Café douillet guide - activities

Café Pli: an inspiring coffee shop where you can send yourself a letter in the future

Café Pli is an intimate concept straight from Korea, offering you the chance to put your thoughts on paper for your future self, who will receive a letter in one, ten or twenty years' time, and will undoubtedly have a nice surprise! Rendezvous in the 11th arrondissement for a moment with yourself, over a drink and a sweet treat.

La Casa Del Doggo: the first bakery for dogs in the 16th arrondissement

Gone are the days when dogs only had puppuccino - at Casa Del Doggo, they're spoilt for choice! This first bakery for dogs, in the 16th arrondissement, promises to be the new hangout for our four-legged friends!

Pingwoo, the restaurant - coffee and flowery brunch with crunchy cat lattes

Pingwoo is the name of a charming little coffee shop worth trying out. A cafe-canteen with a weekend brunch, this flowery place offers real home-style fusion cuisine and gourmet pastries, accompanied by its famous cat lattes.

L'Esquisse, Barbizon's new cultural hotel, both café and free museum

L'Esquisse is a fusion of hotel, café and free museum. We're off to Barbizon, the famous artists' village, to take advantage of this new spot that combines large, charming rooms, a great café by the fireplace and a free museum honoring the artists who have influenced Barbizon around the world.

Manga Café V2: a literary café for reading and playing video games in the 13th arrondissement

It's a must for all manga fans. Manga Café V2, just off Avenue de France in the 13th arrondissement, combines bookshop, relaxation and video arcade terminals.

La Régulière: independent bookshop, coffee shop and art gallery in the 18th arrondissement

In the Goutte d'Or district of Paris, you'll discover a true hybrid of independent bookshop specializing in graphic arts, coffee shop and small art gallery, where you can find little nuggets like nowhere else!

Majo, the feminist bookshop with a small vegan café near the Pantheon

Between Jussieu and the Panthéon, you'll find a pretty, cosy bookshop in violet tones, where you'll find feminist, children's and contemporary books, and a vegan café to relax in.

Café Studio, a vegan spot with a flea market feel that offers creative workshops

Head to Café Studio, in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, to learn how to sew, embroider or apply makeup, while enjoying a good vegan cookie, in the middle of upcycled objects that you will want to take home!

The Café Contresort, coffee-shop and esoteric tea room with bewitched pastries

The Café Contresort is a real enchanted parenthesis in the 18th district of Paris. Vegetable pastries, witches' elixirs, and card draws are mixed in this magical den from which one comes out changed.

Cakepart, the unique Parisian coffee shop specializing in sweet and savory cakes

Feel like going back to childhood? Head to Cakepart, in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, for a 100% sweet or savoury cake experience, full of gourmet goodness and original flavours!

Le Chat Mallows Café, the cosy, gourmet place to cuddle cats

To meet the cutest cats in Paris's 15th arrondissement, head to Chat Mallows Café, a super-cozy cat café! Enjoy cuddles, donuts and hot feline drinks.

La Main Noire, the coffee shop we love

La Main Noire is the hot Coffee Shop hiding out on rue Cavalotti in the 18th arrondissement. Like a real Australian coffee shop, this spot, the brainchild of 3 Franco-Australian friends, is sure to win you over. With brunch, healthy products and homemade alternative drinks, all in an environmentally-friendly way, it's got it all.

The Place To: restaurant, bar and coworking space in Paris' 10th arrondissement

The Place To is the new coffee shop in Paris's 10th arrondissement! The little brother of the brand's first address on avenue de Wagram, the restaurant welcomes you from early morning until nightfall, with a complete gourmet offer from breakfast to dinner, including lunch and Happy Hour. Bonus: several spaces, several atmospheres, ideal for coworking!

Lynn's Paris, Belleville's cosy, gourmet bubble tea coffee shop - permanently closed

Lynn's Paris is the cosy new coffee shop-tea room that has opened its doors in the Belleville district. It's the ideal spot for brunches throughout the week, or to treat yourself to a bubble tea with a good pastry.

Le Café de la Paix: the sublime historic restaurant in Paris with a renovated setting

The Café de la Paix, this world-famous restaurant classified as a historical monument, is without a doubt one of the most beautiful restaurants in Paris. The emblematic Parisian restaurant, ideally located on the magnificent Place de l'Opéra, welcomes you since its renovation in its two bright and airy spaces, entirely redesigned by the architect Pierre-Yves Rochon in 2021.

Used Book Café, the literary coffee shop

The Used Book Café is the coffee shop library of the Merci Concept Store. A coffee shop like no other since it offers you the possibility to read while enjoying a simple and home-made menu.

Le Jardin de Mademoiselle, the gourmet tea room that changes with the seasons

Fancy a snack in Wonderland? We'd like to take you to Jardin de Mademoiselle, a tea room as pretty as a heart, whose decor and menu change with the seasons. Here, you can indulge in gourmet drinks and cakes in a bright, bucolic atmosphere.

The Bar-Café Restaurant of the Hilton Opera and its historical setting

Do you know the Grand Salon of the Hilton Opera next to the Gare Saint-Lazare? Under this sublime historical glass roof where gilding, frescoes and crystal chandeliers await you, you can sit down all day long to enjoy breakfast, exotic dishes or even custom-made cocktails.

Shakespeare and Company, the most English-speaking bookstore in Paris

Opposite Notre-Dame de Paris, the Shakespeare and Company Café adjoins the historic English-language bookshop founded by George Whitman. Gourmets and literary souls, you've found your paradise!