In the film from 1967 Two or three things I know about herThe hero Jean-Luc Grodza sits in a Parisian cafe, a cigarette in his hand and stares at a cup of coffee. When the camera is getting closer, the spinning whirlpools of the cream seem to imitate the whirlwind of the Milky Way. The whispered voice Godard says: “Perhaps the object is what serves as a relationship between topics, allowing us to live in society, be together.”
Coffee can be an example of par excellence of an object that connects people. Contemporary Parysian drinking coffee is, however, less focused on existential fear and more powered by hedonistic joy. For a reason: there has never been a better time to get a cup of coffee in the French capital.
A long time passed to drink archaic, dim brown espresso in the vicinity of the bistro. Today’s coffee drinking is demanding, adventures and probably wants to transfer.
But Paris is not only a great coffee city. It is a city with huge coffee roasts.
Certainly cafes with many websites Motors coffee AND Coffee telescope Enjoy the global reputation in brewing exceptional coffees from abroad. However, more and more often one of the best coffees in Paris is baked within the city limits. These are one of the best coffee packaging determining the standard.
Tanat
Coffee coffee known earlier as coffee is now Tanat. What has not changed is a clear burned orange bags for Roaster coffee/retail sellers, as you can see in the most fashionable cafes from Los Angeles to Los Angeles.
“Baking is not just about control – it is an interpretation. My task is to reveal what is already there, with honesty and intention,” says Thomas Clement, Tanat’s head. “No roast can raise the average green crossing the boundaries, but the right coffee can exceed expectations with the right approach.”
In the debate on the present day, which divides specialist coffee, Tanat definitely threw a hat in the “Pro Co-fermentations” camp, with a wide range of alternative process coffee from producers, such as Julio Madrid from Finca Milan, Colombia. In the case of Clement, these coffees are not intended to jump on the trend, but more about discovering the boundaries of coffee flavor.
“Curiosity plays a key role in my philosophy. I remain open to recent origin, varieties and processing methods – even those outside the conventional map of special coffee,” says Clement. “Some of the most convincing plots I have encountered came from unexpected places or producers that have a bold risk. For me, acquiring is not just finding” safe and sound “coffee – it is about discovering character and potential.”
Tanat serves three cafes in Paris and is available in a wide selection of cafes and restaurants.
Belleville Burn
For American emigrants David Flynn, co -founder and president Belleville BurnIN The decision to open coffee in Paris was sedate.
“I almost accidentally finished in Paris,” says Flynn. “I came to Paris to learn French and finished.”
As the brands inspired in the style of Art Deco and Blue Work Jackets, which are worn by employees, Belleville draws inspiration from the city, which he calls home. “Paris lacked what I wanted to see, who had a French aesthetic perspective,” says Flynn. “France has this amazing culinary story. From the very beginning we tried to draw and see how it can be used for special coffee.”
Flynn assigns the decision to focus on the mixtures of high -quality cognac world. “The mixtures are a huge part of what we do. The value is in the creation of a taste profile that is consistent,” he says. For Flynn, the decision to mix coffee does not reduce the importance of obtaining. Belleville’s baking team travels intensively to visit coffee producers.
“We are looking for coffee with an intriguing taste profile, but we are looking for producers with whom we can have long -term relationships,” says Flynn. These relationships include the Benjamin Paz Cup. Belleville buys coffee from a coffee breeder in Honduran from the first collection. “We work with people with whom we feel that we can create something special and cooperate with them from year to year,” says Flynn.
Belleville Brûlerie coffee can be found in a wide range of cafes and restaurants in Paris, such as praised Brunch Cafe Holybellyor a boutique attached to their roaster.
Partisan
Partisan He is still baking all the coffee in a cafe from the third Arrondissement, but these days are numbered.
“We began to partial, having a smoking room and a cafe in the same space in the heart of Paris. We became very busy. It is time for us to move the smoking room to a dedicated environment,” says co -founder Partisan Georges Karam. “Training, BPPs and conferences will also be organized in this recent space.”
Carmage cites coffee scenes in the cities of Portland, San Francisco and Vancouver as inspiration, but also uses his Lebanese heritage. “In Lebanon, people drink coffee at any time of the day or night. In their own way and style coffee is anchored in local culture,” says Karam.
Although Partisan offers an option with one espresso origin with one origin, I also punish a more time-honored espresso mix to a court more conventional coffee. “I realized that I could also utilize everything I have learned to offer a dim option for friends and family who could not take radiant baked coffee,” he says.
KB Roasters/Back at Black
The high Basilique du Sacré-Ci de Montmartre offers one of the most iconic views of Paris. The results for the local coffee scene turned out to be a more modest cafe in the nearby South Pigalle.
“In 2010, KB Roasters Copory He began as a compact area of coffee in South Pigalle, “says Nico Piègay, founder of KB Coffee Roasters.” Thanks to KB we gave ourselves the freedom to do what we love. We only work with coffees we are cheerful about. ”
The cafe quickly became a constant element of the coffee scene, but Piègay did not rest on his laurels. In 2019, KB opened Back in blackRestaurant with full service in 11. Arrondissement Paris. “We wanted to examine the possibilities of a huge cafe, with real cuisine and baking workshop on site, everything under the same roof,” he says. “Ten years after our beginnings in Pigalle, we had to challenge ourselves.”
Both stores have different branding and service models, but they share a basic vision. “It’s the same band, the same coffee, but different colors and different experiences,” says Piègay.
Habit
Australian Émigré Tom Clark witnessed a change in coffee culture in Paris within 15 years HabitBut the key role that coffee plays in the city’s social landscape has not changed.
“Historically, Paris was one of the first European cities, which at the end of the 17th century bought the culture of a cafe, especially in the ST-Germain-Des-Près region,” says Clark. “Coffee culture is a Parisian life bed.” Clark first moved to France as a student student, but he left the Australian coffee culture he left.
“When I got acquainted with language and culture, I felt that my mission was to contribute to the introduction of animated and based on the quality of coffee culture, which I liked during growing up in Australia,” says Clark. “I was convinced that” Art de Vivre à la Française “was perfectly adapted to special coffee; He just had to be introduced. ”
Today Cutume runs 10 cafes around Paris, but Clark believes that special coffee is just beginning.
“As a testimony, as a French consumer requires, in 15 compact years the coffee specialization managed to easily integrate with a state-of-the-art coffee culture,” says Clark. “Today, the possibility of developing specialist coffee in addition to the rapidly developing niche sector and will become the main foundation stone of French coffee culture.”
Hello Jacob
For the founder of Hania Belahcene, Hello Jacob He began as an extension of his personal interest: independent magazines, narrow vinyl drops and special coffee. The neighborhood store Canal Saint-Martin supports various international couples such as the Netherlands Friedhats and Belgium MOK Coffee. Now Belahcene throws a hat on the ring with his own brand, Canal Street Roaster.
This may intimidate to give your own coffee next to some of the most respected brands in Europe, but Belahcene and the company are ready for a challenge. When Sprudge visits Bonjour Jacob, we try anaerobic Gesha from San Pedro in Colombia, professionally baked and prepared. Fresh sister shop Bonjour Jakub, BeansIt offers an extensive selection of house brewing equipment along with training and educational space.
