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Bar martine is scheduled to open nov. 1 where martine cafe once stood in downtown salt lake city..

Two Utah bars and six restaurants received their liquor licenses Thursday, including a bar that will be opening where a longtime restaurant once stood in downtown Salt Lake City.

The liquor commission of the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services (DABS) awarded licenses to Bar Martine at 22 East 100 South, Salt Lake City, and The Station Bar at 12283 S. Herriman Main Street in Herriman.

Bar Martine is slated to open Nov. 1 in the spot once occupied by the restaurant Martine Cafe, which closed in 2020 and surrendered its liquor license in 2021, according to DABS spokesperson Michelle Schmitt.

Bar Martine will be part of the Pub Group of Restaurants, which also operates Desert Edge Brewery in Trolley Square and Stella Grill in Millcreek, Schmitt said.

The Station Bar is scheduled to open Feb. 15, 2025.

The six restaurants that received their full-service licenses on Tuesday include:

• Mi Buena Vida , 533 S. 1750 West, Springville. Mi Buena Vida has another location at 1500 S. 1500 East in Salt Lake City.

• Hilton Garden Inn , 250 W. 600 South, Salt Lake City.

• Kuchu Shabu , 2121 S. McClelland St., Salt Lake City.

• Ichiban Sushi , 1071 W. Riverdale Road, Riverdale.

• La Condesa, 11078 S. State St., Suite 105, Sandy. The projected opening date is Sept. 1.

• Wicked Peel Pizza Kitchen in Midvale. Projected opening Oct. 1.

After Thursday’s meeting, the state now has four bar licenses and 48 full-service restaurant licenses available.

Also during the meeting, the commission passed rules that codify recent changes by the Legislature. Some changes of note include the commission officially allowing electronic drink menus, as well as creating guidelines for what’s required for directional signs in hotels under a change in the law that allows guests at resorts and hotels to carry a drink from a bar or restaurant back to their room, Schmitt said.

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Just beyond the Walk of Fame and a stone’s throw from the touristy crowds around the Dolby Theater are dozens of restaurants worth battling tourists and traffic for. Hollywood has a little bit of everything, offering old-school haunts, new-school diners, Chinese dumplings, and so much more. Here are 15 of the essential restaurants to taste in Hollywood.

Clark Street Diner

It’s never easy to replace a beloved longtime eatery, but Zach Hall’s Clark Street Diner has improved upon the fabled 101 Coffee Shop with great coffee, fluffy pancakes, and patty melts — all served in a bright retro dining room.

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Lemon Grove

Chef Marcel Vigneron’s rooftop stunner sports idyllic views of the Hollywood Hills and the Capitol Records building, bananas foster pancakes for brunch, steak frites with turmeric brown butter, and a chitara lemon pasta. All pair well with a paloma made with hibiscus tequila.

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Chef Jackson Kalb makes things easy at his Hollywood Italian American spot. Jemma’s menu features dishes from the chef’s other SoCal restaurants, including fresh pasta, sandwiches, pizzas, and pork osso bucco. The house-made ranch, marinara, and vodka sauces — perfect for crust dipping — are a draw for kids, but adults love them too.

Sincerely Syria (Hollywood Shawarma)

The Valley-based Sincerely Syria took over Hollywood Shawarma in late 2021 where Adham Kamal’s food is as great as the original Sherman Oaks location. Order the shawarma wrap with rotisserie beef, lamb, or chicken. Every wrap gets a bit of tahini, diced tomatoes, and pickled cucumber spears before it meets the griddle.

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Musso & Frank Grill

Martinis done right and a menu that’s barely changed since 1919 has kept Musso & Frank relevant and running for over a century. Grab a booth and dig into continental favorites like mushrooms on toast, seafood chiffonade salad, and turkey á la king.

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Located on the fifth floor of the expansive Ovation Hollywood complex, Uka at Japan House comes from decorated chefs Yoshitaka Mitsue and Shingo Kato. Multiple menu options are available, including a nine-course kaiseki priced at around $300 per person (before tip and tax), with wine and sake pairings available for about $120 per person.

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Shirley Brasserie

It’s a journey through history when visiting the Hollywood Roosevelt. This was the site of the first Academy Awards which accompanied a steady stream of famous guests and excellent restaurants like Shirley Brasserie . The French California menu includes charcuterie, a raw bar, Gruyere fondue ravioli, and wood-fired meats. The Sunday-only three-course dinner showcases France’s national dish pot-a-feu dish for $55 per person.

Hui Tou Xiang

It’s always great to have a go-to dumpling spot, especially when it’s the second location of San Gabriel’s Hui Tou Xiang. The namesake hui tou dumplings filled with pork or beef are nothing short of excellent.

Mother Wolf

Nab a table at Mother Wolf for chef Evan Funke’s ode to Rome. The room is boisterous and full of well-dressed diners, while the tables are topped with plenty of pasta and pizzas. Invite the amaro cart over for a post-dinner digestif to pair with Shannon Swindle’s unbeatable desserts.

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Chef Curtis Stone’s Michelin-starred steakhouse, which operates as a neighborhood butcher during daytime hours, makes for a celebratory destination in the heart of Hollywood. Start with the house-made charcuterie before diving into fine cuts of beef, like the 30-day aged ribeye.

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Luv2eat Thai Bistro

Luv2eat Thai Bistro stands out in a crowded Thai restaurant market for its well-executed Southern Thai cooking from chefs Noree Pla and Fern Kaewtathip. The Phuket-style crab curry, jade noodles, and hat yai fried chicken are popular with regulars.

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How very LA of actor Kevin Hart to open a plant-based restaurant across the street from Chick-fil-A and one block away from Sunset Boulevard’s In-N-Out. Every fast-food dish sounds familiar but contains no animal products in the chicken sandwiches, nuggets, burgers, and tots. Not an ounce of cow’s milk will be missed in Hart House’s creamy oat milkshakes.

It’s good to have Jones back in action. In late 2023, a car drove into the 30-year-old restaurant, temporarily closing it for three months. But now Jones’s busy bar and Italian American menu crank out whole steamed artichokes, margherita pizza, and linguini with clams until 1 a.m. daily.

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Cool kid hangout Mr. T opened from Guillaume Guedj, who brought his Paris restaurant to the heart of Hollywood. It occupies a high-ceiling industrial space with modern furniture where Republique alum Alisa Vannah serves international LA flavors interpreted as sleek French-inflected dishes. The restaurant often plays loud hip-hop tunes that bounce along the space’s hard surfaces, while well-dressed diners take in spoonfuls of uni-topped koshihikari rice, duck a l’orange with mustard jus, and braised Korean short ribs with Pink Lady apple kimchi.

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Two-Michelin-starred Providence serves one of the most elegant seafood-centric tasting menus in the city. The dining room is packed almost every evening thanks to chef Michael Cimarusti’s exceptional cooking which is only matched by Donato Poto’s warm and efficient service.

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The Shop by Porter , in a Second Avenue high-rise near the downtown waterfront, is what you think of when someone says the words “hip cafe.” There is stylish, minimalist furniture, a lot of plants, shelves along the walls displaying textiles and dinnerware for sale, and a menu with grain bowls, sandwiches, and quiche. There are typically people sitting at tables working on their laptops or tablets. On one recent Thursday, some of these workers had really settled in for the day; one man was having a video meeting, one of those things that would have seemed futuristic five years ago but is now unremarkable.

But if you walk past the counter, the Shop stops being a cafe and starts looking like an office. There’s a glass-walled conference room in the middle of the space with wall-mounted screens, and further back are doors that lead to more meeting rooms and a one-person office if, unlike that guy out in the cafe, you need some privacy for your calls.

Porter is a company that specializes in furniture and interior design for offices. Five years ago, the space that is now the Shop was the brand’s “living showroom,” says Steph Monohan, the Shop’s beverage and events manager, but in 2019 the company decided to pivot to providing food, drinks, and retail shopping in an effort to build more connections with clients and the broader community.

The COVID-19 pandemic threw Porter a couple different curveballs. First, the trend toward remote work hurt the company’s core business of office furnishing. Second, all those remote workers now wanted to go someplace pretty much exactly like the Shop — pleasant, well-lit, fast Wi-Fi, a place where you could get a coffee or lunch or a between-meal snack.

In the past few years, the number of remote workers in Seattle has exploded, going from 36,000 in 2019 to 165,000 in 2022, according to a Seattle Times analysis of Census data . One study from earlier this year found that in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue area, about a quarter of the labor force works remotely, making it one of the most popular regions in the country for remote work (not a surprise, given the concentration of tech jobs here).

It used to be that if you “telecommuted” you either worked from home or found a coffee shop that would tolerate you sitting with your computer for hours at a time. Not all cafes are willing to become laptop parking lots, with some limiting the hours during which people can work on the Wi-Fi. But a growing number of places in Seattle are seeking out the remote work crew with all-day menus that feature not just coffee and pastries but full meals and alcoholic drinks for when you want to transition from working hours to happy hours without actually moving.

There’s Livbud in Fremont with its expansive, vegan-friendly menu. There’s Fable in Beacon Hill and Seasmith on Capitol Hill, both all-day hangout spots owned by Mathew Wendland. At any given afternoon you can find people working at Capitol Hill’s URL Coffee or the Cafe Vita at the KEXP Gathering Space or Pilgrim Coffeehouse off Aurora in the North End, all of which serve coffee and actual food and — critically — stay open after 3 p.m. (Having to finish up the day at a second location is a bummer.)

The Shop goes further than anyone else in appealing to remote workers by offering to rent them actual meeting spaces, which start at $60 an hour . That’s an appealing option if you mostly sit in front of your Macbook all day but occasionally need to have important client meetings; a hypothetical worker might not want to pony up for a full coworking space membership but enjoys the flexibility of being able to get a room when they need it.

The Shop also hosts events on the ground floor space and on the building’s 13th-floor roof deck, like listening parties put on by hi-fi enthusiasts Maiden Voyage and talks from Salon , a fashion- and design-focused community for women. It sometimes seems less like a cafe and more like an all-purpose space, an experiment in what could be done with some of the square footage in downtown buildings that is currently underutilized.

“All these buildings have this beautiful space, right? But it’s empty and kind of cold, nothing’s happening in it,” says Porter co-founder Kyle Haakenson. “Our idea is to take these spaces designed for for work, and then add this element of service, hospitality, food and beverage.”

Many of the Shop’s customers, Haakenson says, aren’t remote workers but office workers who are coming in for meetings or to satisfy a back-to-the-office mandate but have no desire to sit at their desks for an entire day. “We’re having a lot of people come in for coffee and start their day here... They’ll work here for an hour, then they’ll be gone for three or four hours, then we’ll see them back in the afternoon, with a couple colleagues with them.”

Haakenson hopes to work with the owners of office buildings in Seattle and elsewhere who want someone to turn their vacant space into something useful, whether that means a coffee shop, an event space, or a coworking facility. (The Shop is looking to open more locations in Seattle and Bellevue, and after that will look at the Bay Area, Boston, and Washington, D.C.) The idea, he says, is to “essentially build hotels without hotel rooms.”

It’s a bit hard to imagine exactly what those future spaces would look like — some areas might be reserved for tenants, others would be open to the public; each iteration of the Shop will be designed individually, Haakenson says. But it seems likely that they will all include coffee, Wi-Fi, and a clean, well-lit area to get some work done. And really, what else do you need?

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Clarksville, a historic district of Austin, Texas, has lately emerged as a stylish dining and shopping enclave. Among the area’s most compelling new businesses is La Embajada , a design shop housed in a 1923 Craftsman bungalow. Combining the hospitality and interiors expertise of its founder, Raul Cabra — who has designed tableware for some of Mexico City’s most celebrated restaurants, including Rosetta and Pujol — La Embajada presents a refined, regionally diverse selection of Mexico’s artisanal offerings. A series of small rooms display vintage and contemporary furniture, from stately midcentury armchairs and 1970s glass sconces to a minimalist agave fiber rug by the Oaxaca-based textile artist Trine Ellitsgaard. The house is also an actual residence. Cabra often stays in the bedroom up the creaky stairs, and he’s recently made it available for short-term stays (bookings include a daily basket of baked goods from Austin’s Swedish Hill). Guests can purchase the room’s handmade décor, such as a pair of sleek bedside lamps in milky white onyx, a 1960s La Malinche dresser and a bedspread from a Michoacan manufacturer that once supplied Herman Miller. Downstairs, glassware, candles and gifts fill a section modeled after a typical general store in a small Mexican town. But La Embajada’s heart is its inviting kitchen, where visiting chefs cook elaborate meals and staff prepare ice cream and coffee. In another twist, every bespoke detail — including a hammered copper sink, caramel-colored tiles and waxed pine cabinets — can be custom-ordered for one’s own home. From $295 a night; email [email protected] to inquire about a stay.

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The allure of the humble sports bars is international—the electric atmosphere of fans breathlessly watching each play can turn even the most indifferent into sports enthusiasts by the end of their first pint and Istanbul is no exception.

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These are the best pubs and bars to add to your list if you’re hoping to watch a sporting event while in Kadıköy:

Play Sports Pub

Play Sports Pub is by far the best sports bar in Kadıköy. It’s not just a sports bar in the traditional sense—although it does have plenty of screens to watch the game—but rather is packed with space to actually play pub games. You’ll find dart boards, foosball tables, and more classic pub games in this sprawling space.

Pubstation is another stand-out spot for catching a game or indulging in your pub game of choice. The multi-level bar offers darts, foosball, and a ton of Turkish football memorabilia to check out. There’s also a nice sidewalk patio that’s great for grabbing a quick pint.

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Irish pubs don’t always fall into the sports bar category—but Belfast Irish Pub is a great option if you want to catch a match while sipping a Guinness. This pub tends to focus on local football games and can be an excellent way to ease yourself into the fandom of soccer in Turkiye. Keep in mind that they tend to keep the games on mute, though.

Looking for a casual spot to enjoy a meal while watching the game? Head to Defne . This casual indoor/outdoor eatery has a really good burger selection (including a mean veggie burger) and a large screen that plays all the major games. There’s also a quaint outdoor patio that makes for very good people-watching into the evening hours.

Kuzen Beer Cafe

Kuzen Beer Cafe is another standout spot for watching the game in Kadıköy. This indoor/outdoor beer garden offers a great selection of international and domestic beer as well as a decent selection of Turkish meze to keep you satiated. Keep in mind that this beer garden fills up quickly and can sometimes require reservations in order to get a spot during major Turkish football events.

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The best Paris cafés to visit all year-round

Never mind Versailles or the Palais Bourbon, Paris cafés were always the real powerhouses – hives of radical ideas, gossip, social shifts and seriously good coffee. Europe ’s literary legends penned world-changing chapters in their dark, brassy corners when grande crèmes and pastis (aniseed-flavoured spirit) were barely visible through thick clouds of smoke. Today, the Paris cafe scene seems to oscillate between two tribes: the noisette-and-terrace traditionalists with rattan bistro chairs and croque monsieurs menus (often no pastries), or the neo-bistro, where pastries , cakes and lunches typically play a far greater role and hip crowds convene over a more global array of coffees (matcha lattes and flat whites). A specialist coffee movement has seen to the latter, emphasising direct trade and innovative brew methods (mainly in the trendy St Martin and Marais stretches). Good coffee aside, it’s all about people watching, soaking in the Parisian café culture and taking “une pause”. From mythical St Germain spots where Pablo Picasso was once a regular to new-age, pastry-forward joints that unravel all rude French waiter stereotypes, here are the best cafes in Paris .

If you’re suddenly struck by the urge to go and fika while in Paris – all that gallery- and museum-hopping naturally leading to coffee and cake cravings – this is very much the place to do it. The new kid on the block on long-trendy Rue Oberkampf, the Scandi-style café is as authentic as it gets: the brainchild of Swedish coffee pros Filip and Jacob, who oversee the never-less-than-excellent matchas, lattes and batch brews. As you might expect, the small but well-considered pastry selection counts a knock-out cinnamon knot, which they’ll warm to order; if you’re in brunch mode, the avocado on rye and sourdough cheese sandwiches taste as good as they look. The icing on the cinnamon bun: getting a good caffeine kick at 8am in leisurely Paris is no mean feat, making their liberal weekday opening hours a further boon. Clodagh Kinsella

Address:  Fauna, 12 Rue Oberkampf, 75011 Paris Website:   instagram.com/faunaparis

Candle Kids

Causing something of a stir in Belleville when it landed in August 2023, Candle Kids is run by brothers Martin and barista Ernest (ex-of formidably cool Marais concept store The Broken Arm). Like the nearby Mardi, the corner café is still a rare breed locally: the Marzocco turns out first-class flat whites, cappuccinos and lattes, while the sharply minimal décor (all warm-toned wood and paper lamps) is at poles to the low-key cafés facing it across this animated square. Honey from the brothers’ home region of Savoy dominates the sweet stuff (tahini cookies, cardamom buns, madeleines), while Paris cocoa heroes Plaq play into the hot chocolate. Visit in the week, and laptoppers invariably command the window seating, but on weekends, families dominate; at all times, the art and fashion sets spill out onto the few outdoor benches. Watch out for adorable in-house corgi Voltaire, often snoozing at your feet. Clodagh Kinsella

Address:  Candle Kids, 107 Rue des Couronnes, 75020 Paris Website:   instagram.com/candlekidscoffee

Two Doors Coffee Shop

This very cute, white-tiled neighbourhood café has built up quite a following among locals and international coffee pilgrims in its few years in operation. One reason: touristy rip-off joints abound in Montmartre, with Two Doors offering a riposte to any such cynicism; smiley staff speak good English, while the joint’s small scale and communal table (various other perching spots include an outdoor deck) invite conversation with strangers – some dropping in from famed nearby film school La Fémis. Lovers of latte art (extended here to the glorious hot chocolate, such is their care) will regrette rien from a visit, while the Basque cheesecake has a dedicated fan club, though the marble cake gives it a run for its money. For an indie outfit, their branding (the logo is a disgruntled face on a coffee mug – not an emotion you’re likely to witness here) is also unusually eye-catching. Clodagh Kinsella

Address:  Two Doors Coffee Shop, 27 Rue Francœur, 75018 Paris Website:   instagram.com/twodoors.coffeeshop

Odette This tearoom and gourmet pâtisserie near Shakespeare and Company has become a bit of an internet phenomenon over the years. The charm offensive begins with the adorable 17th-century façade, the black awning and flower planters pretty much embodying the Paris of yesteryear. A further asset is that this is a relatively quiet street in the oversubscribed Latin Quarter. Wander inside, and the counter advertises their speciality: choux – cream puffs that are light as a cloud and surprisingly wallet-friendly for the location. If you make it beyond the display (flavours include vanilla, chocolate, lemon and salted-caramel) a steep staircase leads to a beautifully retro tearoom; like the outdoor seats, it has a priceless view of Notre-Dame. Clodagh Kinsella

Address:  Odette, 77 rue Galande, 75005 Paris  Website:   odette-paris.com

Having discovered a shared passion for seasonality and eco-agriculture, Audrey Venant and Mathilde Bignon opened their first Parisian cafe-florist in 2017, now located in both the 19th and 11th arrondissements. Locals pile into Desirée’s blonde-wooded new-age interiors for responsibly sourced blooms (all grown and plucked from French producers the duo admire) and to tuck into its seasonal recipes (think roasted carrot salads), freshly-made pastries and frothy (perfectly unFrench) cappuccinos. A glass crittall wall separates the florist section from the kitchens and hipster-flavour seating area, where buckwheat pancakes sprinkled with berries and pistachio cakes spread out under an industrial ceiling.

Address: Désirée, 96 rue de Meaux, 75019 Paris Website: desireefleurs.fr

Brasserie Dubillot

Central and surprisingly quirky for Paris, Brasserie Dubillot is the Wes Anderson-style neo-bistro – a neon, pastel-striped invitation from 9am till late. Peacocking along the up-and-coming (still ragged around the edges) Rue St-Denis, Dubillot takes the traditional Parisian brasserie to almost gimmicky, fantastical levels with bright red velvet booths, funky tiled floors and pops of green and red across the wall panelling and ceilings. It’s all bold sweets and slightly bonkers, yet tables are scattered in serious brasserie fare – steak tartare, country terrine and vinaigrette leaks. The all-day formula can mean a noisette, Earl Grey tea with a pastry to kick start the day, or a pick-me-up pistachio tart and double espresso as the late afternoon flagging hour approaches.

Address: Brasserie Dubillot, 222 Rue Saint-Denis, 75002 Paris Website: lanouvellegarde.com

Another traditionalist, Le Rostand’s animated terrace peers over the pretty Luxembourg gardens in the Odéan district – a photogenic time capsule of old Paris. Its Art Nouveau interiors, striped burgundy, and racing green wicker chairs are permanently filled with lunching locals and tourists taking a hiatus from the Left Bank’s cultural assault course. As well as good, old-school French coffee, Le Rostand’s strength is its classic brasserie-style menu – perfectly cooked steaks, beef tartare and salmon, with the sort of hearty fare required to fuel full drawn-out museum jaunts and days spent scaling the city. A café crème with a tarte tatin and scoop of ice cream is the ultimate way of rounding off a le Rostand sitting before a stroll through the Luxembourg Gardens past all 106 sculptures dotting the park.

Address: Le Rostand, 6 Pl. Edmond Rostand, 75006 Paris Website: lerostand.fr

Cafe de Flore

Tourists flock here for their  Emily in Paris  moment, channelling the drinking rituals of some of the 20th century’s most eminent writers, artists and philosophers. Opened in 1880 during the Third Republic and hugging a corner of Boulevard Saint-Germain with its classic cream scalloped awning, the café honours its boho-intelligentsia past (Robert Desnos, Pablo Picasso, and Remy de Gourmont were regulars) with annual Prix de Flore literary prize. Expect traditional crockery scribbled in its old-fashioned, swirly green logo, silver teapots and sinfully good hot chocolates (the velvety, deep-flavoured sort). A sprinkling of locals, undeterred by the influencers and film pilgrims (if not satiating their expectations for chic Parisian regulars), tuck into quiches of the day and, after work, piping hot Welsh rarebit washed down with Meteor beers.

Address: Cafe de Flore, 172 Bd Saint-Germain, 75006 Paris Website: cafedeflore.fr

For a glimpse into the city’s student-heavy, artistic soul, head to La Palette – a relic of the Left Bank’s scruffier past before all the eye-wateringly expensive galleries and designer boutiques moved in. It’s usually packed – a cosy mirrored-wall refuge from the winter cold or rows of animated tables and chairs scattering its terrace along Rue de Seine as soon as Paris switches on the sunshine. Tourists are interspersed among a lively coterie of locals – with coffees and carafes of wine, moules frites and a sense that you’re living in a Rive Gauche time warp. This sliver of old Paris is perhaps charming as evening draws in and scarfed and black-booted commuters are lured from the pavement into its sweet, kir royale embrace. Whether you head for a café cream, an afternoon Saint Germain Spritz or the whole confit de canard works, take a moment to observe the rituals and soak in that lively left bank energy.

Address: La Palette, 3 Rue de Seine, 75006 Paris

Carved into the elegant stone arches framing Place des Vosges, Carette is your quintessential Parisian cafe. Bistro chairs spill onto the pavement, traditionally dressed servers weave through them with silver trays of noisettes (espressos with a touch of cream) and élan, and the collars of manicured dogs tinkle under the tables. Along with its vast, wrought iron glass doors tracing the soaring arches of the previous Palais Royale and the gilded interiors , the beauty of Carette lies in its view – a framed vista of one of the city’s oldest planned square, landscaped with lawns, clipped cubic lindens and a trickling fountain. Come here for a flamboyant patisserie fit for the nobility which frequented this square in the 17th and 18th centuries: macarons, mille-feuille, éclairs, mini strawberry tarts.

Address: 4 Pl. du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre, 75016 Paris Website: instagram.com

Ten Belles was one of the city's original speciality coffee shops; it continues to turn out high-quality house blends roasted by Belleville Brûlerie. But due to its small square footage, this spot does brisk takeaway business. Expect regulars, coffee fanatics, and tourists on a stroll through the neighbourhood. (Locals love it so much they've invested in the café's gear: sturdy mugs, reusable take-away cups, and thermoses.)

Address: Multiple locations Website: tenbelles.com

The fashion set descends on this cosy coffee bar throughout the day (offices for Kenzo and Céline are nearby). Owner Nicolas Clerc works primarily with Scandinavian coffee roasters, offering excellent filter coffee, milk-based drinks, and lovely teas for the non-Java contingent. Computers are verboten, so the energy is conversational – but not so roaring that you can't read, write, or sit and people-watch. It's an excellent spot for a solo outing, friendly catch-up, or client meeting (they'll be impressed by your coffee prowess).

Address: Télescope Café, 5 Rue Villédo, 75001 Paris Website: instagram.com

Satiating the trendy 10th arrondissement appetite for something beyond croissants and café cremes, Holybelly is where to go for a well-rounded hipster breakfast with clipboard menus, bacon pancakes and black rice porridge. Following a typically long queue, punters are rewarded with the deep, warming aroma of Barista-brewed coffee and scenes not far removed from an American diner (just less neon and milkshakes). In the summer months, try their signature New Orleans iced coffee (made with chicory-infused iced coffee and homemade condensed milk) and chia seed puddings with cardamom and vanilla bean coconut milk. Holy Belly’s unbuttoned, unpretentious character, its cheery aproned team and its sausage patty menu may be the very antithesis of the Parisian brasserie formula – but with a sister cafe two minutes away catering to its dizzying demand, it must be getting something right.

Address: Holybelly, 5 Rue Lucien Sampaix, 75010 Paris Website: holybellycafe.com

Café Méricourt

With its bright green facade, earthy interiors, and a row of succulents behind the bar, it wouldn't be hard to imagine this café in tropical environs. Regulars come for coffee, a light breakfast, or a casual lunch with colleagues. In-the-know Parisians seek the novelty of shakshuka or green eggs with their speciality brews. The focus is on French roasters (same as at the sister shop, Café Oberkampf), and though it operates like a full-service restaurant, this is an easy stop-in for a to-go cup.

Address: Café Méricourt, 22 Rue de la Folie Méricourt, 75011 Paris Website: cafemericourt.com

Fringe Coffee

Missing the light fixtures fashioned like clouds above blonde wood tables is impossible. Or the walls, dressed up with thought-provoking works by rotating artists and photographers. This relaxing environment trumps most Parisian coffee shops, and the locals are frequently found reading or writing here. The owner is an expert in speciality coffee – he photographed an entire book on the third-wave coffee movement in Paris. The staff is largely Scandinavian; they take orders promptly and hustle to serve everyone quickly.

Address: Fringe Coffee, 106 Rue de Turenne, 75003 Paris Website: fringecoffeeparis.com

O Coffeeshop

This surf-inspired coffee shop, owned by an Aussie and a Frenchie, is an outlier in the residential (but still near-ish the Eiffel Tower) 15th Arrondissement. It's all light-blonde wood, marble tabletops, and turquoise accents (a nod to the sea). The strong showing of coffee shop favourites – noisettes, capps, flat whites – draws a crowd of locals, thankful to no longer have to travel east for their speciality coffee.

Address: O Coffeeshop, 23 Rue de Lourmel, 75015 Paris Website: instagram.com

Lomi, one of the city's premier coffee roasters, occupies the ground floor of a modern building designed for social housing in a developing section of the eighteenth arrondissement. It's all high-design exposed stone walls, reclaimed wood tables, and vintage chairs inside, though. The calming environment attracts young professionals and students. But since the roasting facility and training/tasting room are on-site, you will likely cross paths with coffee distributors and industry folk. Expect all the usuals, from lattes to expertly pulled espresso, plus some wildcards like café fromage – double espresso served with blue cheese (nibble on the small piece, sip the espresso, and let it melt the cheese in your mouth; you'll be surprised how well they pair).

Address: Lomi, 3 ter Rue Marcadet, 75018 Paris Website: lomi.cafe

Le Peloton Café

This minimalist café focuses on two things: coffee and cycling. (The Kiwi founders of Bike About Tours own it.) There are only a handful of seats and counter stools, so it's not suited for lingering; stop in on a stroll through the Marais or en route to the left bank museums . They serve flat whites, drip coffee, espresso, and a menu largely filled with sweet treats, like croissants and waffles with a side of jam.

Address: Le Peloton Café, 17 Rue du Pont Louis-Philippe, 75004 Paris Website: lepelotoncafe.cc

KB Café Shop

This high-ceilinged corner café is prized for obvious reasons: its spacious outdoor terrace, just-comfortable-enough wooden tables and benches, and serious coffee on rotation. KB is deep in the coffee scene; they started roasting their beans a few years ago. While the menu consists of all the usuals, what's special is the quality in the cup, which is why you'll see lots of young, work-from-anywhere locals or groups of chatting friends, plus a smattering of coffee-caring tourists.

Address: KB CaféShop, 53 Av. Trudaine, 75009 Paris Website: kbcoffeeroasters.com

Set in a former cobbler's workshop, this pint-sized coffee wonderland is never loud or rowdy. It only seats eight people, so more often than not, there's a line snaking around the shopfront for to-go cups. The millennials who frequent Boot are an international cohort of in-the-know coffee fans. They're here for pour-overs by Chemex (versus already prepared filter coffee), flat whites, expertly pulled shots of espresso, and a killer hot chocolate.

Address: Boot Café, 19 Rue du Pont aux Choux, 75003 Paris Website: instagram.com

Coutume Cafe

Among Paris's first upscale coffee shops, Coutume caught the wave of industrial-chic café design. It has an almost scientific approach to coffee roasting and brewing; come here, and you'll learn that coffee is a serious business. The menu includes everything from espressos, cafés crèmes, and cappuccinos to various "méthode douce café" (slow coffee), like V60, Chemex, and Aeropress.

Address: Coutume, 47 Rue de Babylone, 75007 Paris Website: coutumecafe.com

Terres de Cafe

At first glance, this shoe boxed-sized café only seems suitable for knocking back an espresso. But it's worth lingering over a latte among coffee connoisseurs, baristas-in-training, and curious consumers. If you like flat whites or antipodean-style coffee, consider this your go-to for a proper cup. The baristas know what they're doing: Each coffee is nice, robust, and consistently extracted with just the right crema.

Address: Multiple locations Website: terresdecafe.com

Shakespeare and Company Café

The café component of iconic bookshop Shakespeare and Company is a compact, modern contrast to the store's wonderfully worn aesthetic. The café gets traffic from bookstore clients and tourists trickling across the street from Notre Dame. Lomi, a Parisian roaster and café, manages the java, so you can grab a quality cup while visiting nearby sights or perusing the bookstore.

Address: Shakespeare and Company, 37 Rue de la Bûcherie, 75005 Paris Website: shakespeareandcompany.com

Occupying a corner space on the picturesque Ile Saint Louis (known for the Berthillon ice cream shop), this is one of several sharply-designed offerings from the growing speciality coffee group called Noir. Soft lines, curvaceous walls, off-white travertine coffee tables and surfaces, light blonde wood, and banquettes in earthy colours make up the general design scheme. Still, you'll find differences from location to location. You'll find the favourites, from espressos and cortados, to charcoal and matcha lattes. Noir roasts their beans in a facility-café in the heart of the Marché aux Puces and sells bags in their individual outposts, including here.

Address: Noir, 63 Rue Saint-Louis en l'Île, 75004 Paris Website: noircoffeeshop.com

A corner shop in a lovely stretch of the hilly neighbourhood between the Buttes Chaumont Park and Belleville, this months-old speciality hot spot is faintly Scandi-inspired both in decor (blonde wood tables and stools, exposed stone walls and handmade ceramic dishware by Charline Robache) and in the cup. It's cosy, friendly, and full of neighbourhood locals on any given day. Expect beautifully executed coffees, from flat whites to pour-overs, and a menu that's a bit more sophisticated than the average coffee shop – the lunch selection is seasonal and has included latkes served with chive crème fraîche and a stracciatella tartine with honey-roasted carrots in a chimichurri sauce.

Address: Mardi, 29 Rue de la Villette, 75019 Paris Website: mardiparis.fr

Dreamin' Man

Japanese precision and a laid-back, Scandinavian sensibility blend seamlessly as the pour-overs and lattés at 11th arrondissement’s Dreamin’ Man. It’s the sort of espresso bar rarely associated with Paris, yet here it is, in all its upcycled, faded easygoing glory. Owner Yuichiro Sugiyama can often be found behind the blonde-wood counter, crafting cortado after cappuccino after latté with the precision of a watchmaker, swirling shapes into their frothy tops and bringing daily caffeinated joy to a fiercely loyal crowd. Aside from crafting exceptional coffee (working with beans roasted in Copenhagen), Yuichiro’s mission is to buck the digital trend and create a space where human connection is the focus (the pint-sized space lends itself well to such ambitions). Come here for excellent filtered coffee and café lattes, as well as an ever-changing selection of pastries (fig financiers, Japanese puddings, seasonal tarts) that are whipped up by Yuchiro’s partner, Yui Matsuzaki, using treasures from her local market jaunts.

Address: Dreamin' Man, 140 Rue Amelot, 75011 Paris Website: instagram.com

Motors Coffee

Set up in an old travel agency; the industrial-sleek space is VERY compact (there's outdoor seating, too). And while it could be in London or New York (the design plays up brick walls, white tiles, a simple black bench and cinder block tables), regulars come for the expert coffee. Each espresso shot is perfectly pulled. Each flat white is impeccably served. The shop works with the best roasters in the world to offer a regularly changing selection of coffees and special (higher-end, generally) pours for the most discerning. You'll also find cold brew, espresso tonics, and dirty chai. They also make their cakes and cookies (and an excellent Basque cheesecake ) but work with Boneshaker for doughnuts (the city's best).

Address: Motors Coffee, 7 Rue des Halles, 75001 Paris Website: motorscoffee.com

The crowd here is trendy and cosmopolitan – definitely on the younger side, definitely on the fashion-industry side. Locals know to come early in the morning because the rest of the day will see a steady stream of people; many visiting or crossing Paris to drink coffee here pack the space until closing. Partisan is the only speciality coffee in Paris to offer two methods (or approaches) on its menu: Italian and New Wave. New Wave refers to a lighter roast common to speciality coffee that brings out a coffee's aromatic profile, its terroir, and the drying technique that has been chosen. In general, there's more acidity in these coffees. Italian roasts are darker and more robust (and represent half of Partisan's orders among clients). Both are used for espressos, lattés, flat whites, and other coffee drinks. Also served: a much-loved matcha latte.

Address: Partisan Café Artisanal, 36 R. de Turbigo, 75003 Paris Website: parispartisancafe.com

Café Nuances

Without question, this is the city's most design-forward coffee shop (thanks to the talents of Uchronia). Set up in a former crèmerie, the aesthetic is all Art Deco in the front and contemporary (some might say a touch futuristic) in the back. There are counter seats toward the front, but this spot does brisk take-away business given its location in the centre of the city, not far from the Place Vendôme (and, notably, the Ritz Paris ). The owners, brothers Charles and Raphaël Corrot, adore coffee and wanted to offer a singular take on the espresso bar. They focus on five unique coffees, each with its own flavour profile, with beans they import from top producers. Slow Dance, for example, is a coffee with chocolate and nutty notes, while Coffee & Cigarettes has, you guessed it, clear notes of tobacco and spice.

Address: Multiple locations Website: cafenuances.com

The Dancing Goat

A five-minute walk from Père Lachaise cemetery, this is one of Paris's largest, most classically beautiful spaces among speciality coffee shops. Picture windows let in incredible light at all times of day. Other decorative features make it a warm and inviting place to linger over coffee: soft, rounded lines, varied floor tiles, massive mirrors, marble pedestal tables, Thonet bistro chairs, and well-placed plants. The menu covers all the heavy hitters, from filters to flat whites and golden lattes. The hot chocolate is worth ordering for anyone who keeps off caffeine. Food options are limited (but go well with the drinks!). The owner, Englishman Daniel Chapman, has wanted to serve light lunch fare and brunch but has yet to find the right chef. In the meantime, he serves granola, divine cookies (some of which are gluten-free), and a rotating selection of cakes.

Address: The Dancing Goats, 117 Av. Gambetta, 75020 Paris Website: instagram.com

Les Deux Magots

Yes, it’s a tourist honeypot, but it’s also a classic with its impressive Post-War literary history and write-home-about-it profiteroles. Once the drinking hole of Simone de Beauvoir, Ernest Hemingway and Albert Camus, the world-famous café took its name from a fabric and novelty shop on Rue de Buci’. Once fully ensconced in its red leather banquettes with brassy railings and chandeliered-and-pillared room, it’s easy to imagine the riveting conversation and debates in the cafés Post War heyday. While today, its traditional menu can but humour a writer’s salary, the morning pastry baskets, foie gras-on-toast lunches and extensive list of ice cream (that all typically arrive in tall glass bowls) are well worth waiting for. Or, for a savvy few needing an early caffeine fix, the morning sunlight, which Les Deux Magots claims to receive over its nearby rivals.

Address: Les Deux Magots, 6 Pl. Saint-Germain des Prés, 75006 Paris Website: lesdeuxmagots.fr

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8 Must Stop Restaurants on Your National Park Adventures

Kenneth teape | aug 23, 2024.

Adventurers know part of having a successful hiking trip is being nourished. Packing salty snacks, plenty of water and electrolytes is imperative so that your body can handle whatever lies ahead.

Sometimes, a little more than trail mix or snacks will be needed. Luckily for travelers, there are restaurants at several national parks that have some of the most delicious delicacies you will come across.

There are incredible breakfast spots on each side of the country. On the west coast in Death Valley National Park, fresh, house-made date bread is to die for. In nearby Coachella Valley, the local dates are sourced and used at The Inn Dining Room.

Take in the breathtaking sights while eating a slice of savory date bread.

On the east coast in Acadia National Park in Maine, another sweet treat awaits.

From Jordan Pond House comes popovers. A light, eggy roll pairs well with their Maine strawberry jam, which is made in-house. If you miss out on popovers for breakfast don’t worry; they are served all day and can even be prepared alongside some bubbly prosecco.

For the lunch crowd, a tasty sandwich awaits you at Mount Rainer National Park at the Paradise Inn Dining Room. This isn’t your child’s grilled cheese with Kraft singles. This one is taken to another level with artisan cheese, carmalized onions and spinach that pairs perfectly with the sweetness of pears and apples.

At Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, another lunch staple is provided. Havey House Cafe at Bright Angel Lodge offers chili that would challenge even the best that Texas has to offer in the category.

Three Sisters Chili is the classic at the Harvey House Cafe, which got its name from the ingredients used. They pay homage to Native American culture using corn, beans and squash, three pillars in their agriculture.

If you’re looking for a heartier meal, two places will blow you away for dinner. The first is located at the Roosevelt Lodge Dining Room at Yellowstone National Park. Moose Drool-Braised Bison Short Ribs are the specialty dish.

No actual Moose Drool is used in the making of this dish; that is the name of the brown ale used to braise the bison short ribs. The Meat is served on a bed of local vegetables and mashed potatoes.

Not too far away at Zion National Park in Utah, Navajo tacos are all the rage at Red Rock Grill. Traditional Navajo bread is fried to perfection and topped with beef chili and a colorful array of vegetables for some fresh burst in the dish.

No good meal is complete without some dessert! At Shenandoah National Park in Virginia, the Skyland Pollock Dining Room serves mile-high blackberry ice cream pie. Decadent blackberry ice cream, meringue and a blackberry compote stacked high is the perfect way to end a day overlooking the park.

Last but not least is Boysenberry Pie at Yosemite National Park in California. Served in Ahwahnee Hotel’s Dining Room, it has been a staple for more than six decades. 

A mixture of boysenberry, raspberry, blackberry and loganberries make the filling of this mouth-watering dessert. To top things off, a scoop of vanilla ice cream is added.

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Tokyo is home to a fascinating culinary culture that attracts visitors from all over the world. Of these, café culture is particularly noteworthy, with numerous cool and unique cafés dotting the city. These cafes attract visitors not only with their delicious drinks and food, but also with their creative interiors, concepts, and atmospheres. This article will introduce you to 10 of the coolest and most unique cafes you can find in Tokyo.

1. Cafe Soul Tree

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Cafe Soul Tree, a warehouse cafe in Futakotamagwa, Tokyo, is a creative space that has cleverly been renovated from an old ironworks. The tin has been painted, and wooden decks and benches have been installed. Here, you can enjoy espresso and drip coffee made by carefully selected baristas. In addition, homemade ginger ale, lemonade, and original seasonal drinks are also recommended. Cafe Soul Tree offers you an unique café experience.

Official Website: Cafe Soul Tree

Among the many unique cafes in Tokyo that recreate fantasy worlds, one of the fascinating cafés to be introduced here is “Chamber of Raven”. This café is a recreation of the fictional American city “Gotham City” as seen in the movie “Batman”, and its unique interior design, inspired by its world, is everywhere you look. Once you step inside, you will feel as if you have wandered into the world of Batman.

Official Website: Chamber of Raven

In Tokyo, you will find “Cafe Kitsune,” a comfortable cafe that stylishly blends Japanese and French charms. The Japanese atmosphere can be felt everywhere, including the bamboo hedges, making your stay here a relaxing and wonderful experience. In addition, Cafe Kitsune offers a highly recommended menu item: the Kitsune Sablé (shortbread biscuit). This lovely sablé is shaped like a fox and has a rich buttery aroma that spreads in your mouth. Just one bite is sure to soothe your soul.

Seat Mania is a rare cafe in Tokyo where you can enjoy the comfort of various chairs. At Seat Mania, each distinctive chair is individually arranged, and the design and materials of those chairs are intriguing. You can enjoy sitting on each designer chair while enjoying a delicious cup of coffee, and have the pleasure of choosing a chair to find the perfect fit for you. Surprisingly, Seat Mania allows dogs to enter the restaurant, at all seats, so you can have your coffee while relaxing with your dog. Why don’t you stop by on your way home from walking your dog?

Official Website: Seat Mania  

Connel Cafe in Tokyo is a beautiful cafe with vermilion wood floors and an artificial marble counter as black as spread ink. Here, the unique contrasts create an attractive café mood. Surrounded by greenery, the stylish space is in harmony with nature and will bring you a comfortable and healing time. Our recommendation at this café is the espresso, which is lavishly brewed using a special machine. Carefully brewed from the beans, the espresso is aromatic and rich in flavor.

Official Website: Connel Cafe

For those who want to immerse themselves in the world of Pokémon, the Pokémon Café in Tokyo is truly a dream destination! You can have a special experience filled with the charm of Pokemon, and the cafe is always filled with Pokemon characters ! The Pikachu-designed food plates are very popular, and their adorable appearance is sure to catch your eye. Reservation is required and must be made as early as possible, as the reservation slots are always filled. All Pokemon fans, we hope you have a special moment at the Pokemon Café!

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Tokyo Snake Center is the most unique cafe experience located in Harajuku where you can experience uniqueness and healing at the same time. Amazingly, at this café, you can interact with snakes. When you arrive, you choose the snake of your choice, and the waiter will deliver it to your seat in its special cage. Rest assured, the snakes are healthy, safe, and disease-free. The interaction with the snakes is truly a pleasant and healing experience. Feel a special connection with the snakes as you gently touch them and enjoy your time with them as well as the atmosphere of the café.

Official Website: Tokyo Snake Center

FUGLEN COFFEE ROASTERS TOKYO is a coffee cafe spot where you can experience Norwegian coffee culture. This café offers the highest quality coffee, carefully selected from farms around the world. They obtain fresh and fascinating coffee beans that change seasonally through transparent channels as their commitment. The “Coffee of the Day”, which changes daily, is not a blend, but rather a taste that highlights the individual character of each coffee bean. The shallow-roasted beans maximize the beans’ natural flavor and taste, making each cup a truly artistic coffee experience.

Official Website: FUGLEN COFFEE ROASTERS TOKYO

Vampire Café is a dark, yet enchanting themed restaurant that is like a vampire mansion come to life. This café offers a diverse menu perfectly suited to the vampire world, with a wide variety of dishes ranging from salads to entrees to desserts that combine deliciousness and a unique ambiance. This singular space can also be reserved for special occasions, including a specially made anniversary cake, and is a perfect choice for birthday parties and anniversaries. Enjoy the unique atmosphere and taste the cuisine that is a mixture of dark fantasy and charm.

Official Website: Vampire Café (Only in Japanese)

Lastly, this article introduces ninja cafes located in Tokyo. Literally, ninja-themed cafes allow visitors not only to taste the café menu, but also to experience ninja-like activities such as shuriken and katana. The menu here is full of ninja-themed food, including ninja curry and ninja beer. If you are interested in becoming a ninja, why not visit this café?

Official Website: Ninja Café

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These are 10 unique cafes you can visit in Tokyo, but are there any other cafés you are interested in? Tokyo’s creative cafes are unique, original, and fascinating in a way that is unparalleled anywhere else in the world. A tour of these cafes is sure to lead you to a series of new discoveries and surprises. Let’s start to explore a wonderful world of unique cafes in Tokyo and get yourself soaked in their atmosphere!

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7 of the best and 7 of the worst cocktails to order, according to bartenders and beverage directors

• Business Insider asked drink experts about the best and worst cocktails to order at a bar.
• Classics, like an old-fashioned or a Negroni, are hit staples and easy to make.
• House margaritas and daiquiris are often too sugary and syrupy to actually enjoy the alcohol.

If you're looking to enjoy a great-tasting cocktail, there are classics and new concoctions that are sure to please. But that also means there are others that may disappoint. 

Business Insider spoke with bartenders, beverage directors, and hospitality workers to find out which cocktails you should (and shouldn't) order at restaurants and bars.  

An old-fashioned is easy to make and delicious

Alisha Kaplan, a bar manager at Wolf's Ridge Brewing, told BI that a classic old-fashioned — typically made with sugar, bourbon, and bitters — gets you the most for your money. 

"If you're looking for a boozy, spirit-forward cocktail, go with an old-fashioned," she said. "It's a simple, three-ingredient, bang-for-your-buck cocktail that can be easily altered according to your taste."

Kaplan suggested asking the bartender for whiskey recommendations or mixing things up with an Oaxaca old-fashioned, which uses tequila and mezcal instead.

Order a Negroni if you're looking for consistent quality

Corey Phillips, the beverage director at Nina and Rafi, told BI that Negronis are likely familiar to any bartender you sit in front of — and odds are they're going to have all the ingredients. 

"In my opinion, a Negroni is a great way to get a consistent, delicious, and sophisticated cocktail," he said.

The cocktail is easy to throw together since it's made by combining equal parts gin, sweet vermouth, and Campari.

You can't go wrong with a Tommy's margarita made with quality tequila

Kim Haasarud, a professional bartender and beverage consultant, told BI that simple margaritas with fresh ingredients can't be beaten. 

"A Tommy's margarita is a full 2 ounces of tequila, fresh lime juice, and agave nectar," she said. "Call out a good tequila when you order it. It's simple but delicious."

If you're unsure what a good tequila might be, ask your bartender for recommendations.

If you like sweet drinks, a mai tai is a classic choice

Kaplan told BI that mai tais are a great option for people who like their drinks sweet , yet strong. 

"This tiki classic is not only delicious but sneaky with its booze," she said. "It may not taste strong, but you're definitely getting your money's worth." 

The bar manager added that the orgeat syrup — a sweet addition made with almonds, sugar, and orange-flower water — is what gives the drink a complex and rich flavor.

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Old Cubans are an underrated drink that nearly every bar can make

Shawn Soole, a cocktail-book author and the owner of Soole Hospitality Concepts, recommended Audrey Saunders's old Cuban if you're looking to steer away from the classics.

"A mix of rum, lime, mint, and sparkling wine served up, it's a hybrid daiquiri-mojito-royale cocktail that most bars should have all the ingredients for and is always a crowd-pleaser," he told BI.

Soole added that old Cubans are especially refreshing in the summer.

Most restaurants have unique mojitos

Chef Omar Torres, the food and beverage director at Bonsai at Hilton Pensacola Beach, said citrus-based cocktails, like mojitos, are a surefire hit. 

"Mojitos are versatile, elegant, pleasant to the palate, and most bars will have a different version of it," he told BI.

Although you can order a specialty mojito to switch things up, the beverage director said options like Moscow mules and French 75s offer similar flavor profiles. 

When in doubt, order a drink from the specialty cocktail menu

Haasarud told BI that the trick to getting a high-quality spirit at a lower price is to order a drink from the bar's featured cocktail menu. 

"The bar may have worked out a special deal with the distributor or supplier, so you may be getting some liquor that is much more expensive at a lower cost," she said.

She added that bartenders also typically have more training in making the drink, so you're more likely to get an excellent pour.

On the other hand, Long Islands will cost you more for less

Kaplan called Long Islands "the amalgamation of everything terrible in a cocktail" that will "guarantee you the worst hangover of your life."

On top of all that, she said the classic cocktail is overpriced and poorly made at most bars. 

Amaretto and whiskey sours can pose a health risk if made incorrectly

Austin Carson, the founder and co-owner of Restaurant Olivia, told BI that he doesn't recommend any drink made with egg whites, like classic amarettos or whiskey sours. He doesn't think it's worth the potential risks of consuming the raw ingredient.

"I'll generally stay away from egg-white drinks," Carson said. "Doing so implies a sanitary wherewithal that I have to trust as well as proper execution."

Many bars and restaurants now make these drinks without egg whites or will accommodate special requests. 

Miami Vices are often filled with less wholesome ingredients 

Torres said that although he understands the appeal of a Miami Vice, a frozen drink layered with strawberry daiquiri and piña colada. He doesn't think it's a great option for those who want a quality cocktail experience . 

"Enjoying a cocktail at a bar or restaurant should be fun, fresh, pleasant to the palate, and good for you," he said. "Unfortunately, there are many bars out there that use syrups and many other chemicals to make their cocktails."

Manhattans should only be ordered at specialty cocktail bars

Kaplan recommended steering clear of vermouth cocktails, like Manhattans, in order to save yourself from drinking spoiled alcohol . The fortified wine doesn't really age well and can go bad. 

"If you see an old dusty bottle of vermouth on the back bar, run for the hills," she said.

The bar manager added that ordering the drink at bars or restaurants that are not cocktail-focused is especially risky.

House margaritas are usually made with low-quality ingredients

Haasarud recommended avoiding house margaritas to skip the potential hangover from sickly sweet mixers and bottom-shelf tequila. 

"Not all house margaritas are made with fresh lime juice," she said. "Rather it's usually the cheapest version of a margarita made with a sour mix out of the gun and with a cheap tequila."

Don't order an Adonis unless the bar specializes in the cocktail

Carson told BI that, similarly to a Manhattan, an Adonis is made with ingredients that can be spoiled easily, making it a bad choice at dive bars and restaurants that aren't known for their cocktails . The old-school drink is made with sweet vermouth and sherry.

"I'd stay away from cocktails built upon ingredients that oxidize quickly, like sherry and vermouth," he said. "It's sort of a 'don't order seafood at a restaurant that doesn't sell a lot of seafood' bit of advice." 

The alcohol in blended cocktails is not the focus of the drink

Montes told BI that you should skip popular poolside blends, like strawberry daiquiris and piña coladas, if you want to truly enjoy the alcohol in your drink and get the most for your money. He added that they're often diluted by whatever sugary mixture the bar is using. 

"As perfect as they are by the pool and as beautiful as they look in photos, I would overlook having a blended drink," Montes said.

The bartender recommended ordering the martini version of the drinks instead for a similarly sweet and tropical option.

This story was originally published in June 2021 and most recently updated on August 29, 2024.

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Hidden Gems: The Best Bars In Shinjuku, Tokyo You Need To Visit

Published: August 30, 2024

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Looking for the best bars in Shinjuku, Tokyo? This bustling district offers a mix of traditional and modern nightlife experiences. Whether you're into craft cocktails, sake, or just a cozy spot to unwind, Shinjuku has something for everyone. Golden Gai, with its narrow alleys and tiny bars, provides a unique, intimate atmosphere. For a more upscale experience, head to the skyscraper bars with stunning city views. Don't miss the hidden speakeasies that require a bit of searching but reward you with incredible drinks and ambiance. Ready to dive into Shinjuku's vibrant bar scene? Let's get started!

Discovering Shinjuku's Best Bars

Shinjuku, Tokyo, is a bustling district known for its vibrant nightlife. Hidden among the neon lights and towering skyscrapers are some of the best bars in the city. Whether you're a cocktail connoisseur or a craft beer enthusiast, Shinjuku has something for everyone. Let's dive into the hidden gems you need to visit.

Cozy and Intimate Bars

Sometimes, you just want a quiet place to unwind. Shinjuku offers several cozy and intimate bars perfect for a relaxed evening.

Golden Gai : This area is famous for its narrow alleys and tiny bars. Each bar has its own unique theme and atmosphere. It's a great place to meet locals and enjoy a drink in a cozy setting.

Bar Benfiddich : Known for its herbal cocktails and vintage decor, Bar Benfiddich offers a unique drinking experience. The bartenders here are true artists, crafting drinks with precision and flair.

Zoetrope : A haven for whiskey lovers, Zoetrope boasts an impressive collection of over 300 types of whiskey. The bar's film-themed decor adds a nostalgic touch to your drinking experience.

Trendy and Modern Bars

For those who prefer a more contemporary vibe, Shinjuku has plenty of trendy and modern bars to choose from.

Bar High Five : This bar is renowned for its exceptional service and expertly crafted cocktails. The minimalist decor and intimate setting make it a favorite among locals and tourists alike.

The SG Club : A stylish bar with a relaxed atmosphere, The SG Club offers a diverse menu of innovative cocktails. The bartenders here are known for their creativity and attention to detail.

Bar Trench : This speakeasy-style bar is hidden behind an unmarked door, adding an element of mystery to your night out. The dim lighting and vintage decor create a sophisticated ambiance.

Unique and Themed Bars

If you're looking for something out of the ordinary, Shinjuku's unique and themed bars won't disappoint.

Robot Restaurant : While not a traditional bar, the Robot Restaurant offers an unforgettable experience with its over-the-top performances and futuristic decor. Enjoy a drink while watching robots and dancers put on a spectacular show.

Albatross : This quirky bar is decorated with vintage furniture and eclectic art. The rooftop terrace offers stunning views of Shinjuku's skyline, making it a great spot for a nightcap.

8bit Cafe : A paradise for gamers, 8bit Cafe is filled with retro video games and memorabilia. Sip on a themed cocktail while playing classic games from your childhood.

Rooftop Bars with Stunning Views

For breathtaking views of the city, head to one of Shinjuku's rooftop bars. These spots offer a perfect blend of great drinks and stunning scenery.

New York Bar : Located on the 52nd floor of the Park Hyatt Tokyo, New York Bar offers panoramic views of the city. The live jazz music and sophisticated atmosphere make it a must-visit.

Sky Lounge Stellar Garden : This rooftop bar offers stunning views of Tokyo Tower and the city skyline. The extensive cocktail menu and elegant decor make it a perfect spot for a special night out.

Two Rooms Grill & Bar : With its sleek design and outdoor terrace, Two Rooms Grill & Bar offers a chic setting for enjoying a drink. The views of the city are simply breathtaking.

Hidden Speakeasies

Shinjuku is home to several hidden speakeasies that offer a unique and exclusive drinking experience. These bars are perfect for those who love a bit of mystery and adventure.

Bar K : Tucked away in a nondescript building, Bar K is known for its expertly crafted cocktails and intimate setting. The bartenders here are true mixologists, creating drinks that are both delicious and visually stunning.

Gen Yamamoto : This tiny bar offers a unique tasting menu of seasonal cocktails. The minimalist decor and focus on high-quality ingredients make it a standout in Shinjuku's bar scene.

Bar TRENCH : Another hidden gem, Bar TRENCH offers a cozy and intimate setting with a focus on classic cocktails. The vintage decor and dim lighting create a warm and inviting atmosphere.

Discover Shinjuku's Best Bars

Shinjuku offers a vibrant nightlife with hidden gems waiting to be explored. From cozy izakayas to chic cocktail bars, there's something for everyone. Golden Gai's narrow alleys are packed with tiny bars, each with its own unique vibe. Omoide Yokocho, also known as Memory Lane, provides a nostalgic experience with its traditional bars and eateries. For a more upscale experience, head to the skyscraper district for stunning views and sophisticated drinks.

Don't miss out on Bar Ben Fiddich for its creative cocktails or Albatross for its quirky decor. Whether you're a local or a tourist , Shinjuku's bar scene promises unforgettable nights. So, grab your friends, explore these spots, and make some memories. Shinjuku's nightlife is a must-see, offering a mix of tradition and modernity that captures the essence of Tokyo.

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The 22 best cafés in Paris right now

From quaint old-school joints to third-wave coffee shops, these are the best cafés in Paris, maybe even all of Europe

The best café culture on the planet? Brave words, but Paris is a city defined as much by its bravery as the conveyor belt of caffeine that fuels this incredible array of cafés. No morning in the French capital is complete without an espresso, possibly a baked good. Possibly even a glass of red wine. 

And that’s just breakfast . Any good day out in Paris should feature multiple café trips, with ample time allowed for each. Remember, the Parisians don’t do takeaway coffee; here you must sit with your mug and enjoy it slowly, watching the world go by. We don’t make the rules. So if you’re ready to do Paris properly, read on for our picks of the very best cafés in Paris. 

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Best cafés in Paris

1.  maison fleuret.

No one would dare to open their laptop at Maison Fleuret . One may knit, read or daydream while sipping coffee, but never tap away on a keyboard. This former bookstore, with its two floors of wooden charm, proudly showcases an ornate wrought-iron staircase and clean white walls. The kind of place you might imagine Gertrude Stein might hang out with a mug of coffee and a freshly squeezed juice.

Order this:  How about a hearty breakfast (starting at 9.30am) with sourdough bread, scrambled eggs, Comté and  berry compote. Or a big, fluffy lemon poppyseed cake to crumble into your long black coffee.

2.  Fauna

Fauna is a cosmopolitan hotspot with green banquets, organic globes and light wood tables, where Swedes Jacob Köhler and Filip Josefsson skillfully bake and brew. These guys cultivate a blend of simplicity and comfort that embodies hygge , that acute sense of cosiness and snug interiors that Scandinavians (and Finns) are renowned for. It’s  the spot in Paris at the minute for trendy caffeine enthusiasts.

Order this:  The cinnamon bun, and the chocolate cookie sprinkled with flaky sea salt. 

3.  Café du Clown

The Clown Bar, once known for entertaining the crowd on the Oberkampf side, now also delves into coffee. Crossing the Seine, former sommelier David Benichou – previously of Brutos fame – pours exceptional brews at Café du Clown , a small retro-bistro counter by the Marché Saint-Germain. Under the tender gaze of mascot Iago (a really big dog) purists, sleepyheads, and other coffee aficionados rock up as soon as this spot opens at 7am.

Order this: Try the  Colombian Yuzu Plum espresso beans by DAK Coffee Roasters, and the doughy chocolate chip cookies. 

4.  Pilo’s

Don't expect this discreet spot across from the Père-Lachaise cemetery to wake the dead. At Pilo’s , tranquility reigns. Argentine Pilar d'Amuri welcomes guests into this simple space, where she does everything herself with a calming demeanor: prices are whispered, espressos served without haste, and the cups carefully mismatched. A shot of sweetness in a world of chaos.

Order this:  Try the media luna, an Argentine croissant with a sugary crust, perfect for dipping in a good old-fashioned filtered coffee. Or indulge in the chocolate alfajores, two biscuits sandwiched with dulce de leche.

5.  Buddy Buddy

Julien Gaucherot and Matt Samra are a pair of peanut-loving people. Hailing from Belgium and New Zealand respectively, they craft the most talked-about peanut butter in Brussels, where they run their flagship coffee shop. Their Parisian outpost near the Saint-Martin canal resembles a space capsule, with gleaming stainless steel, inviting you to perch on a retro-futuristic log while enjoying some serious coffee.

Order this: A carrot cake muffin, and the speciality coffees roasted in  Copenhagen, Barcelona, Brussels and Antwerp. But also try the Buddy, a creamy blend of espresso, peanut butter, oat milk, and raw cocoa.

6.  Télescope Café

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David Flynn is something of a coffee purist, and Télescope Café has a stripped-down look to it; whitewashed walls with no decoration, a big pale blue wooden counter with a plate of cakes, Marzocco espresso machine and a strange water-heating device which he says is called an ‘über-boiler’. When he serves a glass of water with your coffee it comes from a sleek siphon rather than from the tap, and don’t ask for free Wi-Fi: as David says, ‘it is not our concept’. 

Order this: There are s everal espresso varieties roasted on-site, from Kenya, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Honduras, Brazil or Colombia. The pastries out on the counter are well worth a go too. 

7.  Kott Café

Kott Café is like stepping into a chic white haven, straight out of a fashion magazine. Delicate opalines hang from the ceiling, aluminum pipes line the corners, and we sit at small wooden tables, next to thrifted paintings from the flea market. 

Order this:  Classic or matcha madeleines by Monsieur Caramel. Black sesame or salted caramel cookies from Jojo&Co. And definitely the exemplary bingsu (a Korean shaved ice dessert), with a delightful Korean -style Viennese coffee, not too sweet with whipped cream.

8.  Hanoï Corner

At the helm of Hanoï Corner , a hidden coffee shop just steps away from Gare Saint-Lazare, young Hô Ly and her partner Nam Nguyen showcase excellent Vietnamese cuisine.

Order this:  The excellent c à phê filter, a  Vietnamese coffee, with cake; try the chiffon with pandan leaves and the grilled cassava cakes. 

9.  Partisan Café Artisanal

Ever wondered what a break amidst the pages of a fashion magazine looks like? Then head to Le Partisan , where baristas and customers swiftly catch you up on the latest trends, all amidst the buzz of the big Probat roasting machine. Since laptops are banned, it’s all about chatting about Fashion Week gossip while sipping on well-sourced coffee. Note that this minimalist spot has Lebanese roots as the owners are the Karam brothers, and the glass, stone, and metal decor is signed by Beirutians Randa Kamel and Tracy Zeidan.

Order this:  The sesame cookie and a fresh roasted coffee; Ethiopian Samii Chelbesa or a delicate Kenyan AA Nduma with a subtle acidity.

10.  Mokonuts

Opened in December 2015, Mokonuts is the brainchild of Moko and Omar, partners who previously spent decades working in other fields. Moko, a former lawyer, prepares original and delicious desserts that catch your eye as soon as you walk in. 

Order this :  Moko’s devilish cookie, combining black olives and white chocolate (it's divine).

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18 Famous Cafes in Paris You Must Visit in 2024

By: Author Girl with the Passport

Posted on Last updated: January 15, 2024

Categories Europe

I don’t know about you, but any pastime that involved me drinking copious amounts of coffee and eating my weight in light, buttery, and oh-so-delicious, French croissants is right up my glutinous alley. And that’s probably why one of my favorite things to do, whenever I’m in the French capital, is to visit some of the most famous cafes in Paris.

I mean, n ot only is the food and ambiance totally alluring in 99.9% of these divine famous cafes in Paris (perhaps not the price but whateves, nothing is perfect), but many of these fantastic, famous French cafes are also steeped in a wealth of history that has transformed them into living, breathing time capsules.

Because let’s be real for just a moment here.  Paris is an OLD city.

Therefore, some of these iconic, epic French cafes that Paris is famous for  have been around so long, that they have enjoyed the patronage of some uber-famous clientele, like Picasso and Albert Camus.

You know, super snazzy celebs who probably debated nothing less than the finer points of life, love, and the pursuit of happiness; all while sipping on a coffee or getting wasty pants beyond belief in one of the  most walkable cities in Europe . 

Yeah, this is something you can learn more about during one of the best bike tours in Paris .

So, e mbrace your inner starving artist and grab yourself a seat at a quaint little table that is nestled along a picturesque, Parisian thoroughfare; a charming bistro where you can quietly sit, watch the city slowly saunter by, and sip on a rich, delicious latte as you while away the hours.

And while I can’t promise that spending some quali-tea (get it?) time in one of these famous cafes in Paris will transform you into either a literary or artistic genius, I can promise that you’ll enjoy some delicious beverages, devour some delectable pastries, and even make your friends SUPER jealous of the fact that you got to dine where Picasso once did. Something that is particularly fun if you’re planning a Paris honeymoon.  

So if you’re ready to see Paris like local – since, cough, I’ve visited this beyond fabulous city upwards of five-plus times and want to share all my secret insider information with you – then let’s  do a tour de force of some of the most famous cafes in Paris. 

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Most Famous Cafes in Paris

1. les deux magots.

Opened in ye olde 1885, this swank AF, ultra-chic café in Saint-Germain-des-Prés is probably THE most famous Paris cafe of them all. So yeah, it’s basically the famous Paris cafe that all the other Paris cafes on this list want to be like.

Once a favorite haunt of literary giants like Albert Camus, Ernest Hemmingway, and James Joyce, this famous French cafe eventually became so popular amongst Paris’ burgeoning crowd of writers and intellectuals, that Les Deux Magots actually started its very own literary prize, and has continually awarded this honor to new, up and coming French novelists since 1933.

However, y ou too can get in on this thin slice of immortality since Les Deux Magots doesn’t just cater to the ultra-famous but welcomes slightly more “normal” diners too!

So, i f you’re looking for the perfect place to kick start your day, then grab a seat at this eatery’s exquisite terrace and order one of their amazing espressos, for an epic dose of caffeine that you won’t soon forget!

Added bonus?  They also serve some wicked awesome breakfast dishes that are named for the very authors who frequented this foodie hot spot back in the day.

And while the food is definitely top-notch, the ambiance is pretty epic too.

I mean, the interiors here practically ooze class with simple dark wood decor, fresh white table cloths, and an impeccable standard of service that seriously makes you wonder if you ever really have to leave.

And btw, the answer is yes, sadly.  I mean, you don’t have to go home…but you can’t stay here.

Oh, and if you’re  lucky enough to stop by during the winter, then be sure to order their hot chocolate. I promise you will NOT regret it.

Pro Tip: My fave dish here is Le Petit Dejeuner JP Sartre, which includes 2 danish pastries, bread, butter, jam, fresh orange juice, and fresh yogurt or a fruit salad.

Address:   6 Place Saint-Germain des Prés

Nearest Metro Station: Saint-Germain-Des-Prés

Price: Dishes here start at €13.00 and above.

Hours: Open daily from 7:30 am to 1:00 am.

2. La Rotonde

Ornate, over-the-top, lavish, and extravagant are probably just a few of the super snazzy adjectives that literary icon F. Scott Fitzgerald would have used to describe La Rotonde after dining here.

Because honestly , i f you’re looking for a glimpse into the lifestyle of the rich and famous of the jazz age, then you’ve just found it at this classic, Montparnasse eatery.

Founded by Victor Libion in 1911, t he smart but cozy decor of this famous Paris cafe is enhanced by cushy leather chairs, wood paneling aplenty, and chic, modern lamps that create a discreet but welcoming atmosphere.

This sophisticated, Parisian brasserie also serves an assortment of decadent delights for breakfast (served between 7:00 am and 11:00 am).that include freshly baked croissants, hot chocolate, coffee, eggs, etc.

However , i f you’re feeling particularly HUNGRY after an epic night out on the town with some rogue flappers from the wrong century, then skip the single pastry altogether and order their set breakfast entree.

For €18 guests can enjoy a hot drink, a fresh-squeezed juice, fresh slices of bread or a viennoiserie (croissant or pain au chocolat), and either organic eggs (served scrambled, in omelet or fried) or 0% fat Fromage blanc, that is served with red berries coulis or honey.

Truth be told though, you  really can’t go wrong when dining at one of the many famous cafes in Paris for either lunch or dinner since you’re in for a treat regardless of when you stop by.

However, I should definitely mention that of all La Rotonde’s menu items, they’re most well-known for their delicious desserts, including devastatingly delicious molten chocolate lava cake, rich lemon basil macarons, and creamy, creme brûlée.

So, f eel free to skip the savory items altogether and live by the age-old adage, “Life’s Uncertain, Eat Dessert First” instead.

Added bonus? L a Rotonde is practically right next door to Le Bon Marché, a fantastic Parisian shopping spot that is absolutely adored by all the aspiring fashionistas out there.

Therefore, m aking a pit stop at one of the most famous cafes in Paris is a great way to fuel up before you max out your credit cards and shop until no one will give you any more credit (kidding, definitely don’t be THAT person. We promote only the MOST responsible of tourism here at Girl with the Passport. LOL.) .

Address: 105 boulevards du Montparnasse

Nearest Metro Station: Vavin

Price: Dishes here start at €12.00 and above.

Hours : Open daily from 7:30 am to 2:00 am.

3. Café Des Deux Moulins

If you are looking for a cafe that is popular and yet away from the hustle and bustle of the city, then Cafe de Deux Moulins is the place for you. 

Located in the Montmartre area of the city, the cafe is named after two popular windmills (Moulin Rouge and Moulin de la Galette) which are located a stone’s throw away from it. Cafe de Deux Moulins gained popularity after it was featured in the film Amelie in 2001. 

Some say that there isn’t anything really exquisite about the food. It is the charm of the cafe that keeps drawing people back to its doors. In fact, it is the only Parisian style dinner in the area! Ironically the hustle and bustle is normally inside the cafe during the peak times of the day. One great way to enjoy Cafe de Deux Moulins is to visit it for a late night meal. You’ll find that the cafe empties out around 10 pm and is still open till 2 am. It allows you to enjoy both the charm of the cafe without the crowds and the nearly vacant streets of the city.

While almost everything on the menu is worth a try (and let’s not get started on the amazing catalog of wine!!!), the opinion on the creme brulee is unanimous. You can’t stop at one! Take my word for it. Keep place for dessert . 

Address: 15 Rue Lepic, 75018 Paris

Nearest Metro Station: Blanche

Price:  14 – 19 Euros

Hours: Open Monday to Friday from 7:00 am to 2:00 am. Saturday and Sundays have different hours where they are open from 9: 00 am to 2:00 am

4. Cafe Tournon

Just steps away from the ethereal beauty of Luxembourg Gardens is the ever swanky,   Cafe Tournon.

Routinely filled with the city’s most elite journalists, politicians, and celebrities, t his historic, Saint-Germain eatery/famous cafe in Paris was first made famous by Duke Ellington, who used to play jazz music here with his band.

Today though,  Cafe Tourney is one of those famous cafes in Paris that is more commonly known amongst locals for its wide selection of regional wines and market-fresh, earthy, home-cooked, French cuisine.

Perfect for either a mid-afternoon cappuccino or an evening meal,  try to get here as early in the day as possible since this cafe tends to run out of some of their more popular dishes, like the immortal, Beef Bourguignon

So, w hile Café Tournon may be one of the more discreet, lesser-known cafés on this list, what truly sets this place apart is the fact that it sits in a rather touristy location but is routinely frequented by locals.

And if you travel even a little bit t hen you know that Locals in a cafe = win! Because trust me, b eing one amongst the locals definitely means that you’re onto something good.

Especially in a city like Paris where every other food establishment is an overpriced tourist trap of epic proportions.

What, need more convincing?  Well, in addition to being a top, local hot spot and one of the most famous cafes in Paris, the service here is impeccable. So, you’re sure to be well taken care of.

Address: 18 Rue de Tournon

Nearest Metro Station: Odeon

Price: Entrees here start at €16.00 and above.

Hours:  Open Monday through Saturday from 7:00 am to 12:00 am and on Sunday from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm.

5. Cafe de Flore

Cafe de Flore initially opened its doors in the 1880s and is one of the oldest coffee houses in all of Paris.

Located right across the street from rival Les Deux Magots, Cafe de Flore is another immortal eatery that is celebrated across the city for both its long history and its wealth of famous clientele, including philosophers like Sartre and de Beauvoir.

Known for being one of Paris’ oldest coffeehouses and one of the most famous French cafes in Paris ,  Le Cafe de Flore was first opened in the 1880s and has changed little since World War II with its bold, red booths, wide mirrors, and small, street-side tables.

Now, b ecause a little friendly rivalry never hurt anyone, Café de Flore actually started their own annual literary award just one year after Les Deux Magots.

See, I guess imitation really is the sincerest form of flattery, huh?  Anyway, i f I’m 100% honest, the food here is a bit simple and a little pricey when compared to some of the other famous cafés in Paris on this list.

Therefore,I’d recommend stopping here for a quick coffee just so that you can bask in the history of it all, before moving on to other restaurants with better prices and infinitely more intriguing menu items (trust me, this place won’t be on anyone’s budget guide to Paris ).

Address: 172 Boulevard Saint-Germain

Price: Entrees are priced at €10.00 and above.

Hours: Open daily from 7:30 am to 1:30 am.

6. Le Vrai Paris

Looking for one of the most famous cafes in Paris that doubles as one of the prettiest cafes in Paris too?

If so then you can’t beat Le Vrai Paris in the always awesome neighborhood of Montmartre.

After all, this pretty cafe in Paris is known for its stunning exterior, which includes an awning adorned with a wealth of stunning pink flowers.

Add in a vintage, 20th-century-inspired interior that includes a series of wooden cabinets and old-school lights ensconced with flowers and you easily have one of the coolest cafes in Paris.

Pro Tip: While you’re at one of the cutest cafes in Paris, be sure to order the lamb, risotto, and steak.

I personally recommend the “Boeuf Bourguignon” and love coming here either before or after a show at the Moulin Rouge.

Address: 33 Rue des Abbesses, 75018 Paris, France

Hours: Open daily from 7:00 am to 2:00 am.

Price: Entrees start at around €18.00 each.

How to Get There: Take line 12 to Abbesses station and walk from there.

6. Ladurée (Champs Elysées)

The one and only Ladurée Cafe, which sits along Paris’ immortal, Champs Elysées and serves up some of the most famous food in Paris and some of the best brunch in Paris too.

And unless you’ve been living under a rock of cultural isolation, then chances are that you’ve heard of the immortal macaron purveyor, Ladurée .

After all, this one of those famous cafes in Paris that has stores all across the globe, including locations in New York City, Los Angeles, and London.

So, there’s a solid chance that you’ve at least heard of this divine creator of all things macaron. Heck, you’ve probably even been inside a Laduree store yourself.

But, trust me. There’s really no location like the Champs Elysées location, which, in addition to creating decadent macarons of every variety, serves up exquisite, seafoam green, classic beyond belief, pastel-hued interiors.

We’re talking an Instagrammer’s playground people since you’ll be swimming in a sea of picture-perfect, pastel decor that is over the top wonderful, but still totally classy

So, if you want to live like Marie Antoinette for a day (sans the whole off with her head thing), then Ladurée is the place for you.

Just grab a seat, order all the pastries you can possibly eat, wash it down with one of their wickedly wonderful, floral teas, and indulge as you’ve never indulged before.

Now, because this place is so stinking chic and impossibly difficult to leave, this ethereal wonderland of an eatery also has an amazing gift shop where you can purchase some of the  best souvenirs from Paris  – anything from perfume to cosmetics to macaron keychains.

So, even though your macarons definitely won’t last a lifetime, you’re piece of Ladurée memorabilia just might!

Address:  75 Avenue des Champs-Élysées

Nearest Metro Station:  George V

Price:  Individual pastries start at €5.00 each while a box of 6 macarons costs €17.10.

Hours:  Open daily from 8:30 am to 7:30 pm.

7. Café de la Paix

Located right across the street from Palais Garnier,  Cafe de la Paix  is instantly recognizable from the animated version of the restaurant in the classic Disney film, The Aristocats.

What, missed that cinematic masterpiece? Yeah, me too since I don’t think it’s some of Disney’s best work.

However, Cafe de la Paix did snag some much-warranted street cred after the French government declared it an official, historic site in 1975 (feel free to be duly amazed at the official historic status of one of the most famous cafes in Paris).

Now A LEGIT Parisian icon, Café de la Paix is not only one of the oldest cafés in Paris, but it has also entertained famous patrons like Charles De Gaulle and Victor Hugo.

And in case that’s not impressive enough for you, just grab a seat on the cafe’s terrace and savor the mesmerizing views of Paris’ charming Palais Garnier (opera house) from here.

Yeah, you can thank me later because this really is one of the best views in the entire city.

However, Paris is quite a pricey city, to begin with. Therefore, add in a bit of historical grandeur and prices take off into the stratosphere.

So, while Café de la Paix is one of those famous cafes in Paris that is most assuredly a splurge, it’s still worth a visit for the views and historical grandeur alone.

That’s why I’d opt for the preset course meal if you want to get the most bang for your buck (You can get a set menu with an entree and a starter or an entree and a dessert. And the burrata and tomato soup here are both EPIC).

And if you choose to order a cocktail, expect to spend upwards of $20 USD for a single drink. Yeah, that’s sadly not a typo.

Pro Tip:  The burrata and tomato soup here are both EPIC. So yeah, you should definitely order both while at this famous Paris cafe.

Address:  5 Place de l’Opéra

Nearest Metro Station:  Opera

Price:  Entrees here start at €25.00 each.

Hours:  Open daily from 8:00 am to 11:00 pm.

8. Brasserie Lipp

Want to treat yourself to some French cuisine with the authentic ambiance in the background? Brasserie Lipp has you covered. Situated right in the heart of Paris, it is super easy to get to and it is also a great place to stop at if your legs are aching. 

One of the best things about Brasserie Lipp is that they cater to both the vegetarian and non vegetarian palate. This means that it has something for everyone. With over 100 years under its belt, the café is iconic and serves French delicacies from different regions. From Cod brandade to calf’s head, there are all sorts of intriguing items on the menu.

Note that the old school charm and the amazing food make this a popular destination for foodies in the city. That’s why reservations are a must! Don’t forget to try one of their steaks while you are in the house!

Address:  151 Boulevard-Germain, 75006 Paris

Nearest Metro Station:  Saint Germain-des-Pres

Price:  21-40 Euros

Hours:  Open from 9 am to 12:45 am daily

9. La Palette

For all you art aficionados out there, this famous Paris café was actually frequented by none other than Picasso (Insert your amazed ohs and ahs here).

And if you’re a fan of Hollywood celebrities, then you’ll be happy to hear that both Harrison Ford and Julia Roberts have also been known to spend time here too.

But, enough about the celebrities! Let’s get to the food because that’s what really counts, at least in my humble opinion.

And trust me, the food here definitely brings a whole new meaning to the word delicious.

I mean, not only has La Palette been repeatedly voted the best outdoor café in Paris, but it also comes highly recommended by both Anthony Bourdain AND Andrew Zimmerman.

Added bonus? The atmosphere here isn’t stuffy at all. It’s actually super chill, unassuming, and kind of feels like the cafe hasn’t been updated in decades.

But in a cool vintage way that gives La Palette tons of character and charm. Not in a gross, heinously retro, rancid mothball-smelling kind of way.

And while the prices here aren’t all that budget-friendly, I managed to procure a delicious cheese omelet for €10.50, which I didn’t think was too bad (The hot goat cheese on toast is also really good too).

So, if you’re on a tight budget, then try getting a small bite to eat and a cup of coffee instead of an enormous meal that will cost you about as much as the gross domestic product of a small nation.

Pro Tip:  If you’re a hardcore, partying cool kid then you’ll be delighted to know that La Palette serves absinthe, which will be perfect if you really wanna let that freak flag fly free.

Address:  43 Rue de Seine

Nearest Metro Station : Odeon or Saint-Germain-des-Prés

Price : Entrees here start at about €16.00 each.

Hours:  Open daily from 8:00 am to 2:00 am, except on Sundays when they open at 10:00 am.

10. La Closerie des Lilas

Another famous cafe in Paris with yet another slew of notable clientele. Therefore, if a leisurely stroll through yesteryear is something that you’d enjoy during your trip to Paris, then a visit to La Closerie des Lilas is a must since it really doesn’t get any more historical than this place.

But, dining here does come with a hefty price tag since their most affordable dish will set you back no less than 20 Euros.

So, be prepared! However, once you can get past that not-so-tiny detail you’ll be able to truly savor the fact that La Closerie des Lilas is the creme de la creme of famous cafés in Paris since literally every famous author, artist, or musician mentioned above has dined here at one point or another.

So, why not add yourself to the list, you devilishly awesome person you? I mean, the food here is delicious, the ambiance is fantastic, and the staff is professional.

And while their menu definitely isn’t the largest one I’ve ever seen, it’s all good since everything they serve here is done extremely well.

Therefore, you definitely won’t walk away disappointed. However, because of La Closerie des Lilas’ historic significance, this café has turned into a bit of a spectacle.

That’s why you should expect this place to be overflowing with hordes of tourists not too unlike yourself.

Pro Tip:  Lest you forget this famous cafe in Paris’ long rap sheet of notable past patrons, each table comes with a snazzy little brass marker that details exactly who sat at that table in the restaurant.

Address:  171 Boulevard du Montparnasse

Nearest Metro Station:  Port Royal

Price:  Try dining in the brasserie where entrees start at €15.00 and above.

Hours:  Open daily from 12:00 pm to 2:30 pm and again from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm.

11. Le Procope

The historic beauty of Paris’ oldest cafe, Le Procope. Because believe it or not  Le Procope is actually THE oldest café in Paris since it first opened by Sicilian chef Procopio Cutò WAY back in 1686.

That’s why Le Procope’s client list includes none other than Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Voltaire, and Rousseau.

So, while you can refer to each one of these cafés as a “literary hub” of some sort, Le Procope takes it one step further and proudly proclaims itself the first literary café in the entire world!

Although, that is up for debate, depending on who you talk to.

Be forewarned though, Le Procope is one of the most famous cafes in Paris that no longer serve JUST coffee.

Therefore, if you choose to dine here, you’ll need to order a meal along with your beverage of choice. To save some of your hard-earned cash try ordering from their set menu, which includes a starter and entree, or an entree and a dessert for € 21.90.

Pro Tip:  I ordered the pesto pasta with fresh vegetables and loved it).

Address:  13 Rue de l’Ancienne Comédie

Nearest Metro Station:  Odeon

Price:  You can get a starter, main, and dessert here for just €19.50.

Hours : Currently not open just yet.

12. Angelina (Rivoli)

Hi, my name is Girl with the Passport and I have an unhealthy obsession with this famous cafe in Paris.

Why you may rightly wonder? No, it’s not because of the famous clientele, although both Coco Chanel and Audrey Hepburn were both frequent customers here.

No, I’m a huge fan of their wickedly wonderful chocolate i’africain. Or as my American brethren fondly refer to it, hot chocolate.

Trust me, Angelina’s hot chocolate is unlike any other. It’s thick, rich, gooey, almost pudding-like, and the stuff that my foodie flights of fancy are made of.

I honestly would probably book a trip to Paris JUST for this hot chocolate since it really is THAT good.

Okay, truth be told, their croissants are pretty epic too.

So, while you may have to fight the perpetual urge to order everything on the menu, the best, and cheapest, way to indulge in as many pastries as humanly possible is to order one of their preset breakfast samplers.

For €29.50 you can order the Angelina Breakfast, which comes with a delightful assortment of bread, pastries (including a croissant, pain au chocolate, raisin bread, and baguette), and eggs.

This preset breakfast option also includes your choice of coffee, tea, or hot chocolate.

So yeah, be super indulgent at one of the most famous cafes in Paris and go with the hot chocolate, ALL the way.

And the decor here? Yeah, it ain’t too shabby either. Think chic, ornate, and richly beautiful interiors that will make you feel like you’re having the boujiest breakfast of your life.

Address:  226 Rue de Rivoli

Nearest Metro Station:  Tuileries

Price:  Breakfast starts at €20.00 per person.

Hours:  Open Monday through Friday from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm and on Saturday/Sunday from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm.

13. Le Consulat

Located just a few minutes from Montmartre’s immortal Sacré-Coeur is this charming little cafe, Le Consulat.

You’ve probably seen this Insta-chic eatery plastered all over your Paris-related Instagram feed. And while this place is definitely picturesque AF, Le Consulat is truly known for serving Parisian artistic royalty like Vincent Van Gogh, Picasso, and, Monet, just to name a few.

But here’s the best part. Le Consulat has maintained a lot of its vintage charm and decor over the years, making it a truly enjoyable place to relax and sip on some espresso as you watch the people wander by.

So, if you’re planning to take some insta-worthy pics of Le Consulat for yourself, definitely try to avoid the crowds by arriving as early as humanly possible on a weekday.

Yeah, weekends at one of the most famous cafes in Paris tend to be insanely crowded, making your photo-op, not as #aesthetic as it could be (am I part of the Instagram cult yet?).

But, if you’re here for the foodie awesomeness, then I’ve heard some great things about the Steak au Poivre avec pomme frites, AKA steak and french fries.

It’s rumored to be one of the best steak and fries dishes in all of Paris.

And although I’m a vegetarian and haven’t tried the meaty goodness for myself, dipping into some pomme frites while sitting along their terrace does sound like the perfect way to spend a  glorious day in good ol’ Paris .

Address:  18 Rue Norvins

Nearest Metro Station:  Abbesses stop.

Price:  Most entrees are priced between €10.00 and €20.00.

Hours:  Open daily from 11:00 am to 10:00 pm.

14. La Maison Rose

If you don’t know this café by name, then chances are that you can probably identify it from its iconic, pink, and green exterior.

Yes, this famous cafe in Paris is none other than the immortal pink café, La Maison Rose, which has been the subject of many a famous Parisian photo throughout the decades.

By now, you can probably tell from the building’s vintage, fairytale-like charm and surrounding, cobblestone streets that this eatery is located in Montmartre, THE most photogenic neighborhood in all of Paris.

And aside from being famous in its own right, La Maison Rose actually served infamous café hoppers and not-so-starving artists like Picasso, Matisse, and Van Gogh.

But wait, it gets better! Because this place is definitely not your typical “tourist trap” cafe.

You know, a place where you can expect mediocre food, high prices, and poor service.

However, not so at La Maison Rose. Because I’ve heard through the grapevine that the Poulet Basquaise here is out of this world (I had their veggie salad plate which was pretty darn lovely)

Apparently, you can even smell it cooking even before they place it down in front of you.

But let’s be real.It’s Paris. So, everything on the menu here is pretty damn amazing. Therefore, order to your heart’s content or grab un petit café if you’re not that hungry!

Although, snagging a table at one of the most famous cafes in Paris can be a bit tricky since they have limited outdoor seating. And let’s face it, grabbing a seat out on the terrace here is kind of sort of mandatory.

But no worries, because I’ve got you covered! The first thing you need to know about La Maison Rose is that it’s closed on Tuesdays.

So, If you’re coming just for the photo op, then Tuesday is the best day to do so.

However, If you’re hoping to actually dine at this pastel pink cafe of wonder, then you should know that they have slightly odd hours that are listed below.

Because you know, I’m just over here, helping you live the dream, one random hours of operation list at a time (insert thumbs up emoji here).

Address:  2 Rue de l’Abreuvoir,

Nearest Metro Station : Lamarck

Price:  Daily specials are between €13.00 and €20.00

Hours:  Open Wednesday from 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm and Thursday through Sunday from 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm. They also require reservations for lunch and dinner.

15, Le Chat Noir

Another one of the many famous cafes in Paris that is located in Montmartre is none other than  Le Chat Noir .

Opened in 1881, this famous restaurant started as a humble, cabaret nightclub, where patrons would order drinks while enjoying a live show.

Today though, this former epicenter of Parisian nightlife has turned into an attraction in and of itself, offering patrons live performances throughout the evening.

Although, something tells me that these shows probably don’t quite measure up to the acts that performed here during the 19th century.

But, I digress. And while the food here is nothing to rave about, dining at le Chat Noir is fun if you want to immerse yourself in the long-standing history of this immortal cabaret.

FYI, they do have a great happy hour if you want to chase your escargot and foie gras down with a bit of boozy fun.

So, do yourself a favor and order something light, like a cup of coffee, as you take in the cafe’s vibrant atmosphere.

Because the next time you see that infamous Chat Noir poster, you can be all nonchalant about it and say, “Oh yeah, I’ve dined there”

Pro Tip:  This is one of the many famous cafes in Paris that has now become a chic, 4-star hotel in Montmartre where rooms start at around $170 per night. So, if you want to stay somewhere super sleek and historic, then be sure to book your room at Hotel Le Chat Noir now!

Address:  68 boulevard de Clichy

Nearest Metro Station:  Blanche or Pigalle.

Price:  Rooms here start at $170 per night.

Hours:  The front desk is open twenty-four hours per day.

16. La Fontaine de Belleville

Tucked away in Paris’ 10th arrondissement, the owners of this  famous cafe in Paris  have expertly restored this charming Parisian eatery to its former ’20s, bistro-style glory.

Therefore, step inside one of the most famous cafes in Paris and expect to find large mirrors, stunning ceilings, exquisite paintings, and hand-painted tables with chic, rattan chairs.

And the menu? Well, it’s gone through a bit of an overhaul too since you’ll find nothing but ethical, locally sourced, artisinal products that include nothing but the finest of craft beers and fair trade coffees.

Whatever you do though, don’t leave without making use of their fabulous terrace, which is bathed in light and overlooks the intersection of e rue la Grange aux Belles and Juliette Dodu.

The atmosphere of this place is also wonderfully quiet and the service is beyond exceptional – easily making this one of the best cafes in Paris.

Pro Tip:  Sit outside on their terrace and order delicious french toast from one of the most famous cafes in Paris.  The boiled egg with toast and filtered coffee is also good if you’re trying to be a wee bit sensible.

Address:  31-33 Rue Juliette Dodu, 75010 Paris, France

Nearest Metro Station:  Colonel Fabien, Belleville, or Goncourt.

Price:  Entrees are between €12.00 and €15.00 each.

Hours:  Open Sunday through Wednesday from 8:00 am to 1:00 am and then Thursday through Saturday from 8:00 am to 2:00 am.

17. Le Dôme Café

Tucked away in the 6th arrondissement, Le Dôme Café is a true gem that exudes history and charm. As you step through its doors, you’ll be transported to a bygone era. Take a seat and indulge in their signature dishes that have delighted patrons for generations.

This café is known for its seafood dishes. From oysters to monkfish, seafood platters with prawns and crabs, to the fish and octopus salad, this restaurant has a knack for serving up seafood with a flair that you will find in few other places.

The atmosphere and décor reflect the cafe’s rich heritage, with vintage furnishings and elegant touches.

I’ll have to warn you though. Le Dôme Café is expensive and tends to cater to a lot of the tourists that head into the town. The food however is good. The service is pleasant and it is a seafood lovers paradise.

Address: 108 Bd du Montparnasse, 75014 Paris, France

Nearest Metro: Vavin metro station

Price: The entrees start at 19 euros

Hours: Open every day from 12pm – 2:45pm, 7-10:30pm

18. Le Select

If you’re in search of a café that embodies the spirit of artistic Paris, look no further than Le Select. This eclectic hotspot has been a gathering place for creatives, intellectuals, and free spirits for decades.

As you enter, you’ll be greeted by the charming ambiance and the aroma of freshly brewed coffee. Le Select’s menu boasts a range of signature dishes that are sure to tantalize your taste buds, from savory quiches to decadent pastries.

Immerse yourself in the artistic atmosphere and let the creativity flow as you sip your coffee and people-watch. In fact, the café actually prides itself on its décor because they have retained the original set up from the 1920’s which is so cool and it is one of the big draws about this place.

Address:   99 Bd du Montparnasse, 75006 Paris, France

Price: Prices for the dishes start at 23 euros

Hours: Open everyday from 7am – 2am except on Fri – Sat when it closes at 3am

Map of the Most Famous Cafes in Paris

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Most Famous Cafes in Paris FAQs

What is the most famous café in paris.

The most famous cafe in Paris is Café de Flore which was initially opened in the 1880s.

What are the Two Most Famous Cafes in Paris?

The two most famous cafes in Paris are Café de Flore and Les Deux Magots Café. Both are located on the left bank of Paris and in the Saint Germain neighborhood.

What Famous Café in Paris was in the Movie?

Cafe des Deux Moulins was featured in the film Amelie and is where the title character worked when she went to her day job.

In fact, this pretty cafe in Paris now has a salad on the menu that is named after the fictional character.

Is Paris Known for Its Cafes?

Yes, Paris is known for its cafes since the cafe culture in this city is second to none.

In fact, it initially emerged at the end of the 19th century when philosophers, painters, writers, and other creative individuals would gather in cafes for hours to discuss the most pressing issues of the day.

So, step inside one of the many famous cafes in Paris and enjoy lavish interiors and enchanting terraces

What Is The Most Photographed Café In Paris?

La Maison Rose is without doubt the most photographed café in Paris. This is after all the very same café that Van Gogh and Picasso frequented. They aren’t the only eminent people who have found their way here over time.

The historic café been serving up hot coffee and delicious meals for over a hundred years and it is still frequented by a lot of people. You will find that many stop just to take a pic of the iconic pink building. It is after all an important part of the Parisian history.

Let’s face it guys, food in Paris is always a great idea. I mean, even the tourist trap cafés here tend to serve food that far surpasses anything you’ll find in decent cafés elsewhere.

Plus, throughout many of these famous cafes in paris, there’s an air of sophistication and culture that seductively lures in the city’s best of the best for a drink, a bite, and a lively discussion about the important things in life., you know, things like whether you should leave the toilet paper roll face up or face down when you replace it., so, while i can’t promise that you’ll become a famous patron of one of these cafés, i can tell you where to find them so that you can bask in some of paris’ historic glory, at least for a few minutes..

Thursday 5th of May 2022

Sorry about the spelling of Louvre below!!!! Yikes!!! Fingers were going too fast!!

girlwiththepassport

Monday 9th of May 2022

No problem at all. Happens to me all the time.

Your list of Paris cafe's looks incredible!! This will be our third time in Paris and we have had enough of the traditional tourist spots like the Louve, Eiffel Tower etc. Been there...done that! This time we intend to spend our week in Paris as a Parisian not as a tourist and your list of cafe's and walking tours will be our starting point! Thank you so much!!

My pleasure and so glad to hear it. Thanks for reading. I also have a post about Parisian hidden gems that might be useful if you're a return visitor. Have an amazing time.

Rhonda King

Monday 18th of April 2022

Haven’t been to all the cafes. But have to agree about Les Deux Magots, it is amazing! Have to disagree on La Palette, was the worst cafe I think I have ever been to. Staff pretty rude, food was awful (we went at 11:30pm). Le Chat Noir was brilliant (except we went to the wrong on on our first try, there are few cafes named this in Paris) for a super simple breakfast and friendly staff. Thanks for creating this list. So helpful.

Wednesday 20th of April 2022

So glad you found this helpful and so sorry about La Palette and your experience. That sounds dreadful.

george casanova

Sunday 9th of February 2020

very informative great list will visit this year when i go back again (it feels like home Pari!) thank you love your blog

Saturday 15th of February 2020

Thanks so much for reading and I agree. I always love going back to Paris!

Ioana Stoica

Thursday 3rd of October 2019

Great list! I just love Paris and hanging out at cafes people watching. The ones on this list are so charming, I'm going to have to save them for my next trip!

Friday 4th of October 2019

I am so happy to hear that! While writing this it made me want to get back to Paris ASAP.

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Restaurant has optical illusion seating, taking diners on a trippy bus tour of bangkok — without leaving nyc.

This restaurant offers a lot of Bang-kok for your buck.

Many venues aim to “transport” people to another country, but Bang Bang Bangkok is bringing Thailand to them. The Brooklyn-based fine-dining depot invites customers to eat their way around the Thai capital without leaving Gotham — thanks to immersive projection technology.

In a trippy twist, Bang Bang is modeled after a bus with windows and benches on which customers sit, and a travelogue of tourist-worthy footage is projected onto wrap-around screens inside the restaurant, conveying the ideas of a jaunt through Bangkok.

As a result, bus “riders” digitally whiz around the Thai capital for two hours on a VR voyage. Enhancing this sensory sojourn is Bang Bang’s 10-course tasting menu — approximately one sampling for each stop on the tour.

Bang Bang, located at 131 Grand Street in Williamsburg, is the brainchild of serial restaurateur Jugkrwut “Jay” Borin, known for Brooklyn’s Mao Mao and Jai Sang Ma in Queens .

“I don’t do the restaurant business. I do the experience business,” Borin, 45, told The Post. “I can refer you to another world.”

To achieve the illusion, the Bangkok native had a team film iconic landmarks in his hometown, including its famed, labyrinthine floating market , its extensive Chinatown neighborhood and even alleyways.

He used a technology called projection mapping, in which one turns various objects into a display surface for projections — in this case, the faux bus interior. Today, this type of spatial augmentation tech is used to create optical illusions on buildings, at Broadway shows and, of course, in restaurants like his.

With the Bang Bang experience, epicures can almost smell funky fish sauce wafting up from a night market hawker or feel a jet-lag daze while careening around the neon-bathed streets of the red-light district.

With this new concept, “you don’t need to go to Bangkok or anywhere in the world,” explained Borin, whose goal is to bring the “beauty” of his motherland to NYC.

As for the eats, the menu has European-inflected deconstructions of Thai classics, like the Bangkok, a trio of tasty treats featuring a pork tart dolloped with coconut foam, a steamed pork dumpling wrapped in cabbage and a cold lobster soup with lime foam and a blanched tomato — essentially a gazpacho-like riff on Tom Yum soup.

There’s also the Noble: smoked duck with red curry sauce and a tangy lychee purée, among other accouterments. Hairspray-like bottles are used to spritz it with lime and thyme.

Ahead of each course, Bang Bang manager Prachak Seniwong an Ayutthaya gives a spiel on the dishes and locales they’re passing.

“We’re going to take you to the local streets of Old Town,” he declared during a recent tour’s start.

Also worth mentioning is the Wisdom, a choice of marbled wagyu beef slices anointed with pungent shrimp paste or deep-fried “Chilean sea bass” (marketing speak for Patagonian toothfish) with chili sauce, baby mustard greens and more.

Patrons complete this culinary decathlon with a redux of mango sticky rice — an iconic Thai dessert — with a mango sorbet pinch-hitting for the genuine item. It comes with a sticky rice cake and coconut mousse instead of the typical coconut milk.

The total price tag for two: $357.

Bang Bang joins a growing fraternity of immersive NYC food experiences that require diners to use more senses than just smell and taste. 

They include Le Petit Chef on Broadway, in which a tiny, animated chef “preps” a tasting menu ; the Flatiron’s digitally enhanced dinner theater Journey ; and Sansan Ramen in Queens, where hostesses Zoom in from the Philippines to ring up your order.

Borin intends to return to Bangkok to plan and film a more detailed digital tour, which he expects to unveil at Bang Bang within 12 months.

“If you want to bring the people to the real world, then you have to choose from the real thing,” he explained.

Open 4:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week. 131 Grand St., Brooklyn; Bangbangbangkoknyc.com

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As Britain woke up from a long bank holiday weekend, Sir Keir Starmer gave the country something else to look forward to: tax hikes and spending cuts.

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Again we heard that VAT, national insurance and income tax would be exempt from any changes. Instead, commentators believe levies on capital gains and inheritance will rise, with leading tax firm Blick Rothenberg issuing this warning on the former...

We have two months to wait for more details - the budget is on 30 October - but our politics team has outlined which other taxes the chancellor could have in her sights here...

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One of the stories inviting the most reader comments this week was our feature on whether the Nike trainers bubble has burst...

Many of the things examined in the long read came up in your correspondence - with quality and price seemingly major issues for consumers...

Nike have lost their way in the running market, unless you are looking for a top of the range, super fragile, supershoe. I used to have multiple pairs in my rotation, but today I don't have a single one. Brands like Hoka beat them hands down on product line-up & quality. TheRunner

I think Nike trainers in this era are ugly & overpriced. I collect Nike OGs from the 80s & 90s. Classic Nike Air Max 1s, Air Trainer 1s, 180s, you cannot go wrong with them. MarkyG74

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Jordans have had their day, Nike losing the market. Stoneymezza

Nike have priced themselves out of the market, the price of their trainers have increased by £40 on a pair of Air Max 90s in the last three years, people won't be ripped off and will simply take there business to other brands. Matteo

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We also had lots of mail on hotels putting up prices on nights when Oasis are playing.

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Booked a hotel in Dublin for Oasis concert dates yesterday, paid 200 then they cancelled it and when I went back on the same room was nearly 500. How is this allowed? Joe mallon10

Happened to me. Booked two rooms at the Maldron Hotel Cathedral Square at £253 each. Got an email to say they were cancelled, called the hotel as they were still confirmed on booking.com and they said they were all cancelled on their side but being resold at £443 10 minutes later. Katie

Hotels have been doing this for years. The minute LFC get into a final the room prices triple. Jackolfc

The prices can only go as high as the concert goers will. For these concerts they will be prepared to go very high. That's the ONLY reason Oasis are touring. Money!👍🏼😂 Hafalumpa

Hotels should be regulated and fined for doing such unscrupulous pricing. They do this regularly for events, it needs government intervention. Barbara

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The first converted store is due to be opened next summer, will all sites expected to be converted by the end of 2025.

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Fashion will remain the focus of the second hand marketplace, it said.

Experts are reacting today after it emerged that employers will have to offer flexible working hours - including a four-day week - to all workers under government plans.

To receive their full pay, employees would still have to work their full hours but compressed into a shorter working week - something some workplaces already do.

Currently, employees can request flexible hours as soon as they start at a company but employers are not legally obliged to agree.

The Labour government now wants to make it so employers have to offer flexible hours from day one, except where it is "not reasonably feasible".

It is understood Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner is behind the move and wants to introduce legislation on it this autumn after consulting with unions and businesses.

The government has denied employers will be forced to allow staff to work four-day weeks, or make employees work a four-day week.

But some experts have reacted positively to the proposed plan, with one describing it as a "beacon of hope" for employee wellbeing.

Gabriel McKeown, head of macroeconomics   at Sad Rabbit Investments, said talk of a four-day week is now longer a "whisper in the corridors of progressive workplaces".

"Yet, despite the natural 'too good to be true' suspicion surrounding anything that feels remotely utopian, this policy could be a beacon of hope for improved mental health and enhanced productivity," he said.

He noted that implementing the change would not come without "complexities" for employees.

Meanwhile,  Cara Cunniff, leadership and performance consultant   at ThriveWell Global, said a "clearer focus on outputs over inputs may be just the thing to jolt the British economy into action".

The plan "throws down the gauntlet" and "may be just the catalyst employees and businesses need" to recruit and retain the best workers, she said.

"We're in a race for scarce talent and the expectations of the workers of today and tomorrow bear little comparison to those of former generations."

Sky News has also spoken to Joe Ryle, director of the 4 Day Week Campaign , and Michelle Evans, founder of Small Business Britain , about what they think of the government's plan.

Mr Ryle says he welcomes the move which shows that ministers recognise "the four day week is here to stay" - though he noted the proposal only allows for a compression rather than a reduction in hours, which is what the campaign is aimed at.

He says some companies which have allowed employees to reduce their hours and maintain their pay have "seen productivity being maintained and the wellbeing of workers improving". 

Offering a different opinion, Ms Evans says it could cause "challenges" for small to medium businesses.

There are lots of sectors where this "just isn't feasible", she adds, saying firms such as those in the retail and hospitality sector "can't just close for a day" or afford to hire more staff.

She adds that it's important to "be really clear" about how far flexible working can go. Smaller businesses "aren't the bad guys" and "want their staff to do well", she says. 

As the hopes of tens of thousands of Oasis fans are crushed by a tweet just now announcing that everyone who's got lucky in the presale ballot has already been contacted... we've been asking just how much you'd be willing to pay for a ticket.

Oasis revealed yesterday how much tickets for the upcoming tour will cost, after Liam and Noel Gallagher confirmed they'd set aside their differences for a hotly anticipated reunion.

Prices for the cheapest seats start at around £73 and around £150 for standing - while the most expensive ticket will see fans paying over £500.

It had been widely reported that tickets could soar over the £100 mark.

A poll of Sky News followers on LinkedIn has offered some insight into how much people are willing to fork out to see one of the biggest bands of the 90s:

The largest proportion of people (42%) said they'd want to spend less than £100 to see Oasis. Only 6% said they'd pay £200-£300, while interestingly, a higher proportion (11%) said they'd be willing to spend over £300.

Social media users are reacting to the ticket prices, as fans prepare to find out today whether they've been successful in a resale ballot.

One X user said they were "so disappointed", while another said the band were "taking the p***".

"Those Oasis ticket prices are a farce," said another.

Other fans took to social media with evidence of much cheaper tickets from days gone by...

But while some have been left feeling put out by how much an Oasis ticket could set them back - others have defended the pricing.

One user said they felt the tickets were a "fair price", while another said: "Did people really expect Oasis to charge the price of a Watford at home ticket and a packet of pork scratchings? Come on."

"Oasis can just take my money I absolutely do not care what the ticket price is," said another fan.

By Sarah Taaffe-Maguire , business reporter

House prices are now growing at the fastest annual rate in nearly two years, the UK's largest building society has said, with rises expected to continue.

In the year up to August, houses became 2.4% more valuable with the average property costing £265,375, according to Nationwide.

But prices are still below the all-time highs recorded in the summer of 2022 by about 3%.

The annual increase and associated increase in buying demand is still "subdued by historic standards", Nationwide said.

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The deadline for working parents of nine-month-olds in England to register for 15 free hours of government-funded childcare a week is tomorrow.

From 1 September, the free childcare offer is being extended to eligible parents with children of this age and older.

But with applications due by 31 August, families need to act now.

Check if you're eligible  here  - or read on for our explainer on free childcare across the UK.

Three and four-year-olds

In England, all parents of children aged three and four in England can claim 15 hours of free childcare per week, for 1,140 hours (38 weeks) a year, at an approved provider.

This is a universal offer open to all.

It can be extended to 30 hours where both parents (or the sole parent) are in work, earn the weekly minimum equivalent of 16 hours at the national minimum or living wage, and have an income of less than £100,000 per year.

Two-year- olds

Previously, only parents in receipt of certain benefits were eligible for 15 hours of free childcare.

But, as of April, this was extended to working parents.

This is not a universal offer, however.

A working parent must earn more than £8,670 but less than £100,000 per year. For couples, the rule applies to both parents.

Nine-months-old

On 1 September, this same 15-hour offer will be extended to working parents of children aged from nine months. From 12 May, those whose children will be at least nine months old on 31 August can apply to received the 15 hours of care from September.

From September 2025

The final change to the childcare offer in England will be rolled out in September 2025, when eligible working parents of all children under the age of five will be able to claim 30 hours of free childcare a week.

In some areas of Wales, the Flying Start early years programme offers 12.5 hours of free childcare for 39 weeks, for eligible children aged two to three. The scheme is based on your postcode area, though it is currently being expanded.

All three and four-year-olds are entitled to free early education of 10 hours per week in approved settings during term time under the Welsh government's childcare offer.

Some children of this age are entitled to up to 30 hours per week of free early education and childcare over 48 weeks of the year. The hours can be split - but at least 10 need to be used on early education.

To qualify for this, each parent must earn less than £100,000 per year, be employed and earn at least the equivalent of working 16 hours a week at the national minimum wage, or be enrolled on an undergraduate, postgraduate or further education course that is at least 10 weeks in length.

All three and four-year-olds living in Scotland are entitled to at least 1,140 hours per year of free childcare, with no work or earnings requirements for parents. 

This is usually taken as 30 hours per week over term time (38 weeks), though each provider will have their own approach.

Some households can claim free childcare for two-year-olds. To be eligible you have to be claiming certain benefits such as Income Support, Jobseeker's Allowance or Universal Credit, or have a child that is in the care of their local council or living with you under a guardianship order or kinship care order.

Northern Ireland

There is no scheme for free childcare in Northern Ireland. Some other limited support is available.

Working parents can access support from UK-wide schemes such as tax credits, Universal Credit, childcare vouchers and tax-free childcare.

Aside from this, all parents of children aged three or four can apply for at least 12.5 hours a week of funded pre-school education during term time. But over 90% of three-year-olds have a funded pre-school place - and of course this is different to childcare.

What other help could I be eligible for?

Tax-free childcare  - Working parents in the UK can claim up to £500 every three months (up to £2,000 a year) for each of their children to help with childcare costs. 

If the child is disabled, the amount goes up to £1,000 every three months (up to £4,000 a year).

To claim the benefit, parents will need to open a tax-free childcare account online. For every 80p paid into the account, the government will top it up by 20p.

The scheme is available until the September after the child turns 11.

Universal credit  - Working families on universal credit can claim back up to 85% of their monthly childcare costs, as long as the care is paid for upfront. The most you can claim per month is £951 for one child or £1,630 for two or more children.

Tax credits -  People claiming working tax credit can get up to 70% of what they pay for childcare if their costs are no more than £175 per week for one child or £300 per work for multiple children.

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Its share price is down 1.69%, the most of any of the 100 companies, as it's expected to be booted out next week due to share price tumbles. It had been a stalwart of the FTSE 100 for 15 years.

Oil is ending the week back above $80 - higher than most of the past few days - at $80.42 for a barrel of the benchmark Brent crude.

The pound has stayed high, or more accurately the dollar has stayed weak, with one pound falling just about below the more than two-year high of $1.32. Currently a pound buys $1.31.

In an update to our previous post, NatWest says the issue with its banking app that left customers unable to access some services this morning has been fixed.

A NatWest spokesperson said: "Some customers experienced difficulty in making payments via the mobile app this morning. 

"This has been resolved and customers can make payments as normal. We're sorry for any inconvenience caused."

NatWest says it is working hard to fix an issue which has left customers unable to make payments through its app this morning.

Users have reported receiving an error message and being logged out when trying to approve a transfer, while others say they can't access the app at all.

The most recent data from outage monitor DownDetector shows there were nearly 1,020 complaints about issues with NatWest at 7.40am this morning.

A NatWest spokesperson said: "Some customers have experienced difficulty in making payments via the mobile app this morning. We're working to resolve this as quickly as possible and we're really sorry for any inconvenience caused."

Customers are still reportedly able to make payments via online banking.

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15 Best Foreigner-Friendly Bars in Tokyo

Looking for a hearty welcome and the opportunity to meet new people? Some bars in Tokyo are more foreigner-friendly than others.

Alcohol is the social lubricant that transcends cultures and it’s no different in Japan. Whether living in Tokyo or just passing through, finding a friendly bar where you can comfortably strike up a conversation with a stranger — and not feel like you’re interrupting an espionage meeting — scratches a much-needed social itch.

Still need one eye on the footie? Also check out our list of top sports bars in Tokyo .

Tip: One of the best ways to make friends is by going on a bar-hopping experience — tried and tested.

1. B-Flat Commune

B-Flat Commune is a European-style drinking spot with open-air communal seating areas and a selection of standing bars and food trucks. While it isn’t as easy to mingle as other spots on our list (mainly because people are less drunk, let’s be honest), it has a laid-back atmosphere that’s hard to find in the city. You can find vegan and international options and it draws a mix of creatives and younger patrons, both foreign and Japanese. ( Psst . We sometimes hold our regular meetup, Downtown Drinks , here.)

• B-Flat Commune

2. Albatross

A small but warm bar hidden in Golden Gai (and with a second branch in Omoide Yokocho), Albatross is a chandelier-lit haven from the busy streets of Shinjuku. They offer unusual cocktails featuring local flavors like yuzu and ume (plum) as well as modern twists like Earl Grey. There is a seating charge, but it’s worth it if you’re staying for more than one drink.

• Albatross (Golden Gai)

3. Tasuichi

Loud, often showing sports, and usually the setting of a dramatic Tokyo drinking story, Tasuichi is a well-known watering hole in Shibuya. Attracting a good mix of English, Japanese, and Spanish speakers, there’s a reliably rowdy atmosphere. Plus, the standing aspect means it’s pretty easy to meet people over shared tables and awkward elbows. Drinks are cheap (from ¥ 500 ) and the location is hard to beat, but note that smoking is allowed inside.

Pro tip: Don’t like drinking alone? If you join this “snack bar” tour you won’t have to.

4. Two Dogs Taproom

Two Dogs has a decidedly American feel, featuring amazing pizza, English-speaking servers, and dozens of craft beers on tap. Since over half the beers are Japanese, you can get a taste of the Japanese scene. While the drinks aren’t cheap, the happy hour makes up for it. The clientele is largely Japanese during the week and skewed to foreigners on weekends.

• Two Dogs Taproom

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300 Bar offers almost everything on its menu for only ¥ 300 — all purchased through a ticketing system. The aim is to attract foreigners, and it succeeds, with many of the expats from local businesses dropping in from work alongside their Japanese colleagues. It’s a standing bar which certainly makes it easier to mix and the shared tables mean you can easily merge groups and get chatting. They have three locations in Ginza, with DJs at the 8-Chome branch if you want a livelier evening.

300 Bar 8-Chome

6. Geronimo Shot Bar

Shots, shots, and more shots. Geronimo is a long-standing Roppongi institution. And if you’re looking for a raucous night, then this is where to start. Offering free entry, decently priced drinks, and free shots whenever a drum is sounded (which is surprisingly often), it’s an easy place to get into the going-out mood. There’s a nice mix of regulars and newcomers, largely foreign and some of the funnest in the area.

• Geronimo Shot Bar

7. Trunk Hotel

Trunk has managed to make a name for itself as a bar as well as a hotel . Located just off Cat Street and an easy stroll from Shibuya Station, it’s a spacious and chic spot with a large outdoor terrace for those summer nights. Offering fancy cocktails created by their trained mixologists, Trunk also a simple (and more affordable) menu. Thanks to the hotel, there are international staff and an ever-rotating clientele, so you never know who you’ll meet.

• TRUNK (HOTEL)

8. Good Heavens British Bar

A closer approximation to a British pub than Hub (see #10), Good Heavens is a busy community with a whole host of events to peruse. With regular comedy and trivia nights, there’s a great selection of entertainment to choose from. The menu is decent, the walls are lined with books, and you can get chips with actual vinegar — what’s not to love?

• Good Heavens British Bar Tokyo

9. Miki’s Art Cafe

If you ever get lost in the streets of Hatagaya, you should head for the refuge of a warm and cozy bar called Miki’s . Miki — the owner and founder — opened the business as a vegan cafe. Now it has grown to be a hub for both the international community and locals. If you are living in Tokyo or visiting, and are looking for an inclusive, LGBTQ-friendly, English-speaking environment, the door to Miki’s is open.

Miki's Art Cafe

Hub is the original “international bar” in Tokyo and tends to elicit a love/hate relationship with people who’ve been in Japan a while. Thanks largely to its “British” theme, this chain draws in plenty of locals seeking language practice, so it’s a surprisingly good place to approach people. A warning that Hub is frequented by gaijin -hunters (Japanese locals looking for an international love match). Be prepared to get firm with a “thanks, but no thanks” — if you’re not interested.

• HUB Shibuya

11. Not Suspicious

Believe them when they say it — this bar is not suspicious at all (except, maybe, the house shot). Run by cheerful Sakura and her English-speaking team, Not Suspicious has no table charge. Kanpai (cheers), play games, and chat with the bartender and fellow guests as you sip on diverse cocktails from the English-language menu. Drinks start from ¥ 800 .

• Not Suspicious Bar

12. Eagle Tokyo

Eagle Tokyo has two bars in Shinjuku-nichōme (Tokyo’s LGBTQ+ district): Its original location, Eagle Tokyo, which has more of a chill vibe, and Eagle Tokyo Blue , which often hosts regular drag shows and ground-shaking parties. Eagle Tokyo is always buzzing with patrons and the staff can speak a multitude of languages. Cocktails start from ¥ 700 , but go during Happy Hour for the best value.

• Eagle Tokyo Blue

13. Bar Moonwalk

Bar Moonwalk might be the cheapest on our list and even the website says “…foreigners who can’t speak Japanese can feel at ease”. There are more than 15 locations around Tokyo, including Shinjuku, Nakano, Shimokitazawa, and Shibuya. The draw? Drinks are only a ridiculous ¥ 250 . The catch? There’s a table charge of ¥ 550 — but you’re making that back with the savings of two or more drinks. You can also order on your phone, which removes the language barrier. The bar claims the average customer spends around ¥ 1,500 — we can confirm this gets you quite tipsy… or so we’ve heard.

• Bar Moonwalk Shibuya Center Gai

14. NinjaBar Asakusa

A cheesy gimmick that we can get behind. In a hidden spot beneath Asakusa, there’s a shining storefront with shelves stocked full of sake cups. As you enter NinjaBar Asakusa , you’ll meet a barman dressed to the nines in ninja garb. But that’s not where it ends. Blink once and you’ll find yourself in a sumo suit singing karaoke till your throat hurts.

Note that this is different from the Ninja Restaurant in Asakusa.

• NinjaBar Asakusa

15. Mash Bros

Do you like your beer with a side of mashed potatoes? Then head to the comfort of Mash Bros near Õkubo. Not only are there spirits, beers on tap, and cider options, but the owner also serves delicious British-style pies and mash (vegan options available). Along with the food and drink, you can also try your hand at darts or the retro game machine in the corner.

Are some bars in Tokyo “Japanese-only?”

Unfortunately, yes, although this is quite rare. You may see signs on the front of small bars that say “No English” or “Japanese only”. This is usually because the owner or their regular customers cannot speak English. The “Japanese only” refers to the language, not the people.

Is Golden Gai in Shinjuku foreigner-friendly?

Golden Gai has a multitude of bars that encourage non-Japanese-speaking patrons — we have a list of our favorites . But in some quiet corners you may find less hospitable establishments — made clear by signs written only in Japanese or even a clear “No English”. Instead, head for the doors that are a bit welcoming with notices like “English Ok!” and, even better, “No Charge!”.

Can you get around in Tokyo just speaking English?

Many locals in Tokyo can speak English, but not to the same extent as other capital cities. While speaking can be a barrier, Tokyoites tend to have a high level of comprehension and written English. Signs are usually translated and chain restaurants and bars have English menus. However, if you gravitate towards small, local establishments, you’ll have more of a challenge if you can’t speak Japanese — luckily, we have a beginners guide for the drinking lingo.

Can I meet locals at foreigner-friendly bars?

Heading to a place with a reputation for foreigners can seem like you’re walking into a trap or not experiencing the “real Japan”. While sometimes that’s true, it can actually be a great way to meet locals as well as fellow foreigners. The more outgoing, keen-to-speak-English locals frequent these places, so while hole-in-the-wall bars are a great experience, language barriers and occasional rejections can be tiring.

Where do foreigners hang out in Tokyo?

The main entertainment districts in Tokyo — Shibuya, Shinjuku, and Roppongi — are where most foreigners and locals hang out at night. English-friendly bars are also found in the main tourist areas like Asakusa.

nominication . Cleverly combining nomi (the Japanese word "to drink") and communication , and often used for work parties, the term easily extends to the prospect of meeting new people when you’re in a foreign country. -->

You'll be happy to know that a few bars mentioned in this article are also on our favorite cheap bars in Tokyo list. Also remember to read up on the rules, remedies and lingo for drinking in Japan .-->

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21 of the Best Themed Cafés in Tokyo

A café is a nice place to stop, take a break, refuel, and maybe enjoy some air conditioning or ambiance. Lots of people prefer their favorite local hole in the wall or the beloved Starbucks here in America, but what about over in Japan? Tokyo is known for its themed cafés, but which ones should you visit?

The 21 best themed cafés in Tokyo, in no particular order, are as follows:

• Vampire Café
• ARTNIA Square Enix Café
• Ninja Akasaka
• PEANUTS Café
• Gundam Café
• Moomin House Café
• Pompompurin Café
• Swallowtail Butler Café
• Cinnamoroll Café
• Kawaii Monster Café
• Pokémon Café
• Alcatraz ER
• Godzilla’s Restaurant
• Rokunen Yonkumi
• One Piece Café
• Totoro Cream Puff Café
• Doraemon Café
• Straw Hat Café

In this article, I will cover each of the cafés listed in more detail, providing you with their phone number, location, and even a website if I can. I’ll also tell you everything there is to know about these establishments, such as where you can find the café, what kinds of food/drinks they have, and what makes it worth visiting in the first place. Let’s go!

Tokyo’s 21 Best Themed Cafés

1. vampire café.

Halloween is coming up next month, but the Vampire Café in Ginza maintains the spook factor all year long. As the name tells you, this café has a rather macabre theme: vampires.

A Diamond Dining establishment in the heart of the Ginza shopping district, you have to climb to the seventh floor of the building here to reach the Vampire Café. With lots of maroon velvet curtains, candles, and even coffin-shaped booths and menus, this place really takes its theme seriously.

Some of the rooms, like bathrooms and mirrors in halls, have blood streaks, but don’t worry, as it’s not real blood. If you’re hoping to come in here for a quick beverage, keep looking, as the Vampire Café has more restaurant vibes than those of a quick in-and-out establishment. All the food, besides being delicious, maintains the creepy vibes in its presentation.

Contact info: 104-0061 Tokyo, Chuyo City, Ginza, 6 Chome-7-6 | 81-3-3289-5360

2. ARTNIA Square Enix Café

If you happen to pass through Shinjuku and you’re a huge fan of Square Enix, then you will not want to miss the ARTNIA Square Enix Café. Located at Square Enix’s Shinjuku headquarters, aka a giant skyscraper, the building should catch your attention anyway.

Inside, you’ll find a shop where you can buy as much merch pertaining to Square Enix’s intellectual properties as your heart desires and your wallet allows. Then there’s the café, a clean, white space with plastic tables and chairs and artfully arranged ceiling lights.

Lattes decorated with Final Fantasy character artwork and delicious fluffy pancakes topped with fruit and a sweet dollop of whipped cream are just some of the food items you can sink your teeth into when you visit this café. When you’re done eating, work off your meal by taking in the small museum within the café, which fans lovingly refer to as the Final Fantasy shrine.

Contact info: Shinjuku Eastside Square, 6 Chome-27-30 Shinjuku City, Tokyo | 81-3-6457-6714

3. Ninja Akasaka

If you’d like to take in true ninja culture, then mosey your way over to Ninja Akasaka . This restaurant/café, as the name implies, will let you experience a healthy dose of authentic ninja-ness. For starters, all the food has ninja-inspired names, such as the shuriken star-blades grissini or ninja-style roast lamb with Korean flavoring.

The presentation of your dishes sticks within the theme perfectly, too. Food is served with ninja blades protruding out of the center of some dishes or with decorative shurikens (bet you never thought you’d eat anything with decorative shurikens, huh?). The bonsai trees here are even edible, and they’re a sweet treat to boot. Just maybe ask permission before you start snacking.

Within the establishment, you’ll find rock-clad walls, small manmade ponds with dragon sculptures spitting out water, and sliding wooden doors that give the place a real Japanese flavor without being over-the-top.

Contact info: Tokyo Plaza Akasaka, 100-0014 Tokyo, Chiyoda City, Nagatacho, 2 Chome-14-3 |81-3-5157-3936

4. Maidreamin

Maidreamin is definitely the type of place that comes to mind when you think about a themed café in Tokyo. The café is filled with maids who, according to the website, “do their best…to put smiles on masters and princesses’ faces.”

Depending on the uniform the maids wear, they’re at different levels. For instance, the plainest dress is that of a trainee. Next, there’s the regular maids, then the dream maids, and finally, the kiralis maids at the highest level. Also, the maids will have badges on their uniforms that let you know what they can and cannot do. Those maids wearing yellow badgers can perform 10 or more songs and those with pink badges can do a live show.

You can even pay extra to take photos with the maids so you have a memento of your unforgettable day. This costs between 800 and 1,500 yen depending on the package you choose. Of course, there’s food and drinks, too.

Contact info: 3-16-17 Sotokanda, Chiyoda, 101-0021 Tokyo Prefecture | 81-3-6905-7735; you can also visit more than 15 other Maidreamin locations

5. PEANUTS Café

If you like Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Woodstock, and the gang, then make it a point to stop by the PEANUTS Café at some point during your trip to Japan. It’s Tokyo’s little homage to the great American comic. While the café maybe doesn’t look as bright and flashy as some of the other places on this list, its menu is utterly charming. Plus, it’s located near the Meguro River, so it makes for a nice sightseeing destination.

The interior has really great Peanuts collectibles, including some merch that was limited edition. After you’re done taking in all the cool stuff, head upstairs and get ready to eat. You can enjoy a slew of items here, including drinks, desserts, and salads. Some of the menu standouts are a berry cheese cream, walnut and carottes rapees, and goose egg sliders with buns embossed with Snoopy’s face.

If you truly love Snoopy, make sure you shop the café’s selection of clothing, dishware, and more featuring the lovable dog mascot and other Peanuts characters. When getting off at Nakameguro Station, you can easily get to the PEANUTS Café by walking for less than 10 minutes. Don’t miss it!

Contact info: 2 Chome-16-7 Adobadai, Meguro City, Tokyo | 81-3-6452-5882

6. Gundam Café

With the Gundam statue such a beloved Tokyo landmark, it make sense to have a Gundam Café in the vicinity. You can get there from the Toei Subway by walking three minutes, the Tsukuba Expressway from Akihabara Station by walking only two minutes, and the JR Line from Akihabara Station by foot in one minute.

The menu includes alcoholic beverages in Gundam-etched glasses, food like sandwiches and pizza, and ornate desserts. Make sure you order a latte, as the staff here will decorate the foam to look like your favorite Gundam characters.

When you’re finished eating and sipping, don’t leave the café without checking out the attached shop. Here, you can find great souvenirs and maybe a gif or several for yourself. The Gundam shop is stocked full of keychains, t-shirts, mugs, posters, and even Gundam ramen. Yep, you read that right. Gundam ramen.

Contact info: 1-1 Kana, Hanaokacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo | 03-3251-0078

7. Moomin House Café

The adorable Moomin House Café is dedicated to a Finnish series of comics and books that began in the 1940s called the Moomins. These curious characters include Moomintroll or Moomin, the main character, his friend Snork Maiden, Sniff, Moominmamma, and Moominpappa.

The café is decorated with all things Moomin, including the wallpapering and the artwork. You may even spot some plush Moomin characters sitting at the booths. Besides the sweet quaintness of this café, it’s also got pretty delicious offerings. One dish, the Souvenir Moomin House Pancakes, may cost 1,800 yen, but it’s totally worth the price.

That’s because this breakfast or dessert includes milk-based pancakes (a unique take on a standard pancake recipe) and ceramic figurines of all the Moomins, one of which you get to keep.

Contact info: 131-0045 Tokyo, Sumida City, Oshiage, 1 Chome-1-2 | 81-3-5610-3063

8. Pompompurin Café

In case you’re not familiar, Pompompurin is a giant golden retriever wearing a beret. He’s a Sanrio creation and has been around since 1996. Although he’s not as well-known as Hello Kitty, he did get his own café, so there.

The Pompompurin Café is anything but understated. The door is surrounded by a giant outline of the sweet dog. Once you get inside, you’ll see the décor has Pompompurin everywhere, from giant ceramics in the main entry to plushes, toys, and all the merch you can shake a stick at everywhere else. The lovely white and yellow striped benches are reminiscent of the dog’s color scheme as well. The café opened in 2014.

You can get lunch or drinks at this establishment, with the most noteworthy dish the chicken-coconut curry. Not only does this have authentic Japanese curry with a twist, but the meal comes out shaped like…yes, you guessed it, Pompompurin.

Contact info: Cute Cube Harajuku, 150-0001 Tokyo, Shibuya City, Jingumae, 1 Chome-7-1 3 | 81-3-5786-0770

9. Swallowtail Butler Café

If Maidreamin is more for the men, then the Swallowtail Butler Café is for the ladies. Instead of women in maid costumes, this establishment has men in butler uniforms. Meant to mimic the premise of some anime, women can come alone or with a partner.

The Victorian theming throughout makes the Swallowtail Butler Café a fun place to visit regardless. The exterior has faux ivy crawling along the entry sign, and inside, plush curtains, crushed red velvet surfaces, posh artwork, floral wallpapering, and ornate light fixtures abound.

As you might imagine, such an upscale establishment has a fine dining menu, with dainty desserts and fancy drinks sure to make your mouth water.

Contact info: 170-0013 Tokyo, Toshima City, Higashiikebukuro, 3 Chome-12-12 | 81-3-5957-1555

10. Cinnamoroll Café

Getting back to the cutesy stuff, next, I’ve got another café for you that’s dedicated to a Sanrio character. This time it’s the adorable Cinnamoroll, a white dog with long ears, little pink cheeks, and blue eyes.

It’s a newer café, having opened its doors in 2017. According to Sanrio lore, Cinnamoroll used to reside in Café Cinnamon, so he may know a thing or two about cafés. If you’re near Shinjuku Station, you only have to walk six minutes to get to this fun establishment.

You can get a full meal here, with drinks, food, and dessert. Some favorite dishes include the shortcake, the beef stroganoff, and the omu rice. All three meals have traces of the adorable dog, whether the food is shaped like him, served in cups and on plates with his face, or even straws with Cinnamoroll paper inserts.

Contact info: Shinjuku Marui Annex, 160-0022 Tokyo, Shinjuku City, 3 Chome-1-26 | 81-3-6380-1175

11. Kawaii Monster Café

I hope you’re not feeling overdosed on cuteness yet, because I absolutely have to talk about the Kawaii Monster Café . During the day, they’re a saccharine café filled to the brim with colorful cakes, candy, and other sweets. There are some savory items, too, I swear, like salads and sliders.

By night, the Kawaii Monster Café transforms into a party zone with events like Tokyo Under Land, Thursday Burlesque, Tokyo Pop Culture Night, and Kawaii Night. While the overwhelmingly colorful and cute aesthetic doesn’t die off once the sun goes down, the establishment does become more decidedly risqué.

This café is pretty much the physical representation of Harajuku: trendy, colorful, bright, brash, and fashionable. Don’t miss your chance to visit and take some awesome pictures to decorate your social media feed.

Contact info: YM Square, 150-0001 Tokyo, Shibuya City, Jingumae, 4 Chome-31-10 | 81-3-5413-6142

12. Pokémon Café

Pokémon is a franchise that needs no introduction. Debuting in the late 1990s, Pikachu and the gang have caught on with billions of people, not only in Japan, but in the US, too. I remember growing up with the Pokémon games on Gameboy as well as the trading cards and anime, and I’m sure lots of other people do, too.

The Pokémon Café is a chance to relive your childhood while making awesome new memories. All the dishes are emblazoned with the faces or body shapes of your favorite Pokémon, from Pikachu pancakes to curry or rice balls that look like Eevee evolutions Espeon and Umbreon. There’s even an Eevee burger with little ears!

The café doesn’t scream Pokémon in its décor choices, but that’s okay. The signage and ceramic Pokémon at the tables are enough to get you excited for your experience, not to mention the boatloads of merch you can buy from the café.

Contact info: Nihombashi Takashimaya S.C. East Building, 103-0027 Tokyo, Chuo City, Nihombashi, 2 Chome-11-2 | 81-3-6262-3439

13. Alcatraz ER

Once again, I’m taking things in a totally different direction, from fuzzy childhood memories to sweaty, sleepless nightmares. That’s because the next café on the list is Alcatraz ER. If you were spooked by the Vampire Café, you ain’t seen nothing yet.

What to say about this creepy establishment? Well, for one, it’s perfect for Halloween. The entire place is kept intentionally dark, with the lights either dimmed or red for a scary effect. Costumed characters like clowns and other macabre specters linger behind cages or bars for photo ops. There’s a blood infusion cocktail to drink when you get thirsty. You can pay 890 yen to see a nurse take what looks like real blood and then serve it to you through an IV tube. Well, it’s in a glass, but still.

You can even get beverages with a vibrator in the glass, so yes, this isn’t a kid-friendly place at all. If the blood-splattered menu or décor didn’t tell you as much, then the sex toy certainly should. That said, if you want a heart-pounding good experience in Tokyo and you’re ready for some thrills and chills, you know where to go.

Contact info: 150-0043 Tokyo, Shibuya City, Dogenzaka, 2-13-5 | 81-3-3770-7100

14. Little TGV

If you’re a big fan of trains, then you’ll love Little TGV. This railroad-themed café in Akiba is dedicated to the locomotive and has some maids serving you food and drinks as well. The New Akihabara Electric Railway, of which you’ll see a lot of signage at the establishment, isn’t real. Rather, it’s a fictional part of Little TGV’s mystique.

For instance, you get a train ticket to gain entry to the bar/café, which does have a cover charge of 500 yen. All the train memorabilia is the real deal, from old blueprints and schematics to framed photos, Tokyo train maps, and so much more. The café even repurposes old train seats for their booths.

The cocktails are named after trains of yore, and some dishes even come in a ceramic serving platter that looks like the front car of a train. Tamagoyaki cars on an edible track are another really cute touch that make Little TGV an awesome place to go.

Contact info: 101-0021 Tokyo, Chiyoda City, Sotokanda, 3 Chome-10-5 | 81-3-3255-5223

15. 8bit Café

If you’re a gamer, then Tokyo is like heaven to you. You’ll feel right at home at the 8bit Café as well, an establishment for all things old-school video gaming. There is a cover charge of 500 yen, but once you do get in, you can stick around for hours playing games like the original Mario Kart and many others. These are the Japanese versions of these games, by the way.

Now, granted, compared to many other places on this list, the 8bit Café is small . If it gets busy, as it often does, then the space can feel admittedly cramped. During less busy times, you can take in the wealth of video game memorabilia that surrounds the café, including original handheld consoles, controllers, and other odds and ends.

When all that gaming leaves you parched and hungry, you can grab a bite to eat and some drinks. There aren’t full meals here like those you’d find at the other cafés on this list, but rather small snacks. Make sure you eat a full meal before or after you come here.

Contact info: 160-0022 Tokyo, Shinjuku City, 3 Chome-8-9 | 81-3-3358-0407

16. Godzilla’s Restaurant

Can’t get enough of the kaiju? Another spot I recommend you check out is Godzilla’s Restaurant. This establishment at Hotel Gracery Shinjuku is on its reception floor. In case you’re not familiar, that hotel has a giant Godzilla that looms over the building. Depending on if you’re a guest at the hotel and where you’re seated at the eatery, you can see the ginormous monster himself.

All the food has a Godzilla theme, as you might expect. For instance, there’s a little dessert that looks like an erupting volcano. The plate is dusted in powdered sugar save for two Godzilla footprints. Another sweet dish is a layered cake with a chocolate strip featuring Godzilla’s name as well as a whole chocolate Godzilla served alongside it.

If you’re lucky, you might hear the hotel Godzilla roar during your visit. This Shinjuku staple is Tokyo culture at its best! 

Contact info: Hotel Gracery Shinjuku 8F, 1-19-1 Kabukicho, Shinjuku 160-8466 | 81-3-6833-1702

17. Rokunen Yonkumi

Do you think back longingly to your days at school or wish you could have experienced what it was like to attend classes in Tokyo? You can kill two birds with one stone at Rokunen Yonkumi. This café in Shinjuku translates to “Class 4 of Grade 6.”

Yep, that means it’s back to school for you! That’s the theme of this establishment, the simplicity of being a student again. The entire café looks like a Japanese classroom, complete with bright artwork on the walls, a chalkboard with hand-drawn scribbles, and wooden desks with equally rickety chairs.

One thing this place has that your school never did? Cocktails! These come in science beakers, and you can even add Pop Rocks to some concoctions to see what happens. You know, for science.

Contact info: 6nen 4kumi Shibuya, 32 Udagawacho, Shibuya City, Tokyo | 03-5292-0640

18. One Piece Café

Appropriately enough, you can find the One Piece Café in Tokyo One Piece Tower. This indoor theme park, which has been around since 2015, honors the anime called One Piece . That long-running manga and anime is about a boy named Monkey D. Luffy who consumes a Devil Fruit and can become like rubber. He has a team called the Straw Hat Pirates as well.

You’re already spending your day drinking in all things One Piece , so you might as well do so literally at the One Piece Café. The menu has foods themed to all the characters, such as Perhona’s Princess Bacon Cheeseburger or Luffy’s Favorite Beef Pizza. Save room for dessert with items like Sabo’s Chocolate Mint Sundae, Trafalgar Law’s No-Bake Cheesecake, and Corazon’s Pumpkin Mont Blanc.

Oh yeah, and there’s a wealth of cocktails, too, and not all are alcoholic. These include Luffy’s My Juice with strawberry syrup, lemon, and pineapple jelly. Brook’s Cookie & Cream Latte has no booze and is quite decadent. If you want alcohol, try the pirate wine with crushed ice or the pirate highball.

Contact info: One Piece Tower Tokyo, 4 Chome 2-8 Shibakoen, Minato City, Tokyo | 81-3-5777-530

19. Totoro Cream Puff Café

Within the precious Shiro-Hige’s Cream Puff Factory hides the Totoro Cream Puff Café. Yes, it’s named after the famous My Neighbor Totoro character. Outside of all the busyness of Tokyo, the Totoro Cream Puff Café will certainly put a smile on your face!

To get there, you have to venture to Setagaya City to Shiro-Hige’s Cream Puff Factory. This takes you about 20 minutes by subway if you go to the Setagaya-Daita station and get on at the Odakyu Line. You’ll know you made it to the right place if you’re greeted by Totoro signs, plushes, and other merch.

The sit-down café has savory meals like four mushroom and pancetta pasta, but the star of the show is undoubtedly the cream puffs shaped like Totoro himself. You can select from such cream puff flavors as cream cheese, raspberry, chestnut, chocolate, and custard and cream.

Contact info: Shiro-Hige’s Cream Puff Factory, 5 Chome-3-1 Daita, Setagaya City, Tokyo 155-0033 | 81-3-5787-6221

20. Doraemon Café

The Fujiko F. Fujio Museum also goes by the name the Doraemon Museum. Fujio, which really consists of the team of Motoo Abiko and Hiroshi Fujimoto, created Doraemon. He’s a robot cat who teams up with a boy. Doraemon has existed since the 1970s and is a very popular pop culture figure in Japan.

The Doraemon Café on the grounds of the museum will fill up your stomach and continue the sense of whimsy of your day. Besides the full-sized ceramic statues of Doraemon all over the eatery, the café also serves food like crème brulee with Doraemon on it. He’s even on the napkins!

Other must-have eats are the lattes with Doraemon’s face and the dessert with Doraemon pancakes, green tee ice cream, sky-high whipped cream, and powdered sugar with syrup. That ought to get your stomach rumbling.

Contact info: Fujiko F. Fujio Museum, 2-Chome 8-1 Nagao, Tama-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, 214-0023 | 81-570-055-245

21. Straw Hat Café

Before, we talked about the Totoro Cream Puff Café, but that’s not the only eatery in which you can see Totoro. There’s also the Straw Hat Café or the Ghibli Museum Café, which is of course located at the Ghibli Museum.

You don’t even have to be a fan of Studio Ghibli to have a fun time at this café. If you’re a foodie, you’re going to love it. That’s because there’s a variety of dining options at the Straw Hat Café. You’ve got vanilla soft serve ice cream in a tall cone, sandwiches, pasta with rich, chunky sauce, and then cake, salad, and cocktails.

The latte art is worth seeing, and you can even sample dishes made famous in Studio Ghibli films if you’re still feeling hungry. From Howl’s Moving Castle , there’s the famous fried bacon and eggs. You can nosh on the same rice balls as seen in Spirited Away as well.

Contact info: Inokashira-Koen, 181-0013 Tokyo, Mitaka, Shimorenjaku, 1 Chome-1-83 | 81-422-40-2411

The cafés in Tokyo are anything but boring. The themed ones especially can either be tender reminders of your childhood, sugar overloads, or terrifying spots that will leave your heart pounding. No matter where your adventures in Tokyo take you, you can find a themed café to match your interests. These one-of-a-kind spots will make you fall even deeper in love with Japan. Have fun!

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