Cafe in Paris

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

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

Paris's oldest artisanal coffee roaster, since 1880, still on the same Saint-Honoré sidewalk.

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

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

Paris's oldest chocolate shop since 1800, Marie Antoinette's chemist's listed boutique on rue des Saints-Pères

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

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

Robert Linxe's original chocolate boutique since 1977, the room that defined Paris bean-to-praline

Cyril Lignac and Benoît Couvrand's original 11e patisserie, the Equinoxe was born here

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

Alain Ducasse's bean-to-bar manufacture in the 11e, Nicolas Berger's atelier behind a cobbled courtyard

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

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.

Myriam Sabet's Levantine pâtisserie, kadaïf 1001-feuilles that Istanbul visitors instinctively recognise.

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

France's oldest tea house since 1854, the Bourg-Tibourg flagship with the colonial-era painted casks

Meilleur Ouvrier de France 2000 chocolatier, the Madeleine flagship with the life-size chocolate sculptures

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