13 cafes in Paris, editor-picked for cafes open sunday. Cafes serving on sundays. All cafes in Paris.
Holybelly 5 ★ 4.6
5 Rue Lucien Sampaix, 75010 Paris
Hours: Daily 09:00-17:00
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.
Tip: Arrive at 09:00 or after 14:30 to avoid the queue. The pancake stack is the dish.
Ten Belles ★ 4.5
10 Rue de la Grange aux Belles, 75010 Paris
Hours: Mon-Fri 08:00-17:00, Sat-Sun 09:00-18:00
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.
Tip: The bigger sister Ten Belles Bread on Rue Breguet bakes the bread; the cafe pulls the coffee.
Coutume Café ★ 4.4
47 Rue de Babylone, 75007 Paris
Hours: Mon-Fri 08:00-18:00, Sat-Sun 09:00-19:00
Coutume Café in Paris's 7e is the laboratory cafe of the city's longest-running specialty roaster. Open mon-fri 08:00-18:00, sat-sun 09:00-19:00.
Tip: Order the day's filter on a V60 first, then a flat white; the bar will tell you which Ethiopia is up.
Café Nuances Marais ★ 4.4
51 Rue des Francs-Bourgeois, 75004 Paris
Hours: Mon-Fri 08:00-19:00, Sat-Sun 09:00-19:00
Café Nuances Marais in Paris's 4e is the Corot brothers' specialty espresso bar with a Crosby Studios interior of mirrored ceilings and recycled-aluminium.
Tip: Pair an espresso with the Kyoto matcha; the Crosby-designed glass façade catches afternoon light on Rue des Francs-Bourgeois.
Tiba ★ 4.3
51 Rue Charlot, 75003 Paris
Hours: Tue-Sun 10:15-18:00, closed Mon
Tiba in Paris's 3e Haut Marais is the brutalist-minimal cafe Kevin Cerqueira and Linda Huynh opened in March 2025. Open tue-sun 10:15-18:00, closed mon.
Tip: Closed Monday. The V60 is the room's signature; the carrot cake and madeleines come out mid-morning.
Boot Café ★ 4.3
19 Rue du Pont aux Choux, 75003 Paris
Hours: Daily 09:00-18:00
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.
Tip: Cash only. Take a coffee to the Square du Temple a block away rather than waiting for a seat.
The Coffee Sorbonne ★ 4.2
8 Rue de la Sorbonne, 75005 Paris
Hours: Mon-Fri 08:00-19:00, Sat 09:00-19:00, Sun 09:00-18:00
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.
Tip: Order the V60 at the counter; the Cardinal Lemoine and Notre-Dame branches share the same Brazilian roast if Sorbonne is full.
Yellow Tucan ★ 4.2
20 Rue des Tournelles, 75004 Paris
Hours: Daily 09:00-18:00
Yellow Tucan in Paris's 4e is the Marais-side micro-roaster with a single counter, rotating Latin American single origins, mostly Colombian and Peruvian.
Tip: The bench seats are for short stays; for longer work, head to Fragments three blocks north.
Angelina ★ 4.1
226 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris
Hours: Daily 07:30-19:00
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.
Tip: The line is for tourists; the take-out counter is fast and the chocolate travels in a flask.
Café Kitsuné ★ 4.0
51 Galerie de Montpensier, 75001 Paris
Hours: Daily 09:00-18:00
Café Kitsuné in Paris's Palais-Royal gardens is the fashion-label cafe that helped reset Parisian matcha standards. At 51 Galerie de Montpensier.
Tip: The terrace catches gallery light all afternoon. Order matcha cold-brew in summer.
Café de Flore ★ 4.0
172 Boulevard Saint-Germain, 75006 Paris
Hours: Daily 07:30-01:30
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.
Tip: The first-floor mezzanine is quieter than the terrace. Order the chocolat chaud in winter.
Shakespeare and Company Café ★ 3.9
37 Rue de la Bûcherie, 75005 Paris
Hours: Daily 09:30-19:00
Shakespeare and Company Café in Paris pulls Cafés Belleville espresso beside the English bookshop. The Notre-Dame terrace is the 5e's most photographed.
Tip: The terrace catches the cathedral view; arrive at 09:30 for a seat before the tour buses.
Les Deux Magots ★ 3.8
6 Place Saint-Germain-des-Prés, 75006 Paris
Hours: Daily 07:30-01:00
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.
Tip: Pay for the view, not the food. The chocolat chaud at €9 is worth the terrace seat alone.