Cafe in Paris

Belle Époque salon de thé since 1903, Mont-Blanc and chocolat l'Africain under the rue de Rivoli arcades

Best Baguette de Paris 2024 winner, sourdough, charcoal-black tradition, and weekend croissant programme

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

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

The cult sandwich stall inside Marché des Enfants Rouges, 30-minute queue, 13.50€, no apologies.

The 7e roastery that started Paris's specialty-coffee third wave in 2011.

Christophe Vasseur's 1875-listed bakery on rue Yves Toudic, pain des amis, escargots, no shortcuts.

The Australian-style breakfast counter that taught Paris to queue for pancakes, and serve them well.

Former Hugo & Victor relaunched under the chef's name, 2003 French Dessert Champion's first eponymous boutique

The original 1862 Ladurée tea room, the room that invented the Paris salon de thé.

Gaston Lenôtre's flagship since 1957, the Plaine Monceau room that taught a generation of French pastry chefs

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

Mickaël Benichou's 2013 patisserie-boulangerie, painted-ceiling 19th-century shop, marble counter heaped with bread

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.

Paris's oldest pâtisserie since 1730, Louis XV's pastry chef's listed shop on rue Montorgueil

Yann Couvreur's first patisserie since May 2016, the original room with the fox-mark logo