Research Lunch Club in Paris
Paris takes lunch seriously — which makes it the perfect city to meet other researchers over one. Research Lunch Club matches you into a small group of Paris researchers for lunch, once a month. No colloque, no forced networking — just three people who do the work, sharing a proper midday meal, for the cost of a coffee a quarter.
📍 Real researchers, real lunch
Who's in the Paris group
Our Paris members include researchers from the Sorbonne, PSL and École Polytechnique, teams at Google, Meta and Criteo, and institutes like the CNRS, Institut Pasteur and Inria. Mathematicians, biologists, computer scientists, UX researchers — Paris brings a deep, theory-rich mix to the table.
Researchers from across Paris
A sense of where Paris members spend their days — the universities, institutes and companies they come from.
Where Paris members meet
Paris groups meet across the research quarters: the Quartier Latin and Jussieu for the Sorbonne, Montagne Sainte-Geneviève for the grandes écoles, the 15th around Pasteur, and the plateau de Saclay for those out south. Your group picks a spot — a brasserie, a café, a covered market — wherever the three of you can meet in the middle.
Third-wave coffee, Paris-style
Lunch has a way of running into coffee. A few independent, third-wave spots Paris researchers gravitate to — chains need not apply.
Coutume Café
the 7th
Strada Café
the Quartier Latin
Ten Belles
Canal Saint-Martin
🍝 Three researchers, one table
How Research Lunch Club works in Paris
You get matched
Every month we pair you with two other researchers in Paris — deliberately across disciplines and career stages, so the conversation goes somewhere new.
Your group picks a day & a spot
You sort the time and place together in the member app — a lunch that works for all three of you, somewhere easy in the city.
You meet for lunch
Show up, swap notes, and build the kind of relationship that outlasts a conference badge. Most Paris groups keep in touch long after.
Your first lunch is on us
Snap a photo at the table and tag us on LinkedIn or Instagram — we'll cover your first lunch. Our way of saying welcome.
Pricing & the 90-day guarantee
The cost of a coffee
£5 a quarter, and you can cancel anytime. The lunch itself you pay for at the table.
A fresh match monthly
Two new Paris researchers every month you're a member.
90-day guarantee
Not feeling the lunches in your first 90 days? We'll refund your membership.
First lunch on us
Tag us in a photo from your first lunch and we'll cover it.
☕ Lunch that ran into coffee
Paris researcher FAQ
Wherever works for your group — often the Quartier Latin, the 15th near Pasteur, or out toward Saclay, close to where members work. You pick the day and the place in the app.
Other Paris-based researchers across disciplines and seniority — Sorbonne, PSL and Polytechnique academics alongside researchers at Google, Meta, the CNRS, Pasteur and Inria. Deliberately cross-disciplinary.
Each month we group Paris members into threes, mixing fields and career stages and avoiding repeat pairings. A new group every month you're a member.
Yes — many Paris members are industry researchers, from UX and data science to applied ML at tech firms across the city. If you do research, you're welcome at the table.
The cost of a coffee a quarter — £5, cancel anytime. The lunch you pay for at the table, and your first one is on us.
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The cost of a coffee a quarter. Cancel anytime. Your first lunch is on us.