Where to sit, sip and slow down in Bordeaux.
Coffee shops, bakeries with seats and the places Bordeaux lingers in over a cortado.
Black List Cafe in Bordeaux's Saint-Pierre is the Place Pey Berland specialty-coffee room, opened 2014 as the city's first third-wave shop, with pourovers.
Signature drink: Filter coffee
Tip: Open daily 08:00-18:00; the cookies are house-baked and pair with the lighter Ethiopian filter.
L'Alchimiste in Bordeaux's Golden Triangle is the Rue de la Vieille Tour coffee bar and roastery, opened 2014 and now supplying many of the city's specialty.
Signature drink: Single-origin espresso
Tip: The minimalist room has only counter seating; the boutique sells the same beans to take home, prices from €12 a bag.
Cafe Piha in Bordeaux's Saint-Pierre is kitesurfer Pierre Guerin and Carole's specialty-coffee room and roastery on Rue des Ayres, opened February 2017.
Signature drink: Flat white
Tip: Saturday brunch fills by 11:00; the kitchen does the eggs Benedict variation on toasted brioche, €14 with a flat white.
Kuro Espresso Bar in Bordeaux's Golden Triangle is the compact specialty-coffee counter on Rue Mautrec, near Place de la Comedie and opposite the Monument.
Signature drink: Espresso
Tip: Counter seating only and small; the takeaway is the move during peak morning hours. Closed weekends.
SIP Coffee Bar in Bordeaux's Saint-Pierre is the Rue des Trois-Conils specialty-coffee shop with pour-over service, a tight breakfast menu and a steady.
Signature drink: Pour-over filter
Tip: Plug-friendly tables sit by the back wall; weekend hours vary.
Cafe Utopia in Bordeaux's Saint-Pierre is the cinema-cafe on Place Camille Jullian inside the converted 19th-century church, with arthouse screenings.
Signature drink: Latte
Tip: The cafe is open all day; the cinema upstairs runs original-version screenings most nights with €7 student tickets.
Cafecito in Bordeaux's Saint-Pierre is the daytime cafe on the lively Place Saint Pierre with French and Italian roasters, organic cakes and a small.
Signature drink: Drip coffee
Tip: Cakes turn out around 10:00 and sell out by mid-afternoon; the Tuscan cantucci pair with the espresso.
Books and Coffee in Bordeaux's Saint-Pierre is the coffee shop and bookshop near the Grosse Cloche on Rue Saint-James, with rotating specialty roasters.
Signature drink: Filter coffee
Tip: The cakes finish by mid-afternoon; beans from the in-house brulerie are sold to take away from €11 a bag.
La Pelle Cafe in Bordeaux's Chartrons is Carlos Pereira's specialty roastery and coffee bar on Rue Notre-Dame, opened 2016, with an imposing roaster.
Signature drink: Single-origin filter
Tip: Pereira co-founded Coutume in Paris before moving south; the roasted-on-site filter rotation is the easiest order at the counter.
4eme Vague Cafe in Bordeaux Chartrons is the Hawaiian coffee specialist on Rue Notre Dame. The owner imports Kona, Kau and Maui beans direct from the islands.
Signature drink: Hawaiian Kona, Kau, and Maui single-origin espresso