15 Iconic Paris Cafes and Brasseries: Places to Loaf and Dream
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As much elegant diner as stylish café, le Coupole can be equally enjoyed for its iced coffees and flutes of champagne as for its shrimp scampi and platters of oysters. The former wood and coal store was transformed in 1927 into the largest brasserie in Paris, and welcomed many a Left Bank artist, including Joseph Kessel and Hemingway. The basement dancehall is an after-hours treat, and was once a favorite of Josephine Baker, de Beauvoir and Sartre. The Tango and Jazz tunes of yesteryear have been replaced with salsa, house and electro-soul beats.
Address: 102 Boulevard du Montparnasse, 14th arrondissement
Phone: +33 (0)1 43 20 14 20More »
While some Parisian cafés start out as classics, others acquire the status through creative means. This local corner café was chosen by French Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet to play host to several scenes in the 2001 film Amélie, and has since paid tribute to it by decking out the place with movie stills, photos and ceramic dwarfs in the restroom. Prepare to sip your Kronenbourg amidst the incessant flashing of tourist’s cameras – maybe even your own.
Address: 15 rue Lepic, 18th arrondissement
Phone: +33 (0)1 42 54 90 50
This unassuming hangout hidden under the Butte in Montmartre is every bit classic Parisian café during the day as it is happening bar in the evenings. Enjoy a hot tea on the square where Picasso’s Beateau-Lavoir studio once was, while you soak up Montmartre’s bohemian, village-like ambiance.
Address: 12 rue Ravignan, 18th arrondissement
Phone: +33 (0)1 42 52 89 77
If you’re all coffee-ed out, check out this hip wine bar in the 12th arrondissement. Tables are makeshift, constructed from stacked up wine crates and slabs of red wood, and the alcohol flows aplenty. Here, you can rub elbows with real Parisians, mostly young, middle-class folks stopping in for an after-work tipple.
Address: 1 Rue Théophile Roussel, 12th arrondissement
Phone: +33 (0)1 43 43 14 32More »
The Hotel Costes is a five-star hotel, bar and lounge, opened in 1991 under the direction of designer Jacques Garcia. Situated right in the heart of the Rue Saint Honoré fashion district, the Costes is frequented by wealthy jetsetters and those curious to get a glimpse of the elite lifestyle. While not strictly a cafe in the most traditional sense, it made our list because it's become a contemporary favorite for sipping an espresso, lounging with your shopping bags and people-watching.More »
11. La Coupole
As much elegant diner as stylish café, le Coupole can be equally enjoyed for its iced coffees and flutes of champagne as for its shrimp scampi and platters of oysters. The former wood and coal store was transformed in 1927 into the largest brasserie in Paris, and welcomed many a Left Bank artist, including Joseph Kessel and Hemingway. The basement dancehall is an after-hours treat, and was once a favorite of Josephine Baker, de Beauvoir and Sartre. The Tango and Jazz tunes of yesteryear have been replaced with salsa, house and electro-soul beats.
Address: 102 Boulevard du Montparnasse, 14th arrondissement
Phone: +33 (0)1 43 20 14 20More »
12. Café des Deux Moulins
While some Parisian cafés start out as classics, others acquire the status through creative means. This local corner café was chosen by French Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet to play host to several scenes in the 2001 film Amélie, and has since paid tribute to it by decking out the place with movie stills, photos and ceramic dwarfs in the restroom. Prepare to sip your Kronenbourg amidst the incessant flashing of tourist’s cameras – maybe even your own.
Address: 15 rue Lepic, 18th arrondissement
Phone: +33 (0)1 42 54 90 50
13. Le Bar du Relais
This unassuming hangout hidden under the Butte in Montmartre is every bit classic Parisian café during the day as it is happening bar in the evenings. Enjoy a hot tea on the square where Picasso’s Beateau-Lavoir studio once was, while you soak up Montmartre’s bohemian, village-like ambiance.
Address: 12 rue Ravignan, 18th arrondissement
Phone: +33 (0)1 42 52 89 77
14. Le Baron Rouge
If you’re all coffee-ed out, check out this hip wine bar in the 12th arrondissement. Tables are makeshift, constructed from stacked up wine crates and slabs of red wood, and the alcohol flows aplenty. Here, you can rub elbows with real Parisians, mostly young, middle-class folks stopping in for an after-work tipple.
Address: 1 Rue Théophile Roussel, 12th arrondissement
Phone: +33 (0)1 43 43 14 32More »
15. Hotel Costes
The Hotel Costes is a five-star hotel, bar and lounge, opened in 1991 under the direction of designer Jacques Garcia. Situated right in the heart of the Rue Saint Honoré fashion district, the Costes is frequented by wealthy jetsetters and those curious to get a glimpse of the elite lifestyle. While not strictly a cafe in the most traditional sense, it made our list because it's become a contemporary favorite for sipping an espresso, lounging with your shopping bags and people-watching.More »
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