Cafe in Paris

The Île Saint-Louis institution Gault Millau crowned in 1961, still family-run, still the standard.

Best Baguette de Paris 2024 winner, sourdough, charcoal-black tradition, and weekend croissant programme

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

The cult sandwich stall inside Marché des Enfants Rouges, 30-minute queue, 13.50€, no apologies.

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

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

Paris's oldest covered market, since 1615, 21 stalls, all of lunchtime Marais, on one block.

The Saint-Germain sourdough institution since 1932.

Emmanuel Ryon, MOF glacier, Pastry World Champion, turns gelato into Marais grand cru.