Chuck Berry blazing in the background over the sound of the La Marzocco coffee machine grinding, I can hear the English speaking folks to my right discuss?birth of social media in and the neighbors two tables down to my left talk about something in French. ?I stop myself from habitually looking at my phone and the temptation to Instagram everything inside - as I enjoy my Flat White. "Savoir the moment, taste the coffee, enjoy the music, be present" I tell myself. Well, as you can see from[...]
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By now you must be saying do we really need another coffee shop in Paris? ?But can we use a restaurant that offers kick ass coffee? The answer is Holybelly, and that's a hell yes! We sat down one Saturday afternoon at one of the canteen style wooden table at the back of ?this two-part coffee shop / diner. We shared the table with 5 other people. ?With a perfect view of each plate as it left the hands of the lady chefs - it's decided we'll be coming back to try more, of that, that and that...[...]
This weekend we headed over to Fondation Cafe, (not Foundation with a u), for a little Saturday afternoon coffee break with friends while taking in the flea market in the neighborhood. Fondation is among the new breath of fresh air that's taking the Parisian coffee scene by storm (they are just around the corner from Broken Arm and Cafe Pinson, and the co-owner Chris was at Ten Belles). ?Paris has notoriously gotten a bad rep for having subpar coffee, but that's all changing since the last 2 yea[...]
After months of hearing about how good the coffee is at Coutume Cafe I gave in and voyaged over the Seine to the Left bank of Paris to wet my taste buds. Getting out the metro station at Vaneau (line 10) I was greeted with noisy construction workers plowing along Rue de Serves. I took the next right into Rue Vaneau for about 5 minutes then a left on Rue de Babylone, a calm street that seemed surprisingly hidden from the main streets in this part of town. It was around 9:30am and the only p[...]
One part Concept store and one part coffee shop The Broken Arm (12 Rue Perr?e, 75003) sits at the corner of a quaint little street across from a park in the Marais / Republic area of Paris. I stopped in yesterday for a Cafe Allongee break in the afternoon and installed myself in the sunlight absorbing and enjoying Paris from of their tiny terrace tables. Discovered a few months ago when they opened, after riding to Cafe Pinson one day. I decided to come back for a closer look at th[...]
Best Bar in Montmartre / Sacre Coeur Area of Paris - La Chope du Ch?teau Rouge[...]