You'd most likely only run into Boot Cafe in the Marais area of Paris, by hazard because it's on such a quint little street that doesn't get much traffic foot or car. Which means you can enjoy a cup of jo in sweet tranquility at the bar or at one of their 2 tables ( yes you read that right - like I said they are tiny!) Address: [19 rue du pont aux choux, Paris 75003] But what they lack in size they make up in character ( some good things do come in small packages). After[...]
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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[...]