Top Instagram captions for Paris

Paris is a city for promenading along boulevards, sipping coffee, people-watching, eating endless macarons and generally pretending that you are in a movie. Do you know what Paris isn’t a city for? Wasting time writing Instagram captions for all of your amazing photos.

To save you the hassle, we’ve compiled the top Instagram captions for Paris – perfect for showing just how witty, cultured, and #blessed you are.

1. Funny pun captions to show how hilarious you are

Buy one, baguette one free

As in ‘buy one, get one free’. Perfect for photos featuring a couple (or ten) tasty Parisian sandwiches.

Don’t baguette the cheese

As in ‘don’t forget the cheese’ – again, use when your photo features a baguette which, trust us, there will be a lot of.

Petit-four more, please

Petit fours are little bite-size pieces of heaven in the form of cakes and pastries – another food pun for when you are nibbling sweets by the Seine.

Pardon my French

An English expression used to excuse rude or inappropriate language.

Eiffel for you from day one, Paris

‘I fell for you from day one, Paris’ – like how you ‘fall’ in love – get it?

Paris, I louvre you

Louvre is the famous Parisian museum where the Mona Lisa lives – it sounds like ‘love’ – cultured and hilarious? Yes, please.

I think it’s a Seine

As in ‘it must be a sign’ – use for pictures by the river, with the sun shining on you.

2. Literary quote captions to show how intelligent and well-read you are

“When good Americans die, they go to Paris.” — Oscar Wilde

Originally from Wilde’s classic The Picture of Dorian Grey.

“To study in Paris is to be born in Paris!” — Victor Hugo

Preferably accompanying a ‘candid’ photo of you looking very studious as you sip coffee in the lounge of your French school in Paris – this comes from Hugo’s classic, Les Miserables.

“The bewildering beauty of Paris…” — Allen Ginsberg

American philosopher, poet, and leader of the Beat Generation – a Ginsberg quote is the ultimate indicator of how spontaneously creative and cool you are.

“The best of America drifts to Paris. The American in Paris is the best American.”

— F Scott Fitzgerald

Are you an American studying in Paris? According to Fitzgerald you are the best; what better way to celebrate than by showing off to all of your Insta followers?

3. Pop culture references to Paris showing how cool you are

“Paris is always a good idea.” – Audrey Hepburn

From the 1954 movie Sabrina and spoken by Hepburn’s character. Like Paris, this caption is always a good idea.

“If you’re going to be sad, you might as well be sad in Paris” – Blair Waldorf

This Gossip Girl character knew that Paris can improve any situation – a perfect caption to accompany a moody, pensive selfie.

“We’ll always have Paris” – Humphrey Bogart

From the 1942 film Casablanca, this was voted the 43rd most quoted movie line of all time and is perfect for a goodbye shot or #TBT.

“Let’s go to Paris/Take me there and never look back” – Lana Del Rey

Have you taken a picture with your back facing the camera, as you mysteriously turn to face the camera, with a stunning boulevard in the background? Of course you have. Here is your caption.

4. French sayings to show how Parisian you have become

Je ne regrette rien

The timeless lyrics of french singer, Edith Piaf, this literally means ‘I regret nothing’.

La vie est belle

‘Life is beautiful’ – perfect caption for strolling through Les Jardins Tuileries or finally receiving your food order in that adorable little bistro.

Qui n’avance pas, recule

Move forward or else you are moving backward, #motivational for late night study sessions and also the perfect caption for a ‘candid’ action shot of you strutting down the cobbled streets of Marais.

Now, go ahead and focus on capturing the perfect shot of Paris; we’ve got you covered on the caption front.