We all have coffee in mind. That of the morning, after lunch or the day after a party. It’s the little black we drink on a corner of the counter, the goblet that stains when it falls from the machine; it’s the long, tight, or last blue capsule that hangs out at the bottom of the basket. It is this flash of lucidity that we put on in one go to feel better awake.
After water, coffee is the second most consumed drink by the French. It is so much a part of our lives that we no longer even bother to look at it, smell it, taste it. From a gastronomic point of view, however, coffee offers a whole range of flavors and possibilities.
For a good ten years, a new version of coffee-shops has opened in France. In these hybrid places – between roasting space and tasting room – it is no longer just a question of drinking the coffee, but also of observing it. At Nuances, a small coffee-shop recently opened in a former Art Deco building in the first arrondissement of Paris, the specialty coffee beans from Ethiopia, Brazil or Burundi are delicately packaged in cotton bags before being displayed. on the wall in backlit alcoves, like luxury leatherworkers.
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At Partisan, rue de Turbigo, an imposing latest-generation roasting machine sits in the center of the room like a work of art and fills both the room and the spirits with its delicious scents. In the various cafes of the Parisian fashion label Kitsuné, where they drink very good drinks, a collection of ready-to-wear in colorful colors, inspired by the different varieties served à la carte, will soon be available. The ultimate proof that coffee has become an art of living in its own right with its codes, rites and obsessions.
Café Nuances, 25, Rue Danielle-Casanova, Paris 1er.
Partisan Café Artisanal, 36, Rue de Turbigo, Paris 3e.
Café Kitsuné, addresses to find on maisonkitsune.com