Bad coffee has been one of Paris features for a long time- along with the rude waiters in black & white.  The Parisians did not care that much about the black beverage itself – just a pretext for a pause, but some Anglo-Saxons stepped into the breach, like Oliver Strand in the NY Times in a 2010 bitter column.  Some expresso bars popped-up then in Paris and Oliver was pretty happy (sort of). These charming fresh-brewing places have become the El Dorado for tourists or expats missing a good cup of coffee in Paris.

Loustic is a new café, which serves excellent coffee – expresso and Chemex filter coffee, but doesn’t want to be part of the English spoken coffee club. Loustic’s owner Channa Galhenage wants its place to be a café for locals- he is proud that the Radio Marais guys made it their hideout! So, if you want to taste Channa’s exquisite coffee and manners, work hard on your Parisian accent, hide your backpack and leave your MacBook home. The place is cosy and has some good company : Rachel’s cakes, the  Kale Project and this week, Pressing-pressing.

le Loustic
40 rue Chapon 75003
Phone: 09 80 31 07 06
Mon: 12:00 – 18:00
Tue – Fri: 08:00 – 18:00
Sat: 10:00 – 19:00
Sun: 11:00 – 18:00

article: Claire Nouy http://lescaptures.com

loustic cafe 1 loustic cafe 2

photos: Aurore Sacuto

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