Shakespeare and Company Café in Paris pulls Cafés Belleville espresso beside the English bookshop. The Notre-Dame terrace is the 5e's most photographed.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Strada Café in Paris's 5e is the Latin Quarter specialty room that anchors Sorbonne students on a thesis week. Order the espresso. Open mon-fri 08:00-17:00.
DrinkEspresso
TipPlug points along the long bench. The €8 filter-and-pastry set is the lunch deal.
Boot Café in Paris is the postcard 3e Marais espresso bar with a painted boot facade and seven seats inside. Pulls Lomi beans, runs a cash-only counter.
DrinkFlat white
TipCash only. Take a coffee to the Square du Temple a block away rather than waiting for a seat.
Café de Flore in Paris is the Saint-Germain literary cafe Sartre and de Beauvoir made famous. Order the café crème. At 172 Boulevard Saint-Germain.
DrinkCafé crème
TipThe first-floor mezzanine is quieter than the terrace. Order the chocolat chaud in winter.
Les Deux Magots in Paris faces Café de Flore on the Saint-Germain square and serves the city's most expensive chocolat chaud in a black china pitcher.
DrinkChocolat chaud
TipPay for the view, not the food. The chocolat chaud at €9 is worth the terrace seat alone.
Angelina in Paris has poured the chocolat l'Africain hot chocolate at the same Rue de Rivoli tea room since 1903. Open daily 07:30-19:00. Booking recommended.
DrinkChocolat l'Africain
TipThe line is for tourists; the take-out counter is fast and the chocolate travels in a flask.
The Coffee Sorbonne in Paris's 5e is the Japanese-style takeaway counter the São Paulo roaster opened in December 2023, two steps from the Sorbonne campus.
DrinkBrazilian single-origin espresso
TipOrder the V60 at the counter; the Cardinal Lemoine and Notre-Dame branches share the same Brazilian roast if Sorbonne is full.
