Visiting a coffee house in Paris can be a whole new experience. Hot chocolate is the speciality of Cafe Angelina in Rue de Rivoli 226 (Metro 1: Tuileries). Cafe de Flore in Boulevard Saint Germain 172 (Metro 4: Saint Germain des Pres), glares with the chic and fame of its visitors. Simone de Beauvoir and Jean Paul Sartre were regular guests. Cafe de Flore is still very popular by artists, literati, and people who fancy themselfes as intellectuals.
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Cafe Laduree in Rue Royale 16 (Metro 8, 12, and 14), is accommodated in a magnificent palace from the 19th century. Even ceiling frescoes can be found in the traditional coffee house. The specialities of Cafe Laduree are delicious cookies made of sweet chestnuts.
If you ever wanted to visit a coffee house with the character and the interior furnishing of a colonial tea parlour, you should go to Rue du Faubourg Saint Honore 260 (Metro 2: Ternes), and take a look into the cafe called “Mariage Freres“. Besides all kind of coffees, the popular establishment also offers different types of tea, and even exquisite biscuits and pastries. Mariage Freres is also quite known for its delicious salad plates.
La Palette is a popular cafe, close to the art academy, in Rue de Seine 43 (Metro 4: Saint Germain des Pres). La Palette is a classic French place for enjoying good coffee, and counts to one of the most important coffee houses in Paris.