I could spend hours sitting at a cafe in Paris, with a specialty cocktail or a cappuccino. I guess both if you sit there long enough.

A cafe in Paris can be a place that serves coffee and croissants or sometimes they’ll serve classics like French onion soup and a croque monsieur.

By nightfall, the place can become a bar where Parisians relax on the outdoor terrace in rattan chairs while they drink rosé and chain smoke. The word “café” in France can mean so many things, serving different dishes at different times of day.

I was lucky enough to check quite a few Parisian favorites off the list when I visited this past January.