Bread basket

Fresh baguettes, as much a symbol of Paris as the Eiffel Tower.

Tête-à-tête

Conversation tastes better in a Paris café.

Side of pork

Painted wall on the side of a Montmartre café.

Café du Temple

A corner café-restaurant touts some of its offerings on an opaque black mirror.
"Chef susceptible" printed on the right warns that the cook is particularly sensitive - so please don't rile him.

Paris unchanged

As more and more Paris cafés modernize many preserve their days-gone-by allure.

Rain or shine

Time out for a café in the old Les Halles quartier on a rainy afternoon.

Espresso moment

Good conversation and smooth espressos, best savored together. 

Café colors

Chairs that practically glow.