in the heart of Le Marais — brought it to the city: jianbing from €8.50, made before your eyes, with halal and vegetarian options, every day from 11am to 10pm.
🥞 From €8.50
⭐ 4.8/5 · 917 Google reviews
🕚 Every day 11am–10pm
Madame Guan's traditional jianbing, toasted to order at 63 rue Saint-Martin, Paris 4th
Born more than 2,000 years ago in Shandong province and popularised in Tianjin and Beijing, jianbing is eaten every morning by tens of millions of Chinese, standing on a street corner. It is the functional equivalent of the French croissant: fast, hot, comforting.
The recipe has not changed: a mixed-grain and mung-bean batter spread in a circle on a scorching griddle, an egg cracked and spread directly on the batter, a brush of lightly sweet-spicy fermented soybean sauce, fresh coriander, golden fried onions, and the centrepiece — a crispy cracker for the crunchy/soft contrast. Fold it, roll it, eat it by hand in still-warm paper.
In May 2024 the jianbing even conquered global pop culture when Rihanna made one on camera in Shanghai — the full story is on our "They talk about us" page.
🥇Paris's first Chinese crêpe counter — Madame Guan Châtelet opened in February 2025 at 63 rue Saint-Martin (Paris 4th), 3 minutes from the Centre Pompidou, and the brand has delighted the 11th arrondissement since 2022 at its Voltaire address.
⭐4.8/5 on Google (917 reviews) — and a "proper northern Chinese jianbing" according to the
Corner guide.
🎪Official workshop at Foire de Paris 2025 — Madame Guan hosted the "Jianbing, the Chinese crêpe" workshop.
☪️Halal and vegetarian — most beef and chicken jianbings are halal; the vegetarian two-egg jianbing and the spicy noodles & cheese are meat-free. Dedicated filters on the menu.
Traditional jianbing煎饼果子HALAL*€8.50
The canonical recipe: minced beef with fermented black beans, five-spice chicken, grilled bacon, or the vegetarian two-egg version (VEGE). *Beef, chicken and vegetarian are halal. Wangzhongwang Chinese sausage version at €10.
Creative jianbing创意煎饼€10.50
The house signatures: beef & cheese, spicy chicken & cheese, fried chicken, chicken floss & nori seaweed, or spicy noodles & cheese (vegetarian). Chinese street food meets Parisian cravings.
You Tiao油条VEGEHALAL€3.50
The golden doughnut of the Chinese breakfast — crispy outside, airy inside. On its own, tucked into the jianbing, or as a Chinese hotdog with sausage and fried onions (€6.50).
Xiao Long Bao小笼包€3.50–8.50
Handmade steamed soup dumplings with a juicy pork or shrimp filling: 3 pieces as a starter (€3.50) or 8 pieces as a main (€8.50).
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Where can you eat jianbing in Paris?
At
Madame Guan Châtelet, 63 rue Saint-Martin, 75004 Paris — the city's first Chinese crêpe counter, in the heart of Le Marais, 3 minutes from the Centre Pompidou (Châtelet, Rambuteau or Hôtel de Ville metro). Open every day from 11am to 10pm, with
online ordering on madameguan.com and 15-minute counter pickup. The brand also has a second address: Madame Guan Voltaire, in the 11th arrondissement.
How much does a jianbing cost in Paris?
At Madame Guan, the traditional jianbing costs €8.50 (minced beef, five-spice chicken, bacon, or vegetarian with two eggs) and the creative recipes cost €10.50 (beef & cheese, spicy noodles & cheese, fried chicken…). It is a complete meal you can eat on the go.
Is a jianbing the same as a French crêpe?
Only the hot griddle is the same. The jianbing is thinner, made from a mixed-grain and mung-bean batter, toasted with an egg cracked directly onto it, brushed with a lightly sweet-spicy fermented soybean sauce, topped with coriander, fried onions and a crispy cracker (bao cui or you tiao), then rolled and folded to eat by hand. One TikTok creator summed it up: "the Chinese crêpe that could dethrone the Breton galette?!"
What is you tiao?
You tiao (油条) is the long golden doughnut of the Chinese breakfast: deep-fried dough, crispy outside and airy inside. At Madame Guan it is served on its own (€3.50, vegetarian and halal), tucked into the jianbing for crunch, or in the Chinese hotdog (€6.50).
What are xiao long bao?
Xiao long bao (小笼包) are steamed soup dumplings from the Shanghai region, with a thin wrapper and a juicy filling of pork or shrimp. At Madame Guan Châtelet they are handmade: €3.50 for 3 pieces as a starter, €8.50 for 8 pieces.
Where to find Chinese street food near Châtelet?
Madame Guan Châtelet, at 63 rue Saint-Martin (75004), is the Chinese street-food counter of the Châtelet – Hôtel de Ville – Marais district: jianbing made to order, handmade xiao long bao, you tiao and Chinese hotdog, with halal and vegetarian options. Google rating: 4.8/5 from more than 900 reviews.
Where to grab a quick lunch near the Centre Pompidou?
Madame Guan Châtelet is a 3-minute walk from the Centre Pompidou, at 63 rue Saint-Martin. The jianbing (€8.50–10.50) is made to order and eaten by hand, to stay or to go — ideal before or after visiting Beaubourg. Open every day 11am–10pm, no reservation needed, with
online ordering and 15-minute pickup.
Where to eat halal in Le Marais?
At Madame Guan Châtelet (63 rue Saint-Martin, Le Marais), most beef and chicken jianbings are halal: minced beef with black beans, five-spice chicken, beef & cheese, spicy chicken & cheese, as well as the fried chicken. The menu has a dedicated halal filter and the drinks list contains no alcohol.
Where to eat vegetarian near Châtelet?
Madame Guan Châtelet offers several vegetarian options: the vegetarian two-egg jianbing (€8.50), the spicy noodles & cheese jianbing (€10.50) and the you tiao (€3.50). A vegetarian filter is available on the
online menu.
