Not content with selling her good beans to compete against the commercial coffee chaff doing the rounds in Arles, Yuliya Rakovitch has finally set up shop halfway between the train station and the amphitheater, in a bright loft space with terrazzo floors, marble-topped tables, designer lamps and a cozy terrace sheltered from the mistral wind. From here, she now brews her no-compromise ethics straight into every cup, through a terroir-driven selection that celebrates small producers, elegantly roasted in-house with the most extreme care and respect. Like the washed Limu Gera from Ethiopia, best prepared using a gentle extraction method (V60) and enjoyed on site or at home (available in a 250-gram pack); or the Marcala Ceiba from Honduras, which makes a knockout espresso. Cold brew, cortado, matcha latte, chai or iced hojicha tea, whatever your potion, they all pair perfectly with cakes from Biomomo Hashimoto, which combine French and Japanese influences – think lime, or apricot, coconut, and ginger. And for that DIY touch, you can even personalize your own mug during the ceramics workshops held every Wednesday and Saturday. · Madeleine Proust

THE HIDDEN GEM: Not a coffee, but the Biomomo Hashimoto organic jams, made nearby in the Midi and as sweet as a haiku (rose and apricot, plum, azuki and blackberry, citron melon, kumquat and bay leaf, €6.50 for a 115-gram pot).