Hot stacks of pancakes, sausage rolls, toasted ciabatta, stuffed croissants… Here’s our selection of the best hearty breakfast spots in Paris!
Echo
Echo as in Echo Park, one of Los Angeles’ most creative neighborhoods. At this cheeky cantina (tiled walls, light wood furniture, ceramics), Sonia Guerrero, the former sous-chef at Frenchie To Go, serves the best of feel-good California grub! Read more.
95, rue d’Aboukir, Paris 2
Bing Sutt
In the game of café bingo, the Haut Marais neighborhood has checked off the winning box with this beautiful coffee shop by Davina Chang. After teaming up with pastry chef Julia Cheung (ex-The Kursaal), these days the former financial analyst celebrates the sweet treats of her Hong Kong upbringing. Read more.
22, rue Béranger, Paris 3
Gramme
We’ll say it loud and proud: Gramme rocks! In their tiny coffee shop with timeworn tables, azulejo tiles by Karla Sutra and bouquets of dried flowers, Marine Gora (ex-Universal) and Romaine Tellier (ex-consultant) deal out homemade seasonal cuisine. Read more.
86, rue des Archives, Paris 3
Tram Café
After having delighted customers on Rue du Cherche-Midi, Marion Trama and Paul Hayat have opened up a very cool café/bookstore on the slopes of Sainte-Geneviève, beautifully decorated by Marie Carmarans – a midnight blue storefront, a marble bar, a massive family-style table with views of the tree-lined courtyard. Read more.
47, rue de la Montagne Sainte Geneviève, Paris 5
Café Mirette
On the ground floor of the Fondation Pernod Ricard in between the library and the contemporary art gallery, Franck Baranger and Edouard Bobin, two of the sharpest blades in the bistrosphere (Le Pantruche, Caillebotte, Belle Maison, Le Coucou), have taken over Café Mirette alongside Pauline Labrousse. Read more.
1 Cours Paul Ricard, Paris 8
Bake
The beloved ring-shaped breads from across the Atlantic have finally found an international headquarters here in France! At 86 rue du Faubourg-Poissonnière to be precise, where former project manager Céline Tran, who trained under Thierry Marx and at Ten Belles, has set up an adorable little bakery. Read more.
96, rue du Faubourg Poissonnière, Paris 10
Holybelly 5
Beloved by Anglo-Saxon expats, up-and-coming influencers and pancake-philes, Hollybelly has been delighting guests in a bigger space on rue Lucien Sampaix since the summer of 2017. In their friendly dining room (cozy alcoves, plants, service and music in franglais), Nico Alary and chef Sarah Mouchot welcome you in all day long. Read more.
5, rue Lucien Sampaix, Paris 10
Aube
Tomorrow, at aube (aka dawn)… or even this morning! Not that it was collecting dust, but Audrey Jarry and Jean-Charles Buffet decided to revamp their cheeky bistro, the aptly-named Buffet, transforming it into a luminous neo-seventies eatery (patchwork tiling, a vermillion red bar, Bernard Villemot posters). Read more.
8, rue de la Main d’Or, Paris 11
Café Singuliers
Things are heating up on Rue Titon, where depressed city folk who are sorely missing the warming glow of a fireplace set their hearts ablaze at Café Singulier, heated by a sculptural church wood-burning stove and Victoire Pfister, who recently converted to the chef’s way of life. Read more.
2, rue Titon, Paris 11
Gramme 11
Just east of the Marais neighborhood, where she’s busy capturing hearts with her tiny coffee shop, Marine Gora had added another ace to her collection by opening a new bistro – complete with a wooden bar, timeworn tables and dim lighting. Read more.
96 Rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud, Paris 11
Kapé
It didn’t take long for Jessica Gonzales and Aurélie Véchot, the duo behind Bobi, to decide they wanted to open up their café in the Oberkampf neighborhood, with an idea you can really stick a fork into: to introduce people to Filipino food and drinks, from breakfast through snack time. Read more.
17, rue de Malte, Paris 11
Ten belles Bread
Welcome to the neighborhood’s favorite supplier of soft loaves and breads with golden crusts (organic sourdough, rye, focaccia, etc.)! The second of three locations from the Franco-British Ten Belles team (Alice Quillet, Anna Trattles and Anselme Blayney) fills up at lunchtime with people working in advertising or startuppers, looking for a quick, well-made lunch. Read more.
19, rue Bréguet, Paris 11
Mardi Café
Behind this niche coffee shop (Friedhats, Prolog, April) with a name as easy as ABC, you’ll find caffeinated potions (everything from espresso to cold brew), hojicha lattes and dirty chais in a striking Japanese/Danish-inspired space: a Soulages-esque facade, lots of blonde wood, clean lines, and a spotless countertop. Read more.
29, rue de la Villette, Paris 19
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