Categories: Tourist Tips
Date: Oct 27, 2009
Title: 9 Types of Coffee to Order in Paris
When you're in Paris, it's easy to get a bit confused about ordering coffess in cafés. I hope this description might help somewhat :-)
For all you coffee lovers who love to savour your Italian Arabica-style coffee beans, stop right here - you won't get coffee like that in the majority of French cafés. Before you start to despair, I have found a couple of places in Paris where you can buy your Italian-style espressos and lattes (links below). The normal coffee sold in Paris is not made from Arabica beans, but is made from Chicory - a very different flavour.
These descriptions listed below are what the French people ask for in a café.
You may notice people standing at the bar in cafés - they will pay a cheaper price than the people sitting down at tables, who require table service, so if you're in a hurry you can save yourself some money by drinking at the bar or counter.
I took this photo of the Cafe Americain - one place you can certainly get American-style filtered coffee.
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