Angelina Cafe Cafe Confronta Belle Epoque 1903 Institution Salon De The Angelina Saint-Honoré & Palais-Royal $$$ Belle Époque salon de thé since 1903 — Mont-Blanc and chocolat l'Africain under the rue de Rivoli arcades
Boulangerie Utopie Cafe Cafe Confronta Best Baguette 2024 Sourdough Innovative Viennoiserie Boulangerie Utopie Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $ Best Baguette de Paris 2024 winner — sourdough, charcoal-black tradition, and weekend croissant programme
Café de Flore Cafe Cafe Confronta Literary Historic People Watching Café de Flore Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$ Sartre and Beauvoir's corner of Boulevard Saint-Germain since 1887.
Carette Trocadéro Cafe Cafe Confronta Patisserie 1927 Tea Room Carette Trocadéro Trocadéro & Passy $$$ 1927 Trocadéro tea-room — marble tables, white aprons, view across to the Tower.
Du Pain et des Idées Cafe Cafe Confronta Historic Monument Artisan Bread Morning Queue Du Pain et des Idées Canal Saint-Martin $ Christophe Vasseur's 1875-listed bakery on rue Yves Toudic — pain des amis, escargots, no shortcuts.
La Pâtisserie Cyril Lignac — Paul Bert Cafe Cafe Confronta Chef Led Signature Equinoxe 11e Original La Pâtisserie Cyril Lignac — Paul Bert Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$ Cyril Lignac and Benoît Couvrand's original 11e patisserie — the Equinoxe was born here
Les Deux Magots Cafe Cafe Confronta Literary Historic Terrace Les Deux Magots Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$ The other Saint-Germain café, with the better view of the church.
Liberté — Vinaigriers Cafe Cafe Confronta Patisserie Boulangerie Hybrid 19th Century Interior Marble Counter Liberté — Vinaigriers Canal Saint-Martin $$ Mickaël Benichou's 2013 patisserie-boulangerie — painted-ceiling 19th-century shop, marble counter heaped with bread
Pierre Hermé — Bonaparte Cafe Cafe Confronta Patisserie Macarons Luxury Pierre Hermé — Bonaparte Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$ The Picasso of pastry, in his original Saint-Germain showcase.
Poilâne Cafe Cafe Confronta Sourdough Historic Wood Fired Poilâne Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $ The Saint-Germain sourdough institution since 1932.