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

Theodore Fachan, astrologer, author and restaurateur, and Eloïse Mehard, pastry chef and chirologer, created the capital's only esoteric café in 2020. Big fans of sweet things and the figure of the witch, these two friends offer their apprentice sorcerers the promise of tasty moments, in their café with its retro and magical ambience. With broomsticks on the walls, grimoires on the shelves and bewitched food, those who have always wanted to become wizards are well catered for at Café Contresort!

Made on site, all pastries are plant-based, with gluten-free options. In fact, it's Eloïse who grows the organic and edible plants and flowers you'll find on your dishes. There's also a bit of the savory side, with Tourte Mortelle (a killer), Chaudron de la sorcière (served in a real cauldron), falafels, waffles and melted cheese potato chips for lunch.

As for beverages, there are numerous philtres and elixirs with names related to magic. The incredible magic lemonade changes color, and the magicians at Café Contresort have thought of every detail. Several magic potions have medicinal virtues, such as Bananacadabra, made with almond milk, tonka bean, banana and mucuna, which will put you in a good mood, or Anxio Reducto, with red berries and CBD, which will soothe your anxieties. Non-alcoholic cocktails are named after famous witches, such as Mary Poppins, Karaba or the Fairy Godmother. The Marie Laveau, a tribute to the voodoo priestess, with vanilla and passion juice flavors, is even served in a bayou crocodile!

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But the house specialty is the Zodiac Wheel cupcake, an absolute must! At the moment, it's Virgo season, and her cupcake is well worth the detour: buckwheat cookie, buckwheat praline heart and fig confit combine perfectly to represent harvest, wealth and abundance. We can't wait to see what the Balance cupcake will look like at the end of September! But let's not forget the chocolate matcha fondant, the passion fruit moelleux or the peanut banana bread.

As well as treating our taste buds, Café Contresort offers themed evenings, astral theme readings and palm readings, as well as self-service books and tarot cards. A little corner of paradise for lovers of the esoteric, in a friendly, open-minded atmosphere.