La Source
If you want to tell those at home you went to an authentic Parisian café, then look nowhere else. Everything you could want, from the coffee to the cobbles.
Parisian flaneurs taught us that kicking back in a café provides the perfect cover for a spot or people watching. But exploring such a vibrant city certainly works up an appetite. Get the best of both worlds and refuel in style while watching Paris pass by at these six cafés in a league of their own, whether your preference is the hippest hangouts or the steadfastly traditional.
Ten Belles
One of the favourites of the Bellville trendy set. Pleasant atmosphere, great coffee and a small but excellent selection of snacks and light meals.
Fric Frac
Sometimes only that toastie with a French flair—the croque—will do. And there's nowhere that does a better version than here. Popular and pop.
La Caféothèque de Paris
Best known as a place to buy excellent coffee to take home, its upcycled salon with lots of greenery is an oasis for a pit stop between bouts of sightseeing.