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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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 to 18:00; the cookies are house-baked and pair with the lighter Ethiopian filter.
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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.