It lies in a square hidden between Notre Dame de Paris and the historic Marais district.

[1] It was originally created in 1968 by a close-knit group of comedy actors who fixed up an old factory near the Gare de Paris-Montparnasse in the 14th arrondissement.

It was not until 1972 that the Cafe moved to its present location where it has become the largest and most famous[2] fringe theater in Paris with a house that seats 450.

When it was founded, the Cafe de la Gare was called a "dinner theater", a vague term which at the time, applied mainly to a tax category.

These include Romain Bouteille, Sotha, Coluche, Patrick Dewaere, Henri Guybet, and Miou-Miou.