We all love the idea of travelling to Paris to sit amongst chic locals at a perfect French cafe. Just like in the movies. While this is always an excellent idea to experience at some point in your visit to Paris, I prefer to save the large street cafe experience for lunch or an afternoon aperitif, and instead caffeinate at a local, specialty coffee shop. Not only will the coffee be better, but it will bring you into some interesting side streets of Paris’ most hip neighborhoods.

Paris is in the middle of a wonderful coffee renaissance (aka: third wave) and you should be part of it!

Much of the best coffee scene is around the 10th and 3rd arrondissements, close to the Canal St-Martin or Marais neighborhoods.

Below are some of my favorites:

Dreamin Man: 140 Rue Amelot, 75011 Paris, France

Fragments: 76 Rue des Tournelles, 75003 Paris, France

Radiodays: 15 Rue Alibert, 75010 Paris, France

La Boutique de La Brûlerie de Belleville: 14 Rue Lally-Tollendal, 75019 Paris, France

Ob-La-Di: 54 Rue de Saintonge, 75003 Paris, France

Loustic: 40 Rue Chapon, 75003 Paris, France

Ten Belles: 10 Rue de la Grange aux Belles, 75010 Paris, France

Coutume Café: 47 Rue de Babylone, 75007 Paris, France

Are there any quality Parisian coffee shops you would recommend? Please feel free to mention them in the comments below!