The storefront sells freshly roasted beans from around the world and the petit salon out the back converts them into liquid pleasure. An amiable Chilean barista used the 'cafe du jour' - which today was Peruvian - to make my ristretto, yes he had heard the word before. He described it as a "refreshing" grind, a thinner pour with delicate aroma and wonderfully smooth mouth-feel. Indeed it was a highly pleasurable experience. We also tried the Colombian which was more conventional, dark but still flavoursome and dynamic as only freshly roasted coffee can be.
The prices depend on whether you drink at the bar or in an arm chair but the coffees all come with caramelised biscuits, it was certainly not one of the more expensive establishments which we have visited and we will no doubt return shortly. Despite being opposite Ile St Louis (just by Pont Marie on the right bank) it was not over-run with tourists and apparently hosts sporadic live music nights in the back.
We found it in the first instance by smelling the roasting coffee as we walked past. The moral being, follow your nose.
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