Leijina,
Well, it does depend on what you eat for breakfast. As noted above, the French idea of breakfast is cafe and croissant. I was just in Paris for a month and these places I loved. Note: I did not feel like eating until about 10 AM to noon and in the following places, they offered a "traditional American breakfast" and a standard menu from 9AM to midnight, (or 2 AM) with the exception of Chez Adel.( food no, live music, yes!)
CAFE CONTI: 1, rue de Buci, Metro: Mabillon...Although deep in the heart of the rich 6th Arrondissement, with many a tourist, I loved this cafe. On the corner of rue de Buci, rue de l'Ancienne Comedie, rue Dauphine, rue mazerine........Excellent food, service, prices....My favorite brunch was "Salade Conti"
mixed greens, walnuts, 8 slices of prosciutto, 2 slices of apple with warm chevre----8.5 Euro. Great people watching and best of all, the restaurant dog. He would nap on the sidewalk with his head on the street (!) and cars would slow down so as not to disturb him! 7AM to 2AM.
LE SEVIGNE: 4th Arr., At the cornor of Parc Royale and rue Payenne, about 3 blocks from the Musee Carnavalet. A welcome oasis in the Marais, sit outside, look at the tiny park...again, prices, food, service-excellent.
CHEZ ADEL: 10 rue de La Grange-Aux-Belles, 10 Arr. Metro: Gare de l'est....walk about 6-8 blocks, about a block from the canal, Quai de Jemappes and opposite Hospital Saint Louis. Loved it, totally non tourist, live music at night....late afternoon one day--one beer, one glass wine-5 Euros.....Great place.
LES EDITEURS: 6th Arr. Metro: Odeon (exit - carrefour de l'Odeon) 4, carrefour de l'Odeon....I admit, very upper middle class, tourist but great....Yes, they have an American breakfast but I always had the Carpaccio (12 slices) with salad and frites---15Euros....delicious. Particularily good for rainy days ( of which I had many in June)....sit inside on their lovely red leather chairs and eat and write.
CAFE DU THEATRE: 18th Arr. Metro: Abbesses and walk down, or Barbes-Rochechouart and walk west a few blocks....set on a small square where the theatre is. Very calming but vibrant.
thank you all, especially betsy2, you understood me :)
i will definitely look up some of these places!
No one has mentioned the blindingly obvious: Cafe de Flore and Les Deux Maggots. These iconic cafes are almost next door to each other on the Boulevard St. Germain in the swank St.-Germain-des-Pres part of Paris. (Just around the corner from one of Paris oldest churches). Both would appear to cover all the requirements listed by Leijina in #2. The Flore is my favorite for breakfast. Try their hot chocolate and bacon and eggs. Expensive, chi-chi and perhaps just a bit too touristy. However, try it on a Sunday morning when the local deniznes seem to out number tourists. Linger a while and watch the comings and goings of 'le tout Paris' Later in the morning, sit outside and watch the world go by.
trusted partner
