Vogue Café Has Landed in Paris—and Burberry Kicked Things Off With a Chic Afternoon Tea

Paris Fashion Week got a little more caffeinated on Wednesday with the arrival of Vogue Café, which made its French debut just in time for the city’s Fall 2026 shows. After whirlwind turns in London and Milan, the coffee shop-meets-salon opened up shop at 8 Rue de Castiglione, just off Place Vendôme (the unofficial hub of Fashion Week, mais oui), where it will be open to the public from March 5 through 7.

To toast the opening, Vogue welcomed a stylish crowd for an afternoon of fashion, conversation, and beverages. Following a livestream of Antonin Tron’s debut Balmain show at the space, Burberry popped in to co-host an afternoon tea with American, British, and French Vogue’s heads of editorial content Chloe Malle, Chioma Nnadi, and Claire Thomson-Jonville.

The guest list was as charming as the setting itself, which was blooming with flowers, framed vintage posters, and a shelf of books dedicated to Vogue. Models Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (a longtime friend of the Burberry brand) stopped by, along with Natasha Poly, Stella Hanan, and Noémie Lenoir, plus plenty of industry faces including Nordstrom’s Rickie De Sole, Caro Daur, and Camille Charrière, all taking a pause from the nonstop pace of Paris Fashion Week.

The afternoon made for the quintessential Parisian café experience—fueled by both caffeine and runway-fresh buzz. At bistro-style tables and chairs, guests sipped tea, coffee, and matcha in Burberry-sleeved cups, served by waitstaff in custom Vogue aprons. Collagen smoothies and detox juices also did the rounds, while trays of chocolate and almond cookies tempted those in need of a sugar fix to tide them over to the next event. There was Champagne, too, because naturally there was plenty to celebrate.

Coinciding with the launch of Vogue Café, Burberry is also marking its 170th anniversary with its whistlestop in the city. Sharing space with international editions of Vogue that were dotted around the room, Burberry catalogs spotlighted the house’s “Portraits of an Icon” campaign featuring stars like Daisy Edgar-Jones, Kristin Scott Thomas, Little Simz, Karen Elson, and Kate Moss in its time-honored trench coats

And the festivities are just getting started. Over the next three days, visitors can drop in for Château Voltaire coffee, tea, and pastries and browse a selection of books, magazines, and merch. There’ll also be a lineup of exclusive programming. Among the highlights: Louis Vuitton’s Pharrell Williams in conversation with Thomson-Jonville, and Moulin Rouge! director Baz Luhrmann with Anna Wintour, chief content officer of Condé Nast and global editorial director of Vogue. Additional talks will feature Nnadi with Alexandre Samson, head of the Haute Couture department at the Musée Galliera, and journalist and literary critic Isabelle Lortholary with Fanny Schulmann, curator of the forthcoming Lee Miller retrospective at the Musée d’ Art Moderne de Paris.

During a week packed with more shows and presentations than anyone can reasonably process before an espresso, the Vogue Café offers the ultimate Fashion Month luxury: a place to pause and debrief while recharging the proverbial battery. Whether you are a local, in town for the shows, or just passing through the neighborhood, stop by the space 8 Rue de Castiglione from Thursday to Saturday….À tout à l’heure!