16 spots - addresses, hours, what to order
Your top 5
Substance - 2hr reservation-only omakase (not a regular cafe), book NOW
I/O - La Cabra beans, Danish DNA
Telescope - the godfather
Motors - 2025 champion
Partisan - roasts on-site, Fri/Sat evening wine
2e · 30 Rue Dussoubs
Reservation only - book 7 days ahead at substancec…
This isn't a café. It's a 2-hour, reservation-only coffee omakase. Joachim Morceau (ex-Terres de Caf…
1er (Little Tokyo) · 5 Rue Villédo
Mon-Fri 8:30-17:00, Sat 9:30-18:30, closed Sun
The godfather. Nicolas Clerc, ex-photographer turned barista, opened this in 2012 and essentially st…
3e (Haut Marais) · 16 Rue Dupetit-Thouars
Mon-Fri 8:30-18:00, Sat-Sun 10:00-18:00
Named after the on/off buttons on a coffee grinder. Danish-inspired minimalism - think Copenhagen dr…
3e (Arts et Métiers) · 36 Rue de Turbigo
Mon-Fri 8:30-18:00, Sat-Sun 9:00-18:30
Lebanese-French owner Georges Karam is both a coffee historian and fluid dynamics obsessive. Roasts …
3e (Haut Marais) · 79 Rue des Tournelles
Mon-Fri 8:30-17:30, Sat-Sun 9:30-18:00
Jeff Hargrove (American photographer, wrote 'Paris Coffee Revolution') merged his two passions: coff…
6e / 10e · 10 Rue des Quatre-Vents
Mon-Sat ~8:30-17:30 (varies by location)
Owner Thomas won the 2025 France Brewing Championship. Rotating rare single-origin beans. The espres…
7e (flagship) + 10 other locations · 47 Rue de Babylone
Mon-Fri 8:30-17:30, Sat-Sun 9:00-17:30
The pioneer. Tom Clark (Australian) and Antoine Nétien (engineer-turned-roaster) opened in 2011 and …
18e (near Gare du Nord) · 3ter Rue Marcadet
Mon-Fri 8:00-18:00, Sat 10:00-19:00, closed Sun
Major roasting operation and training centre. Supplies 300+ hotels and restaurants across France. Co…
9e (South Pigalle) · 53 Avenue Trudaine
Mon-Fri 7:30-18:30, Sat-Sun 8:30-18:30
OG Pigalle institution. Own roastery since 2019, beans sourced from farmers they know personally. Th…
10e (Canal) + 6e · 10 Rue de la Grange aux Belles
Mon-Fri 8:00-17:00, Sat-Sun 9:00-18:00 (approx)
One of the OGs, equally celebrated for bread. Buzzy, unpretentious, quality-focused. Often uses Bell…
Multiple (near République) · 3 locations - check @tanat.coffee on Instagram
~8:30-18:00 daily
One of France's most respected roasters, recently rebranded from Kawa. Known for exceptionally light…
10e (Bd de Magenta) · 42 Boulevard de Magenta
Mon-Thu 8:00-16:30. CLOSED Fri, Sat & Sun.
Hidden gem on a busy boulevard - easy to walk past. Founded by Ibraham (Beebo) and Emmanuel (an astr…
3e (Le Marais) · 51 Rue Charlot
~9:00-18:00 (check @tiba_paris)
Kevin Cerqueira (ex-Terres de Café) and Linda Huyng opened this in 2025. Brutalist x Asian minimalis…
10e (Canal St-Martin) · 15 Rue Alibert
Mon-Fri 8:00-17:00, Sat-Sun 9:00-17:00
Where cool-kid Parisians go. Founded by childhood friends Beebo (marketing) and Manu (astrophysicist…
19e (HQ) + La Fontaine de Belleville (10e) · 10 Rue Pradier
Varies - check website
Not a café per se - this is Paris's most important roastery. Founded 2013 by David Flynn (Télescope …
3e (Marais) · 19 Rue du Pont aux Choux
Tue-Sat ~9:00-17:00, Sun 10:00-17:00, closed Mon
Housed in a former shoe repair shop (cordonnerie). Possibly the tiniest and most photogenic café in …