Subscribe
Menu

  • Boutique vacation rentals from our trusted partner
    HAVEN IN

    VIEW VACATION RENTALS

    For those who don’t just travel, they experience.

    • Coffee

    Le Poutch: Coffee, Breakfast and Brunch on Paris’ Hip Canal Saint Martin

    Café Le Poutch may be new to the scene at Canal Saint Martin, but it’s already made 13, rue Lucien Sampaix its own. With a good soundtrack, free wifi, and a delicious menu, the café makes an excellent choice for a lunch, an afternoon with a word document, or a coffee date.
    keep reading

    read more

    How to Order Coffee in France with Comme Une Française

    You've packed a Paris-perfect wardrobe, planned your gastronomic meals, and found idyllic accommodations...now it's time to practice your French. Géraldine Lepère shares the phrases you need to order a coffee like a local so the next time you ...read more
    read more

    Coffee in Paris: The Coffee Revolution Continues in the City of Light

    Recently, something of a coffee revolution has been slowly but surely taking place in Paris, with serious coffee specialists popping up throughout the capital over the last couple of years. We talked about the inaugural wave of this trend back ...read more
    read more

    Coffee Culture Revolution in Paris: The Black Market

    The famous Café Procope, Paris’ first café, was serving this new, caffeinated beverage to the likes of Voltaire – rumored to have consumed 40 cups of coffee a day – among a star-studded cast of other enlightened historical figures, including ...read more
    read more

    Ten Belles: Paris’ Coffee Pros Strike Again by the Canal St Martin

    As I parked my Velib on a rare sunny afternoon in Paris, just steps from the Canal St Martin, I could already tell I was in for a treat.  I made my way up charming rue de la Grange aux Belles to the narrow storefront of Ten Belles, snuggled next ...read more
    read more

    Fast Coffee in Italy – Quick, Cheap and Delicious

    Coffee and focaccia – Breakfast in Genoa In Italy, coffee is delicious, quick, and to the point. You arrive, you order, you drink, you go. Now, your day can start or your afternoon can continue. Your barrista probably knows your name, the ...read more
    read more

    Le Bal Café: Amazing Food, Coffee, and Art at Place de Clichy

    Having lived in Paris for five years, I have experienced a full spectrum of highs (euphoria) and lows (disillusionment) of expat life. And throughout those emotional dips I’ve observed the local evolutions – the highs and lows – of the city ...read more

    Vacation Rentals for Those Who Don’t just Travel, they Experience.

    Boutique rentals from our trusted partner Haven In

    Paris · Provence · Tuscany · London
    ALL RENTALS
    read more

    Frog Fight: The Search For Paris’ Best Barista (and Cup of Coffee) Is On

    We’re a bit obsessed with Paris’ budding coffee scene as of late. At the heart of it all are the Frog Fights, where Paris’ best baristas compete to show off their brewing, frothing and presentation skills. This month the event ...read more
    read more

    Coffee in Paris? Finally, Coffee You CAN Drink in the City of Lights!

    Erica Berman is a serious coffee drinker. No joke. Long frustrated by Paris’ less-than-stellar coffee scene, she is overjoyed to see that some serious brewsters are finally taking hold of Paris. Be sure to check in next week for our review ...read more
    read more

    Caféotheque’s Jacu Bird Coffee: Pass the Café!

    Photo: parisbreakfasts.blogspot.com Text by Simone Blaser For coffee addicts who think they’ve seen it all—we’ve reached the new frontier. It involves beans that have been “pre-processed” by the Brazilian Jacu bird, ...read more
    1 2 3
    Join the HiP Paris Community
    Receive our exclusive newsletter w/special offers, deals, giveaways, unique recipes from published authors plus insider travel tips and insights only for HiP readers.