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28 Comments
Fellow coffee nerd here!! Thoroughly enjoyed this one! I make my own cold brew at home. Love discovering new coffees to try out.
Thank you, Jay. We went to Noir in November based upon your recommendation and were not disappointed.
I avoid.
I dont understand this guy’s obsession with coffee. It’s just a drink.
Lovely video! What ever happened to you going to Peleton? Years back, we went there on your recommendation and now you never mention it.
Cool app..Comyu.. thanks. My last stay in 2019, I noticed a small increase in 3rd wave coffee shops. Seems like it's growing. Toronto has expanded
significantly in the past 5 years with outstanding shops. I often went to 10 Belles. (10 Rue de la Grange aux Belles)
Coffee couple that will be returning again to Paris for the 7th time. Will be there for 8 nights in July and have an apartment rented with multiple ways to make coffee. What do you recommend in the Hotel de Ville area?
Merci, Jay💯
Hi Jay! You need to try Simple Coffee at a stone's throw from KB, it's pretty différent (whether for the coffee or the atmosphere) and they have a more developed food offer. The café may seem cold and fancyish from the outside, but the baristas and the couple of owners warm it up.
That little container of beans isn't even a week of coffee for me. I'd never survive.
Hi Jay – Just installed COMYU (thank you!), and it does not seem to include Cafeotheque at 52 rue de l'Hotel-de-Ville 75004. I'm a former green coffee buyer and professional roaster, I've been to Paris over 15 times and sought out several torrefacteurs, and good old Cafeotheque is still one of my favorites. Not trendy, not shiny, but when I want to relax in comfortable surroundings among nice people and drink great coffee, this is where I go. Please give them some love! Thanks – Chris
I only found one place that did a pour over. It was so weak tasting I just gave up in general and adopted the espresso culture. Would usually down a double to start my day.
I get coffee from Sumatra here in Austin Texas and it’s amazing.
Saw this thumbnail and answered Tanat right away in my head 😅. I brought home 2 coffees and 1 decaf, almost cried when they were all over. Motors coffee was also really good!
2:00 is this an asap rocky remix? Jay you are a man of taste
Another great option is Momus on Rue des Martyrs. MOF torrefacteur.
The hubby is a coffee aficionado and some of his fav beans are also from Ethiopia and Columbia. Oh and your landlord made you the best recommendation: Moccamaster 😉
The Comyu app will def come in handy during our next visit to Paris! ☕️
Just downloaded the app. Merci to you both!
I've been coming to Paris since the early 80s and in those days it was impossible to find decent coffee—at cafés, forget about beans. Foreigners brought the concept of good coffee to Paris.
I don't usually buy coffee beans but just happened to pop into a roaster in the 5eme called Grains de Genie. One sip and it made me want to brew my coffee from scratch
L'Arbre à Café
Thanks Jay. 28 EUR for 250g of coffee is a luxury product at this point. I would need 150 EUR of that coffee per month, and that’s just for stay-at-home coffee. Ouch.
Ask if they have a single origin KENYA AA.
It’s another planet good.
Avoid “dark roast Kenya”. That’s a crime.
We have a decent roasterie in little Carcassonne (Cafes Romaro) but they don’t know how to make pourover! Quelle horreur! Waiting for artisanal/ 3rd wave coffee to truly make it here. Thanks for the app suggestion looks like there are some interesting places to check out in Toulouse.
What sunglasses are those?
…where can one get good coffee in Paris?…everywhere…it is just not to your taste…probably better stay home for YOUR kind of coffee…
As an Australian when I go overseas I just go cold turkey pretty much
Klover showroom over in the 11th is great