Filter coffee bars in Paris
Where Paris takes pour-over and batch brew seriously. Single origins, careful extraction, beans that change with the season.
34 cafés · France
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Back in Black
Sister project of KB CafeShop, Back in Black on Rue Amelot near Bastille serves the in-house KB roasts alongside…
Belleville Brulerie - La Fontaine de Belleville
Founded by the triumvirate behind two of Paris's most revered coffee institutions, Belleville Brulerie has become the…
Cafe Nuances
Founded in 2021 by brothers Charles and Raphael Corrot, Cafe Nuances roasts traceable single-origin coffees in their…
Coeur Coffee Roasters
Opened in June 2024 by 2023 French Roasting Champion Erwan Alonso, Coeur Coffee sits 400 meters from Place du Tertre…
Coutume Cafe
One of the original pioneers that reshaped Parisian coffee culture when it opened in 2011, Coutume operates from a…
Fragments
At 76 rue des Tournelles in the Marais, Fragments has quietly earned its reputation as one of Paris's most…
Substance Cafe
Less a cafe than a coffee omakase, Substance at 30 rue Dussoubs is Paris's most singular tasting experience. A…
Bonjour Jacob
At 28 rue Yves Toudic, Bonjour Jacob blurs the lines between specialty cafe, independent bookshop, and vinyl record…
Boot Cafe
Boot Cafe at 19 rue du Pont aux Choux is among the most photogenic coffee addresses in Paris: a former shoe-repair…
Cafe Pimpin
In the Menilmontant corner of the 20th arrondissement, Cafe Pimpin is a rustic-modern neighborhood refuge serving…
Fringe Coffee
Jeff Hargrove's Haut-Marais space at 106 rue de Turenne fuses specialty coffee with fine-art photography in a way…
The Coffee Haut-Marais
Tucked onto Rue des Gravilliers in the 3rd arrondissement, The Coffee Haut-Marais is a focused specialty counter that…
Yellow Tucan
Steps from Place des Vosges at 20 rue des Tournelles, Yellow Tucan is one of the Marais's most charming micro-cafes,…
Holybelly
Holybelly has been a Canal Saint-Martin institution since 2013, drawing long queues for its seasonal all-day brunch…
La Cafeotheque
Opened in 2005 at 52 rue de l'Hotel de Ville, La Cafeotheque was among the first Paris addresses to champion…
ONI Coffee Shop
On Boulevard Saint-Martin at the edge of the Canal Saint-Martin neighborhood, ONI pairs specialty coffee with an…
Sylon de Montmartre
Since 2017 between Pigalle and Abbesses, Sylon de Montmartre has been the neighborhood's living room, anchoring a…
Telescope
Tucked into a narrow street near Paris's Little Tokyo, Telescope was among the first Parisian addresses to treat…
Ten Belles
An anchor of the Canal Saint-Martin coffee scene since 2012, Ten Belles is the definition of a great neighbourhood…
The Beans on Fire
Facing the serene Square Maurice Gardette in the 11th, The Beans on Fire roasts its own coffees on-site and serves…
Clove Coffee Shop
Opened in 2021 by Florent Marcault and Ella McElroy at 14 rue Chappe, just below Sacre-Coeur, Clove is the rare…
Tiba
Opened in March 2025 on Rue Charlot, Tiba pairs a spare brutalist interior of brushed steel, waxed concrete, and…
Araku Coffee
Araku sources exclusively from biodynamic farms in India's Araku Valley and scores all coffees between 86 and 90 on…
Belleville Brulerie - Le 50
The second Belleville Brulerie cafe at 50 rue Belleville brings the roastery's filter and espresso programme to the…
Cafe Lomi
Founded by Aleaume Paturle in 2010 on rue Marcadet near the Montmartre rooftops, Cafe Lomi is one of the city's…
Cafe Oberkampf
A compact, warmly run all-day cafe at 3 rue Neuve Popincourt, Cafe Oberkampf sits in a part of the 11th that rewards…
Cafe Pigalle
Set on Rue Frochot in South Pigalle, Cafe Pigalle is rated among the most-searched specialty coffee spots in Paris by…
Dose Dealer de Cafe (Batignolles)
Facing the Square des Batignolles park on Place du Dr Felix Lobligeois, the original Dose Batignolles location wraps…
Fragments - Oberkampf
Fragments' third location brings the same multi-roaster precision and Mirage espresso machine to the Oberkampf…
KB CafeShop
KB opened on Avenue Trudaine in South Pigalle in 2010 and began roasting its own beans two years later, making it one…
PANAS Cafe (formerly Nomade)
Operating from Rue Paul Bert in the 11th, PANAS (formerly Nomade Cafe) is an independent specialty cafe offering…
Partisan Cafe Artisanal
Partisan occupies a bright corner on rue de Turbigo in the upper Marais, roasting its own coffee directly within the…
Terres de Cafe (Batignolles)
The Batignolles outpost of Christophe Servell's award-winning Terres de Cafe roastery sits on Rue Batignolles in a…
Terres de Cafe (Blancs Manteaux)
Founded by third-generation roaster Christophe Servell, who was named best roaster in France in 2015, this compact…
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