A coffee at Le relais Odeon
  • 31
  • Aug
  • 2009

Most Parisiens take their coffee standing up at the bar, talking to some mates hanging out with them. If not, they like to have a look at who’s passing by but some of them like to read their newspaper. Not all the places have them but one of these places is Le relais Odeon. 

At the carrefour de l’Odéon, this Art Deco café has a marvelous pewter bar, fantastic bar stools, and a cozy interior. Read the excellent local daily Le … Parisien, the conservative Le Figaro, or check up on the latest rugby scores in L’Equipe.

Le relais Odéon, 132 Boulevard Saint-Germain, 75006 Paris

La Fourmi ( the ant)
  • 29
  • Aug
  • 2009

On walking distance from the Montmartre Studio Loft is a little café called La Fourmi . It’s a nice hangout place where you surely can meet some lonely locals. The drinks are good and so are the prices. For one or another reason, it seems to be almost always sunny on their terrace when we come there. 

La Fourmi,74, Rue Martyrs 75018 Paris

Julie and Julia
  • 28
  • Aug
  • 2009

Two women, two lives, love for cooking and Paris as location…

Bar à Bulles at Galeries Lafayette
  • 24
  • Aug
  • 2009

The French do not drink only champagne on special occacions, they drink it even while shopping. Isn’t it great to have a Champagne bar if you need a break from shopping ?

The Bar à Bulles on the first floor of the Galeries Lafayette is a little oasis where you can work up your Champagne courage to charge up that … credit card ( or recover from shopping with a glass of sparkling water). They serve your champagne at the perfect temperature in the perfect glass, what a treat !

Bar à Bulles, 40 Boulevard Haussmann,75009 Paris