19 cafe rooms in Paris we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Paris | Cafe across every city.
The Paris cafe spans two worlds: the historic literary rooms of the Left Bank and a modern speciality-coffee movement that has reshaped how the city drinks. Both have their loyalists. Café de Flore and Les Deux Magots in Saint-Germain in the 6th arrondissement carry the older tradition, while La Fontaine de Belleville in the 10th and Telescope near the Palais-Royal in the 1st lead the new wave.
La Fontaine de Belleville ★ 4.2
10e · 31-33 Rue Juliette Dodu, 75010 Paris
La Fontaine de Belleville in Paris is Belleville Brûlerie's day-long café-bistro: third-wave coffee, tartines, plat du jour, and a wine list past 18:00.
Telescope ★ 4.4
5 Rue Villedo, 75001 Paris
Telescope in Paris was one of the first third-wave coffee bars in the 1er, opened by Nicolas Clerc in 2012. Order the filter coffee. Open mon-fri 08:30-17:00.
Ten Belles ★ 4.5
10 Rue de la Grange aux Belles, 75010 Paris
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.
Café Kitsuné ★ 4.0
51 Galerie de Montpensier, 75001 Paris
Café Kitsuné in Paris's Palais-Royal gardens is the fashion-label cafe that helped reset Parisian matcha standards. At 51 Galerie de Montpensier.
Coutume Café ★ 4.4
47 Rue de Babylone, 75007 Paris
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.
Tiba ★ 4.3
51 Rue Charlot, 75003 Paris
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.
Holybelly 5 ★ 4.6
5 Rue Lucien Sampaix, 75010 Paris
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.
Café Nuances Marais ★ 4.4
51 Rue des Francs-Bourgeois, 75004 Paris
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.
Hexagone Café ★ 4.2
121 Rue du Château, 75014 Paris
Hexagone Café in Paris's 14e is the Montparnasse-side specialty bar pouring single-origin espresso and Italian-style breakfast pastry. At 121 Rue du Château.
Shakespeare and Company Café ★ 3.9
37 Rue de la Bûcherie, 75005 Paris
Shakespeare and Company Café in Paris pulls Cafés Belleville espresso beside the English bookshop. The Notre-Dame terrace is the 5e's most photographed.
Strada Café ★ 4.2
24 Rue Monge, 75005 Paris
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.
Boot Café ★ 4.3
19 Rue du Pont aux Choux, 75003 Paris
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.
Café de Flore ★ 4.0
172 Boulevard Saint-Germain, 75006 Paris
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.
Les Deux Magots ★ 3.8
6 Place Saint-Germain-des-Prés, 75006 Paris
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.
Angelina ★ 4.1
226 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris
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.
The Coffee Sorbonne ★ 4.2
8 Rue de la Sorbonne, 75005 Paris
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.
Yellow Tucan ★ 4.2
20 Rue des Tournelles, 75004 Paris
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.
Chez Aline ★ 4.5
85 Rue de la Roquette, 75011 Paris
Chez Aline in Paris's 11e is the sandwich counter Delphine Zampetti runs on Rue de la Roquette. Twelve seats, daily-rotating fillings, queue forms at 12:00.
Breizh Café ★ 4.4
1 Rue de l'Odéon, 75006 Paris
Breizh Café on Rue du Cherche-Midi in Paris plates buckwheat galettes from €8. The galette complète with Bordier butter is €13; the dessert crêpe is €8.