Boursin® and Emily in Paris are opening a French bistro in King West for one night only

Calling all Emily in Paris fans! Consider this your official excuse to dress up in your chicest outfit, enjoy delicious bites and pretend you’re scootering through the streets of Montmartre—with Gabriel at the handlebars, naturellement. On December 4, Boursin^® Bistro will take over King West’s Café Renée for one dreamy evening inspired by Emily in Paris: live jazz, cinematic ambience, a fashionable photobooth, irresistible Boursin^® cheese boards inspired by Emily’s most iconic love interests, and a dash of romance worthy of a Netflix cliff-hanger. Paris might be a flight away, but for this event, no boarding pass is required.

Paris comes to King West

For one night only, Café Renée will be transformed by Boursin^® into a cinematic depiction of holiday season in Paris. Festive trees adorned with chic bows and warm lights decorate the venue while live jazz fills the room, helping guests feel like they’re coming straight from Emily’s latest soirée. Intimate but airy, it feels less like Toronto and more like a detour to Rue Montorgueil, where Emily might pause to photograph a pastry before dashing to Savoir (in an impossibly cute outfit, of course).

So what awaits guests at the Boursin^® Bistro? Upon arrival, they will be immersed in the bistro’s charming atmosphere before being seated and offered a complimentary bistro-inspired appetizer featuring Boursin^® cheese, along with their choice of a complimentary board built around Boursin^®’s signature flavours—because no proper Parisian evening begins with an empty table.

Every Emily in Paris fan knows that love triangles come with the territory. In that spirit, three limited-edition Boursin^® cheese-boards will pay homage to Emily’s love interests. Sylvie once said the only baguettes she’s interested in are diamonds, but even she might make an exception for these.

The Gabriel: featuring Boursin^®’s Garlic & Fine Herbs Classic, elevated and effortlessly French—like the talented chef whose impossible timing keeps Emily, and the rest of us, a little off balance.

The Alfie: featuring Boursin^®’s Cranberry & Pepper Bold and unexpected with a little playful heat. The Brit who swore he’d never fall for Paris and did so anyway.

The Marcello: featuring Boursin^®’s Truffle Salt & Hint of Pepper Sophisticated, indulgent and impossibly smooth. The kind of charm that makes you forget common sense—at least until morning.

Choosing just one? C’est très compliqué.

What else is on the menu? Conversation cards prompting fan debate over the show’s iconic moments will offer lively discourse. An illustrator will sketch portraits for guests to take home, and a photobooth will capture every share-worthy très chic moment. All the while, live jazz music spills out onto the street, creating the ultimate Emily in Paris fan experience.

Tables are limited! Book early if you want your own seat in this Parisian adventure.

The art of entertaining, à la Boursin^®

For decades, Boursin^® has been the centrepiece of chic, shareable experiences. Its creamy, crumbly texture and signature flavours have long transformed ordinary nights into something elevated. Accordingly, at its heart, Boursin^® Bistro is really about the art of gathering. For one night, Toronto diners will be invited to slow down, talk too long and rediscover the pleasure of a shared table.

Boursin^® has always been about bringing people together, especially at home around a candlelit table or a coffee table shared with friends. It’s a brand built on the kind of philosophy that would make Gabriel proud. After all, he’s the one who said, “Take the time to live.” And what better way to live than with a bit of celebration together at home? For a limited time only, Boursin^® is offering its three iconic flavours in exclusive Emily in Paris packaging at your local grocer—perfect for your at-home watch parties of the upcoming season.

Cinematic, sensory and so very Paris

Boursin^® Bistro will let guests step inside Emily’s world—minus the jet lag and the Savoir office politics. Every thoughtful detail will capture the series’ blend of romance and style: jazz that could be part of Mindy’s next set, a menu that Gabriel would enjoy and an ambience even Sylvie might (begrudgingly) approve of.

It will be part fan experience, part love letter to entertaining (with Boursin^® at the helm) and wholly infused with the magic of Paris—the kind you might find on the Pont Neuf bridge at midnight or in the glow of Gabriel’s kitchen after hours. It won’t last forever—nothing perfect does—but for one night, Emily in Paris fans will have their own Parisian love story.

Reserve your table at Boursin^® Bistro here.