Good espresso in Paris?

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We’ve been in Paris for 5 days now (Notre Dame area) and we’ve yet to find a good cup of espresso.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
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2

Good luck. A quick google suggests http://www.goodcoffeeinparis.com/ may be helpful.

3

Café Verlet near Palais Royal: http://www.verlet.fr/
Café Lomi north of Gare du Nord: http://www.cafelomi.com/

Generally speaking your best bet is to grab a cup of coffee in a place where they actually sell coffee (beans).

There must be many others, and they are worth seeking out.

4

Coutume Cafe has a place in the 7th and supplies a bunch of restaurants/coffee shops throughout the city. Outstanding beans, I even brought some back to NY last week.

I should add that the coffee scene has improved dramatically, but it still has a LONG way to go. But Coutume is an excellent start. Also take a look at ParisByMouth.com, they have an entire section dedicated to coffee.

5

Paris is home to Mariage Freres, the greatest tea shops/houses in the western world. I drink tea when in Paris.

6

sadly the best espresso i had in Paris was from a vending machine at a grocery store.

7

There is no place better than La Cafeotheque. They are artisan roasters, rare in Paris, and are very serious about espresso.

In the 4th
52 rue de l’Hotel de Ville
9:30-7:30
Closed Sun and Mon

8

Cafeotheque and Coutume are both excellent.

9

Yeah, go to Italy . . . . [tease.gif]

10

A recent (timely!) article: “There is one thing the guidebooks, the Francophiles, and the blissed-out romantics never tell you: The coffee in France is lousy…”

Not just a lament, but also some recommendations (hopefully good ones)!