Elan café, London's famous pink tea room in Paris, at Galeries Lafayette

We told you about Pinky Bloom and Le Jardin de Mademoiselle, two spots with ultra-girly powder-pink decor dedicated to gourmet delights. The pioneer of the genre, El&n café, has decided to open in Paris this September 14, 2021, in the new shoe area of Galeries Lafayette Haussmann, with a hot space. So we headed to the 4th floor of the Galeries to discover the UK version of the girly coffee shop!

There's no denying it, the tea room is very well located, large and bright, with a view over the rooftops! The decor is beautiful, with its flowers and copper accessories (worth buying, by the way).

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The menu at Elan café Paris is large, with four pages of photos of dozens of"Instagrammable" drinks... Lattes with toppings, cocktails, smoothies with seasonal fruits, everything to take photos (and enjoy?).

We hesitate for a long time before testing the red velvet cake latte, a vase of beet syrup and melted chocolate chips, at 9.5 euros, and the rose spanish, a talle made from condensed milk with rose water, at 9.5 euros... the verdict is simple: these drinks are greedy, very greedy, we can't finish this glass. This will appeal more to little girls, and we'll fall back on the fruit juice. We'll see later that they make Turkish coffee, a latte with maple syrup, and hot chocolate with nutella, and hot chocolate with loukoums, so we're curious and will be back to try them out!

To accompany these drinks, gourmet brunch dishes to blow your mind. Eggs Benedict-style creme, of course, mac & cheese, pancakes, nutella French toast, brownie, pastries and slices of cake by the slice. We're tempted by the French toast, the strawberry tartlet and the cheesecake. The cheesecake is really creamy and tasty, and the strawberry tartelette is easy to bite into, with its smooth cream and French toast.... It's been a long time since we've had such a tasty, gourmet meal for 13 euros. It's a very pleasant surprise for this place, which offers very good products in a powder-pink tea room.

Here's a spot to keep for melancholy days!