Do men wear jacket & tie for dinner in paris?
 

We have early dinner (6:30) reservations at "Bofinger Brasserie" in Paris on Saturday night and my husband wants to know what to wear. Does he need a jacket, tie, etc? Or would a polo shirt & dockers pants be ok?
Also, My daughter and I will be wearing summery, spaghetti-strap sundresses. Is that dressy enough?

Not at a Brasserie, casual is ok

Plenty dressy. Your husband doesn't need a jacket or a tie.

Very few restaurants in Paris require men to wear a jacket. It's not something you need to be concerned about, but long pants are preferred.

6:30 pm is more like a late lunch instead of dinner, which in Paris generally begins at 9:00 pm. Personally, I would avoid any place offering dinner at such an hour, but being you're having "dinner" a brasserie, you can dine at just about any hour you choose.

You're fine without dressy stuff for Bofinger. That's a really early dinner in Paris, more like a late lunch. Weird

At that time of day you may be the only diners so no one will see what you are wearing ;) (only kidding a <i>little</i> bit)

Isn't Bofinger one of those fitness infomercials?

Thanks to everyone! It looks like we are ready to fly to Paris tomorrow! WooHoo!!

Bon Voyage!

Nobody could wear a jacket and tie in this 35° heat anyway.

I'm surprised as I didn't think Bofinger's opened for dinner until 7.

IN any case, some people dress really casually in there, it is a mix. I mean really casually, like sneakers and jeans (men). I usually go there at least once every trip, I really like their food and it's a pleasant enough space. Most people dress "decent" but some dress as if they were going to McDonalds. Then I saw one girl who looked fantastic with a rather dressy dress, I almost felt sorry for her because it seemed a waste.

polo shirt and dockers will work

I think the suit and tie is appropriate for really dressy places at dinner, like La Tour d'Argent or something.

hey, I also reserved by website, worked out very well -- I see 6:30 is first dinner seating. Well, I went early a few weeks ago because I had something else to do or something, and there wasn't hardly anyone there at 7:30-8, so really it will be pretty empty at 6:30.

It's not even a real brasserie then, because a real brasserie has non stop meal service through the day.

It actually was open for continuous service last time I was there, but you couldn't reserve until later.

Agree on lack of dress code. After the opera, some were well dressed, some were dressed like Brooklyn hipsters, and there was one guy who looked like the rocker Meatloaf accompanied by a stunning blonde beautifully dressed. Go figure.

The best dressed person I ever saw there was a man at lunch in a light grey bespoke suit with a blue shirt and a Charvet tie. He finished his lunch and smoked a cigar while sipping brandy and reading Le Figaro.

Well at least he can't smoke a cigar anymore.

You need only tie & jacket at those places requiring reservations (Grand Vefour et al) who will tell you what dress is required. But I hate sloppy everywhere frankly, and the atmosphere at Bofinger is lovely.