Coutume Café in Paris's 7e is the laboratory cafe of the city's longest-running specialty roaster. Brewing methods rotate weekly; the espresso bar runs all day.
Tip: Order the day's filter on a V60 first, then a flat white; the bar will tell you which Ethiopia is up.
Address: 47 Rue de Babylone, 75007 Paris
Loustic in Paris's 3e Marais is the boutique cafe Channa Galhenage built after years on the London scene. Square Mile and Workshop beans rotate week to week.
Signature drink: Espresso
Tip: The Tartine Marais bread shop next door supplies the toasts; pair with a piccolo latte.
Holybelly 5 in Paris's 10e set the city's brunch standard in 2013. Sarah Mouchot and Nico Alary run a walk-in line that does not budge for influencer outreach.
Signature drink: Filter coffee
Tip: Arrive at 09:00 or after 14:30 to avoid the queue. The pancake stack is the dish.
Fragments in Paris's 3e is the daylight-flooded specialty cafe anchoring the upper Marais coffee scene. Bench seating, two pour-overs, no music after 16:00.
Signature drink: V60 filter
Tip: The chocolate banana bread is house-made. Pair a V60 with the Saturday flat-white pastry combo.
Hexagone Café in Paris's 14e is the Montparnasse-side specialty bar pouring single-origin espresso and Italian-style breakfast pastry. A neighbourhood roastery.
Signature drink: Espresso
Tip: The cornetto from the bakery next door is the breakfast set; chase with an Ethiopian filter.
Shakespeare and Company Café in Paris pulls Cafés Belleville espresso beside the English bookshop. The Notre-Dame terrace is the 5e's most photographed.
Signature drink: Filter coffee
Tip: The terrace catches the cathedral view; arrive at 09:30 for a seat before the tour buses.
Strada Café in Paris's 5e is the Latin Quarter specialty room that anchors Sorbonne students on a thesis week. Two espresso machines, six filter stations, no music.
Signature drink: Espresso
Tip: Plug points along the long bench. The €8 filter-and-pastry set is the lunch deal.
