Cafe in Paris

Sartre and Beauvoir's corner of Boulevard Saint-Germain since 1887.

1927 Trocadéro tea-room, marble tables, white aprons, view across to the Tower.

A turn-of-the-century café preserved without irony, zinc bar, red banquettes, all-day terrace.

The other Saint-Germain café, with the better view of the church.

Marais épicerie-fine + restaurant, Delphine Plisson's Dean & DeLuca answer for Paris.

Paris's oldest covered market, since 1615, 21 stalls, all of lunchtime Marais, on one block.

The Picasso of pastry, in his original Saint-Germain showcase.

The Saint-Germain sourdough institution since 1932.