30 editor picks across France.
30 cafes worth the trip across France, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All France guides.
Deep Coffee Roasters in Marseille's 1er roasts on-site at Rue Glandeves, beans from Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Myanmar and Ethiopia, the city's most.
TipOpen Mon-Fri 9am-5:30pm, weekends 9am-6pm; the roastery is at no. 17 next door.
Au Fond du Jardin behind the cathedral is a British-styled tea salon open since 1999, known for more than eighty kinds of madeleine du voyage.
La Tisserie in Marseille's 7e is Gallien Jeanroy's coffee roastery and shop at Rue d'Endoume, arabicas from high-altitude family farms roasted daily.
TipOpen Tue-Fri 8:30am-1:30pm and 3pm-7pm, weekends slightly different hours.
Tamper! sits on the pedestrian cobbles of Rue des Vieux Murs in Lille, an espresso bar working filter, siphon and piston alongside salads and quiches.
TipBeans are graded to a minimum of 85 points, so ask which single origin is on filter today.
Mokxa on Rue Bellecordiere in the 2e is Lyon's flagship third-wave coffee bar, founded in 2011, with single-origin espresso, filter pours and a roastery.
TipThe single-origin filter list rotates monthly; whole-bean bags ship retail.
Coogee in Marseille's 5e was the first proper specialty coffee in the city, Australian-style flat whites and lattes, brick walls and vintage seating up.
TipOpen daily for breakfast through afternoon; the smoothies and toasts are the food side.
De la Sierra Coffee Roasters won best coffee shop in France at the 2025 Paris Coffee Show, roasting and pouring V60s in Montpellier's Port Marianne.
TipOrder the cold brew with cocoa beans that helped win the Paris Coffee Show prize, and leave with a bag of the roast.
La Claque on Rue du Pont Vieux in Vieux Nice is the city's specialty coffee reference, artisanal roasting and a wide choice of single-origin beans.
Holybelly 5 in Paris's 10e set the city's brunch standard in 2013. Arrive at 09:00 or after 14:30 to avoid the queue. The pancake stack is the dish.
TipArrive at 09:00 or after 14:30 to avoid the queue. The pancake stack is the dish.
MokLair is a micro-roastery and coffee bar on Rue Andrieux in Reims, roasting light and home to the 2025 French Barista Champion, open seven days a week.
TipThe coffee bar opens seven days a week; whole beans can also be ordered online at moklair.fr.
Cafe Bretelles Petite France on Rue du Bain-aux-Plantes pours its own specialty coffee with gourmand brunches and daily plates made from fresh, local produce.
Bar de La Mirande serves afternoon tea daily from 15:00 to 18:00, without booking, in the hotel bar on Place de l'Amirande in Avignon, with homemade pastries.
TipTea is served from 15:00 to 18:00 while the bar itself runs from 10:00; the menu lists tea, kombucha and organic Mexican espresso.
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.
TipOpen 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.
TipThe minimalist room has only counter seating; the boutique sells the same beans to take home, prices from €12 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.
TipPereira co-founded Coutume in Paris before moving south; the roasted-on-site filter rotation is the easiest order at the counter.
WOLF Coffee and Toast pours brown sugar lattes and bakes French toast on Rue Charrue in Dijon, a Wi-Fi coffee shop ranked Dijon's top cafe on Restaurant Guru.
TipNo reservations taken; the brown sugar latte and French toast draw a steady queue on weekend mornings.
Coffee Makers on Rue Pierre Mauroy in Lille has roasted its own beans since 2013, an espresso bar and tea room over a certified organic roastery.
TipReservations are taken by SMS or voicemail only. Wednesday opens two hours later than the rest of the week.
Slake Coffee House on Rue de l'Ancienne Prefecture in the 2e is Robin Perraud's specialty-coffee bar opened in 2015, brewing beans from Mokxa and Kaffa.
TipSpecialty pour-over is the order; the back room has work-friendly bench seating.
La Boite a Cafe at the foot of the Croix-Rousse in the 1er is the specialty-coffee bar in the former Mokxa space, run since 2023 by Amelie Michel and Terry.
TipOpen every day; the back seats are the work spot, the bar pours rotating guest roasters.
Puzzle Cafe on Rue Cavenne in the 7e Jean-Mace is the specialty-coffee shop run by Thomas, with single-origin espressos from independent roasters and V60.
TipAsk Thomas for the current rotation; brewing workshops on weekends.
Magma on Rue Béchevelin in the 7e Guillotière is the specialty coffee shop with a rotating monthly guest roaster, La Marzocco espresso, V60 filter.
TipThe Magmola spiced chocolate drink is the house signature; ask for the current guest roaster at the counter.
Ben Mouture in Marseille's 7e is Benoit Roch's specialty coffee bar in renovated cellars, sourcing and serving coffees like Aranga from Tanzania.
TipOpen Tue-Sat 9am-5pm; comfortable armchairs and a small cake selection.
Cime Café is the Rue Santeuil shop of the Nantes roastery of the same name, beans roasted weekly and poured as espresso, filter or sold by the bag.
TipThe chocolate babka and the tigré on the counter are the pairing to order, and the week's roast is sold in bags at the till.
Fenocchio on Place Rossetti has scooped Nicois ice cream since 1966, the 94 flavour counter under the cathedral with rosemary, lavender, black olive.
Brume Coffee on Rue Pairoliere in Vieux Nice pours specialty espresso and batch brew from preferred roasters, generous pastries and savoury plates handmade.
Ten Belles in Paris is the canal-side cafe that gave the 10e its third-wave centre. Anna Trattles and Alice Quillet's cardamom buns sell out by 11:00.
TipThe bigger sister Ten Belles Bread on Rue Breguet bakes the bread; the cafe pulls the coffee.
Sacré Brunch runs a coffee shop and canteen on Rue Cérès in Reims, with specialty coffee from a house barista and cakes baked in-house every day.
TipBookings are taken online or by phone only, and the kitchen stops at 15:00 daily, an hour before the room closes at 16:00.
Pâtisserie Waïda runs a tea room in Art Deco surroundings on Place Drouet d'Erlon in Reims, serving breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea with fine pastries.
TipThe house has a terrace for fine days and makes its own ice cream; the tea room opens on Sunday in two services, morning and late afternoon.
Le Cafe Cerise on Quai de la Daurade is Garonne-side specialty coffee shop and roastery, founded by Valentin Tihy with single-origin Arabicas roasted on-site.
TipFilter coffee at the bar from the day's rotating menu; the roasted beans by the kilo are sold across the room.
Youpi ! is a café, bookshop and vegetarian canteen on Avenue Saint-Ruf in Avignon, with homemade cakes all day and a €14 main course on the daily menu.
TipTwo vegetarian mains change daily and are posted on the website; sockets, Wi-Fi, a children's corner and high chairs are on site.
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