My Kind of Paris Cafés: the ultimate guide for Parisian coffee spots you’d actually want to go back to

A slow guide to places you actually stay in

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🍵 Matcha & Tea Ritual Places

Matcha Social Club

📍 39 Rue des Petits Champs, 75001

🌐 https://www.matchasocialclub.com/

Minimalist Japanese matcha bar dedicated entirely to matcha culture, from ceremonial grade to creative drinks. Often considered one of the main matcha references in Paris.  

Go for: iced matcha latte

Stay for: clean brutalist aesthetic + quick Paris stop between walks

Mood: fashion people grabbing a drink between meetings

Kiji

📍 5 Rue Gaillon, 75002

Traditional Japanese tea café with tatami seating upstairs and ceremonial preparation methods.  

Go for: ceremonial matcha

Important: remove your shoes upstairs

Mood: quiet Tokyo moment in central Paris

Centre Culturel Pouya

📍 48 bis Quai de Jemmapes, 75010

Persian cultural tea house along Canal Saint-Martin, designed for long conversations and evenings rather than quick coffee stops.  

Go for: tea + sitting on carpets

Stay for: hours

Mood: intimate, warm, almost living-room energy

☁️ Thinking & Writing Cafés

Café Pli – Temple

📍 38 Rue du Faubourg du Temple, 75011

🌐 https://www.cafe-pli.fr/

Concept café where you write a letter to your future self that gets mailed years later.  

Go for: solo mornings or with a friend

Do: write a letter you forgot you needed for your future self. 

Mood: reflective, personal, slow

I/O Café

📍 16 Rue Dupetit-Thouars, 75003

Scandinavian-style specialty coffee bar.

Go for: cozy scandi vibes

Mood: calm

Moonlight Café

📍 27 Rue des Gravilliers, 75003

Minimal Marais specialty coffee shop known for its calm atmosphere and drinks.  

Go for: matcha or filter coffee. My favorite: iced coconut matcha!

Mood: soft daylight + conversations

☕ Reliable Everyday Coffee

Coeur Coffee Roasters

📍 6 Rue Ravignan, 75018

Montmartre neighborhood roastery, local gem favorite energy.

Go for: morning routine coffee

Mood: neighborhood regulars

Tanat – Archives

📍 96 Rue des Archives, 75003

🌐 https://tanat.coffee/

Experimental specialty coffee roastery focused on fermentation and terroir-driven beans.  

Go for: filter coffee and take some beans home with you 

Mood: serious coffee people

🌞 Sit, Eat, Stay Longer

JOLI – Bistrot chic

📍 16 Rue des Francs Bourgeois, 75004

🌐 https://joli-restaurant.fr/

All-day restaurant café — good for long sunny afternoons.

Go for: iced tea on warm days

Mood: slow Marais lunch in a magical museum garden

mesa de HOY – Plant-Based Restaurant

📍 68 Rue des Martyrs, 75009

🌐 https://www.hoyparis.com/mesa

Plant-based hotel restaurant that unexpectedly makes very good coffee & matcha.

Go for: iced drinks

Mood: calm boutique-hotel quiet

Hope you enjoy 😊 if you like the list, make sure to send me a coffee pic & keep me posted if you visit these spots