WHEN: Tue-Fri: 8am-6pm;
Sat-Sun 9am-7pm
HOW MUCH: 4€ for a café crème
METRO: Gare de l'Est (lines
4, 5, 7); Jacques Bonsergent (line 5); Goncourt (line 11); Colonel Fabien (line
2)
BEANS: Belleville Brûlerie
FOOD Pastries, soup,
sausage rolls, and other tasty things
This two-tiered
coffee bar is one of the premium providers of specialty coffee in Paris. Opened
in late 2012 by the talented Thomas Lehoux, who had previously worked at La
Caféothèque and Eggs&Co., Ten Belles aims to provide its customers with
consistently high quality coffee in a cool, friendly and relaxed atmosphere.
The assortment of
sweet and savoury food options, including an excellent, authentic and
sufficiently-sized sausage roll, will help to keep your belly happy. In the
meantime, allow your ears to indulge in the sweet tunes flowing throughout the
café, and take advantage of the lack of wifi to get to know your fellow coffee
consumer. If you prefer to fly solo, grab a seat outside and observe the local bobo and hipster populations as they go
about their business in the gloriously gentrified area of Canal St. Martin.
Thomas, who trained
as a barista in Australia and has since played a big part in bringing good coffee to Paris, has created a space that makes customers want to
share his passion for coffee. Even when they’re completely under the pump, the
trendy and friendly staff members always take the time to exchange a few words,
and really leave you feeling like that beautiful cup of coffee was made
especially for you.
Given the outstanding
quality of the coffee and food, the smiling staff members and the hiptastic
location, it’s no surprise Ten Belles has become such a popular local hangout.
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Great blog! Thanks for all the information
ReplyDeleteThe founder is Thomas Lehoux, co-founder of the Frog Fights indeed. He used to be a bartender and trained as a barista in Australia (probably Melbourne), ending up as vice-champion barista in France (2011). He's also involved with Christophe Servell in Terres de Café.
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