Paris was late to third-wave coffee but has fully caught up. The city's iconic café-tabac culture remains strong, but a new generation of roasters and baristas — many trained abroad — has injected precision and passion into the Parisian cup. Le Marais leads the specialty scene, while Pigalle and South Pigalle (SoPi) attract the city's most adventurous coffee lovers.
Coffee neighborhoods
Paris's historic café culture dates to 1686 with the opening of Café de Procope — one of the world's oldest continuously operating coffee houses.
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