Blog·Week of 19.10.26
Three Notable Paris Openings: Coffee, Chinese Cuisine, and Couture Pâtisserie
A concise round-up of three newly discovered spots in Paris, each distinguished by their perspective—ranging from a specialty cafe in the 9th to inventive modern Chinese fare and a fashion house’s refined pâtisserie.
This week’s Paris list showcases three openings that reflect the city’s continual flair for reinvention. Here’s a curated selection spanning from an intimate specialty coffee spot and forward-thinking Chinese cooking in the center, to a luxury label’s new gourmet café.
Volume Coffee
58 Rue La Bruyère in the 9th arrondissement welcomes Volume Coffee, a quietly stylish coffee shop designed with wood accents and terrazzo flooring. A careful roster of guest coffee roasters sets the tone, complemented by a menu of specialty drinks including matcha, hojicha, and chai. Artisanal pastries are on offer, and the setting is underscored by a thoughtfully curated playlist—a detail that gives the space a melodic, welcoming pause from the everyday. [s2]
Sources and details: Localtime guide · fr.newtable.com
Bund
Bund at 24, rue Feydeau introduces a seasonal Chinese menu helmed by Ryuya Ono, whose background includes tenures at Parisian institutions Table and Maison. The kitchen sends out pork wontons, langoustines marinated in rice wine lees, sweet-and-sour eel, and steamed sole with salsify and ginger. Offal features as well, such as veal brain and crispy sweetbreads. Desserts move away from the expected with items like Chinese almond flan with red bean, black rice pudding with star anise ice cream, and a runny egg yolk crêpe paired with Sichuan pepper ice cream. [s3][s4]
Sources and details: Localtime guide · lesrestos.com · lesrestos.com
Le Café Maxime Frédéric at Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton’s new café, overseen by celebrated pastry chef Maxime Frédéric, weaves the brand’s signature aesthetics into each creation. The lunch menu revolves around three themes—garden, sea, and land—each leading to a featured dessert. From 11 am to 6 pm, Tea Time presents Frédéric’s pastries in miniature. The offering is completed by chocolates crafted with motifs inspired by the Louis Vuitton heritage, extending the maison’s visual codes into the realm of sweets. [s6]
Sources and details: Localtime guide · fr.newtable.com