Paris' Cafe Culture -- Best Coffee Roasting & Pastry Pairing Walk

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2 hours (approximately)
Offered in: English

What's brewing in French Cafe Culture and Why?

Dive into New + Historic French Coffee Culture on a Tasting + Roasting Walk
...and of course we don't skip the pastries!

Immerse yourself in the hidden history of Paris as we sip the way through the carefully curated 'playlist' of locally roasted and award-winning coffees -- a deep-dive through hundreds of years of French history, paired with 3 of our favorite French croissants that will show and tell why THIS endures as the French Breakfast.

A leisurely zig and zag Paris' through charming culinary district -- the old ' belly of Paris' for hundreds of years -- to savor the legacy and find out the latest from 3 award-winning French roasters who are making waves.

In a beautiful, historic location where you will get your 'hands in the beans' with an intro to hands-on Coffee Roasting + Coffee Drinks Tasting, then take home a your own 'Made in Paris' roast from an award-winning, up-and-coming coffee 'torrefactions' (roasters) in Paris!

What's Included

3 original and distinct coffees including a bag of your own roast to take home
Fine Pastries tastings board and 3 Croissants

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

We meet at Loutsa Torrefacteur inside the passage Jouffroy

End point

We end near rue Montorgueil food district

Itinerary

Duration: 2 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    Passage des Panoramas

    We will promenade Paris' chic and historic 'Passages Coverts' on our way to tasting the award winning (and up-and-coming) coffees...and the pastries that pair well.

    5 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 2
    Passage Jouffroy

    Time to get our hands in the beans! Let's discover an intro to coffee roasting from bean to cup...and take a bag home to remember our own, 'French Roast' -- Made in Paris! In a long forgotten (and now restored) French National Historic Monument, we will go inside a 'torrefacteur' -- a coffee roaster hidden away from the street -- where we will discover the process starting from the raw beans and ending in a croissant-and-coffee pairing worthy of Paris' reputation as pastry capital of the world.

    1 hour • Admission ticket included
  • 3

    We will explore the old 'Belly of Paris' -- Paris' noted 'food avenue' where we will taste the croissants and elegant 'patisseries fines' that pair well with our selected coffees from 3 Notable Parisian roasters as well as visit the historic patisserie of the King and Queen's baker... Nothing pairs so well with history and stunning surroundings as our favorite croissants and pastries...and there coffees worthy of such mastery! Plus, we will visit a hidden alley, tucked away from the hustle and bustle, known for Paris' best up-and-coming pastries, cheeses, coffee, and other food shops. Get in on the locals' secrets!

    40 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
Supplied by the Curiosity Collective

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