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Best Cafes in Paris

The best cafes in Paris for specialty coffee, pastries, and that perfect work-from-anywhere vibe.

Caffeine fix

Best coffee spots in Paris

Café de Flore

The legendary Saint-Germain cafe where Sartre and de Beauvoir debated existentialism. The hot chocolate is rich and the croissants are perfect. Yes, it's touristy, but the history and people-watching justify it.

Boot Café

A tiny specialty coffee shop in the Marais that's barely larger than a closet. The espresso is the best in the arrondissement and the baristas are friendly. No seats, take your cup to the nearby Place des Vosges.

Telescope

A pioneering specialty coffee shop near Les Halles. The pour-overs are excellent and the space is minimal and calm. One of the cafes that launched Paris's third-wave coffee movement.

Coutume Café

An Australian-run roastery in the 7th with excellent flat whites and a beautiful bright interior. The brunch menu is outstanding, the shakshuka and the granola bowls are both winners.

Café Kitsuné

In the gardens of the Palais Royal, this fashion-brand cafe serves excellent matcha and espresso. Sitting in the arcade with a latte watching Parisians cross the courtyard is a perfect morning.

Lockwood

A Sentier-area cafe that's part coffee shop, part cocktail bar, part restaurant. The all-day format works beautifully, morning espresso transitions to afternoon wine to evening cocktails. Great brunch.

La Fontaine de Belleville

A roastery-cafe in the 10th serving some of Paris's best specialty coffee. The beans are roasted on-site, the croissants come from an excellent bakery, and the neighbourhood regulars create a warm atmosphere.

Shakespeare and Company Cafe

Next to the famous bookshop, this cafe serves good coffee and pastries with a view of Notre-Dame. It's touristy but the setting, centuries of literary history at your elbow, is genuinely special.

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Hero, Léonard Cotte / Unsplash · Café de Flore, Celette / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Boot Café, Kevin blythe sampson / CC0 · Telescope, Unknown authorUnknown author / Public domain · Coutume Café, Péquégnot, Auguste (Versailles, en 05-10-1819 - Paris, en 19 / CC0 · Café Kitsuné, Wide Awake! / CC BY 4.0 · Lockwood, Wilton Lockwood (1861-1914), artistunidentified engraver / Public domain · La Fontaine de Belleville, Dhehz / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Shakespeare and Company Cafe, Péquégnot, Auguste (Versailles, en 05-10-1819 - Paris, en 19 / CC0