The 31 Best Cafés in France
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The best cafés in France, according to the experts: Le Fooding, the Michelin Guide, and The Infatuation have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Café Brochier comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Paris.
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Au Petit Panisse and Artefact hold the next two places. Le Fooding shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with the Michelin Guide next.
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
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Behind a plain façade and wicker chairs, this natural-wine bistro in the 11th keeps its chalkboard menu seasonal and just fussy enough to feel new. The leeks skip the usual vinaigrette, the steak tartare picked up Italian habits, and mains arrive with real sides, so nobody has to fill up on bread. It's open Mondays, which explains the off-duty chefs at the next table.
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The 21 Best Bistros In Paris
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
- The Infatuation The 21 Best Bistros In Paris
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Rank 3. Artefact
Café
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Artefact (this place) 79.016
- #3 Café Augustin 79.016
- #3 Café du Clown 79.016
- #3 Comets 79.016
- #3 Coupi Bar 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Artefact 79.016
- #3 Café Augustin (this place) 79.016
- #3 Café du Clown 79.016
- #3 Comets 79.016
- #3 Coupi Bar 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Artefact 79.016
- #3 Café Augustin 79.016
- #3 Café du Clown (this place) 79.016
- #3 Comets 79.016
- #3 Coupi Bar 79.016
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Rank 3. Comets
Café
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Café Augustin 79.016
- #3 Café du Clown 79.016
- #3 Comets (this place) 79.016
- #3 Coupi Bar 79.016
- #3 Crème 79.016
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Rank 3. Coupi Bar
Teochew Café
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Café du Clown 79.016
- #3 Comets 79.016
- #3 Coupi Bar (this place) 79.016
- #3 Crème 79.016
- #3 Delish 79.016
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Rank 3. Crème
Café
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Comets 79.016
- #3 Coupi Bar 79.016
- #3 Crème (this place) 79.016
- #3 Delish 79.016
- #3 Détail 79.016
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Rank 3. Delish
Café
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Coupi Bar 79.016
- #3 Crème 79.016
- #3 Delish (this place) 79.016
- #3 Détail 79.016
- #3 Deux Gares Express 79.016
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Rank 3. Détail
Café
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Crème 79.016
- #3 Delish 79.016
- #3 Détail (this place) 79.016
- #3 Deux Gares Express 79.016
- #3 Du Peps 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Delish 79.016
- #3 Détail 79.016
- #3 Deux Gares Express (this place) 79.016
- #3 Du Peps 79.016
- #3 Fitzcaraldo 79.016
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Rank 3. Du Peps
Café
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Détail 79.016
- #3 Deux Gares Express 79.016
- #3 Du Peps (this place) 79.016
- #3 Fitzcaraldo 79.016
- #3 Jamat 79.016
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Rank 3. Fitzcaraldo
Café
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Deux Gares Express 79.016
- #3 Du Peps 79.016
- #3 Fitzcaraldo (this place) 79.016
- #3 Jamat 79.016
- #3 Joy x Beck 79.016
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Rank 3. Jamat
Café
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Du Peps 79.016
- #3 Fitzcaraldo 79.016
- #3 Jamat (this place) 79.016
- #3 Joy x Beck 79.016
- #3 Kott 79.016
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Rank 3. Joy x Beck
Café
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Fitzcaraldo 79.016
- #3 Jamat 79.016
- #3 Joy x Beck (this place) 79.016
- #3 Kott 79.016
- #3 L’Atelier Soubrier 79.016
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Rank 3. Kott
Café
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Jamat 79.016
- #3 Joy x Beck 79.016
- #3 Kott (this place) 79.016
- #3 L’Atelier Soubrier 79.016
- #3 La Blague 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Joy x Beck 79.016
- #3 Kott 79.016
- #3 L’Atelier Soubrier (this place) 79.016
- #3 La Blague 79.016
- #3 La Grange de Vers 79.016
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Rank 3. La Blague
Café
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Kott 79.016
- #3 L’Atelier Soubrier 79.016
- #3 La Blague (this place) 79.016
- #3 La Grange de Vers 79.016
- #3 Le Café de la Loire 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 L’Atelier Soubrier 79.016
- #3 La Blague 79.016
- #3 La Grange de Vers (this place) 79.016
- #3 Le Café de la Loire 79.016
- #3 Le Café du 19M 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 La Blague 79.016
- #3 La Grange de Vers 79.016
- #3 Le Café de la Loire (this place) 79.016
- #3 Le Café du 19M 79.016
- #3 Les Baigneurs Café 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 La Grange de Vers 79.016
- #3 Le Café de la Loire 79.016
- #3 Le Café du 19M (this place) 79.016
- #3 Les Baigneurs Café 79.016
- #3 Monsieur Papier 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Le Café de la Loire 79.016
- #3 Le Café du 19M 79.016
- #3 Les Baigneurs Café (this place) 79.016
- #3 Monsieur Papier 79.016
- #3 Paradox Café 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Le Café du 19M 79.016
- #3 Les Baigneurs Café 79.016
- #3 Monsieur Papier (this place) 79.016
- #3 Paradox Café 79.016
- #3 Zinzin 79.016
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Rank 3. Paradox Café
Café
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Le Café du 19M 79.016
- #3 Les Baigneurs Café 79.016
- #3 Monsieur Papier 79.016
- #3 Paradox Café (this place) 79.016
- #3 Zinzin 79.016
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Rank 3. Zinzin
Café
The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 23 places with the exact same Score, so they share #3. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #3 Le Café du 19M 79.016
- #3 Les Baigneurs Café 79.016
- #3 Monsieur Papier 79.016
- #3 Paradox Café 79.016
- #3 Zinzin (this place) 79.016
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Rank 26. Racinette
Café
A Canadian-Belgian couple runs this all-day café-restaurant on a steep street near the cathedral, and it pulls in everyone from pilgrims to locals who've claimed their regular table. The room mixes pastel tones with old stone, there's a sunny terrace, and a mezzanine that feels like the good section. The short menu moves easily between rustic and modern. A Michelin Bib Gourmand.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #27. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #27 Auberge de la Tour (this place) 68.544
- #27 Café Compagnon 68.544
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #27. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #27 Auberge de la Tour 68.544
- #27 Café Compagnon (this place) 68.544
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Rank 29. Breizh Café
Breton Café
This is a casual crêperie in Saint-Germain built around buckwheat galettes from Brittany, which means you can eat lunch or dinner here without dressing for it or booking ahead. The Odéon branch has more room than the tiny Marais original, plus a terrace for people-watching with a ham-and-comté galette. Some of the savory crêpes arrive rolled up and sliced like sushi, because Paris cannot leave a pancake alone.
The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The 24 Best Restaurants In Paris
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Restaurants In Saint-Germain-Des-Prés
- The Infatuation The 24 Best Restaurants In Paris
- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants In Saint-Germain-Des-Prés
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The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Coffee Shops In Paris
- The Infatuation The Best Coffee Shops In Paris
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Rank 31. Le Bar Fleuri
French Café
A neighborhood café in Belleville where the lunchtime regulars know the move: roast chicken with frites and a puddle of herby jus, for under seven euros, which feels like a clerical error nobody plans to correct. The owner polices the clean plate with the zeal of a school principal, so skip the starters and don't leave anything behind. The lemon pie lives in a cupboard wedged between the bar and the bathroom.
The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The Best Roast Chicken In Paris
- The Infatuation The Best Roast Chicken In Paris