FT writers' top picks for the best independent coffee shops worldwide
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Rosanna Dodds
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FT writers nominate their top picks for the best independent coffee shops around the world, featuring Boot Café in Paris as one standout example — a tiny, charming former cobbler's shop in Le Marais that serves serious coffee from local roastery Belleville Brûlerie, with limited seating and a takeaway-friendly vibe.
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· 3 pulledPossibly Paris's smallest café and certainly the most charming, Boot occupies – you guessed it – an old cobbler's on a sleepy stretch of Le Marais
It takes its coffee very seriously, with a single barista serving espressos and Chemex pour-over brews using beans sourced from acclaimed local roastery Belleville Brûlerie
Given that this nook can only fit a handful of seats, most customers grab takeaways and mill about outside. It's my favourite spot for a quick breather.
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