How to Choose a Caterer in Paris

Choosing a caterer in Paris: where to start

How do you choose a caterer in Paris when the offer is so vast? Between industrial providers and neighbourhood tables, it is not always easy to find a caterer that genuinely matches your event. At Berchoux, a flexitarian, anti-waste restaurant located at 16 rue de la Fontaine du But in the 18th arrondissement, we offer catering based on homemade cooking, prepared from market produce.

Before booking, it helps to define your expectations: type of event, number of guests, requirements regarding the quality of the produce and the provider's approach. This guide brings together the concrete criteria for choosing a caterer in Paris that suits your needs, based on our experience as a neighbourhood table committed since 2020.

The criteria for choosing a caterer in Paris

To choose a caterer in Paris, start by looking at the origin of the produce and the proportion that is homemade. A caterer who cooks on site, from a morning market, offers a freshness and consistency that are hard to achieve with industrial dishes. At Berchoux, the cooking is homemade and the menu changes with the market and the seasons.

Next, check that the offer is consistent with your project: a caterer able to provide individual meal trays as well as buffet or cocktail options saves you from juggling several providers. Reputation also matters: our table holds a Google rating of 4.7/5 from 298 reviews, a useful benchmark for assessing a caterer's reliability.

Favour homemade, anti-waste cooking

The quality of the cooking remains the first criterion when choosing a caterer in Paris. An anti-waste approach, like the one we have followed since 2020, reflects work based on fresh produce: we cook what the market offers in the morning and unsold items become the dish of the day rather than being thrown away.

Our cooking is led by chef Julie Berchoux, who spent thirty years in Michelin-starred kitchens alongside houses such as Robuchon, Ducasse, Taillevent and Fauchon. This expertise shows in our catering services, through flexitarian cooking that gives pride of place to vegetables without leaving out lovers of meat or fish.

Match catering services to your event

The right caterer is the one whose services match your event format. For a business lunch or a meeting, individual meal trays are often the most practical. For a reception, a buffet or a standing cocktail lets guests move around several dishes.

At Berchoux, you can guide your choice according to your event: buffet, standing cocktail or meal trays, always in the same homemade, anti-waste spirit. Setting the number of guests and the run of the day in advance helps you choose the most suitable option.

Choose a caterer close to your Paris event

Geographical proximity is a practical criterion often underestimated when choosing a caterer in Paris. A provider close to your event venue makes logistics, delivery and the cold chain easier to manage. Our restaurant is located in Montmartre, a few minutes from the Lamarck-Caulaincourt metro station.

We operate across Paris and the near suburbs, within a 5 km radius around the 18th arrondissement. This local grounding lets us cook as close as possible to our suppliers and deliver in good conditions, while keeping fresh cooking that stays true to our neighbourhood approach.

Our catering approach is part of a commitment to fighting food waste, an issue detailed by ADEME.

Frequently asked questions: choosing a caterer in Paris