5 Amazing Cafés in Paris


There is nothing more Parisian than taking a few moments out of your day to sit with an espresso in one of the city's hundreds of cafes. Indoors on a cosy banquette or out on a sunlit terrace, consuming alcohol and people-watching is one of the most cherished past-times in France. Here is a list of our favourite cafes in Paris:



The Hemingway Bar

Located within the recently refurbished Ritz Hotel, the Hemingway is an old haunt of Sartre and James Joyce and pays a tribute to the eponymous author with a wall display of 25 of his original photographs from A Moveable Feast. Enjoy beers from round the world here, or Hemingway's old favourite, the single malt whiskey. The wood-panelling and cushy leather stools will make you feel like you've set foot onto the set of the movie “An American in Paris”.

La Closerie des Lilas

If not for the glass-roofed area and brass rails, stop by this admired Montparnasse haunt for its tables, which are name-plated after the café's previous patrons: Oscar Wilde, Paul Cézanne, Emile Zola, and Paul Verlaine, to name a few. Relish an afternoon café, or stop in for a whiskey at the piano bar followed by a candlelit feast in one of the relaxed banquettes.

La Coupole

As much sophisticated diner as stylish café, le Coupole can be equally relished for its iced coffees and flutes of sparkling wines and champagnes. The former wood and coal store was remodelled in 1927 into a principal brasserie in Paris and greeted many a Left Bank artist, including Joseph Kessel and Hemingway. The cellar dancehall is an after-hours treat and was once a favourite of Josephine Baker, de Beauvoir and Sartre.

Café de la Paix

Acknowledged a historic site by the French administration in 1975, this iconic café is the set for many a painting, film and poem. The lavish frescoed interior and proximity to the Paris Opera Garnier brands this classic look more like a gallery than a simple watering hole. Once treasured by French writers such as Guy de Maupassant and Emile Zola, the café is so renowned that legend claims that you will assuredly run into a friend there.

Le Select

One of the inordinate characteristic Parisian café-brasseries in busy Montparnasse, this one gets bragging privileges for its long list of past patrons. Henry Miller, Hemingway, Picasso, and F. Scott Fitzgerald all took their coffee breaks here as the sun dressed over them on the terrace. The one obvious change between the cafe's past and present appearance is the lack of cigarette smoke trails eddying through the air: smoking has been banned indoors. 

Book your stay in France on XcelTrip, to enjoy an evening stroll around the city and visit one of these historic cafes in Paris to make memories that last a lifetime.

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