There are about 5 million coffee plantations in the world. Each one of them produces deeply differentiated coffee beans. The coffee tree type, the nature of the soil, the altitude, the precipitation, the amount of sun received, all concurs so that every plant develops its world of aromas to produce a unique coffee. Fruity or floral coffee, with hints of spices, of honey, caramel or chocolate, of a persistent aroma. A plantation coffee incites the senses to dream.

You may have heard (or tasted) Kopi Luwak, that coffee from Indonesia, the most expensive in the world, harvested after it has been digested by a small rodent ? We have found its equivalent in Brazil: the Jacu Bird Special, picked up by hand one bean at a time, after it has been digested by a local bird of that name. The result is an onctuous, incredibly mellow, coffee, particularly sublime in espresso.

Come inside this calm and peaceful place in the heart of Paris where everything speaks to you of coffee.

Just as you come through the door, you are immediately charmed by its atmosphere, the aroma of the recently roasted grains and the gentleness and passion of the people that will gladly guide you through your discovery. Let yourself be carried away by the dreamy names of a panoply of real estate coffees such as Santa Ana, Pulcal, Chitul Tirol, Rosenheim, Copaevin, Karoma, Oromia, Agua Limpa o Esmeril.

You are surrounded by a collection of one thousand samples of raw coffee beans from around the world, carefully selected and classified in drawers whose names alone evoke heavenly places.

Relax on a comfortable leather sofa, looking at the Ile Saint Louis and the Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral. Savor an espresso from Ethiopia, a cappuccino from Peru or an original coffee based cocktail prepared by an expert barista, listening to jazz, classical music, or romantic songs from the coffee lands. Or let yourself be seduced by small dishes seasoned with Cafolive, an exclusive product, mixture of coffee oil from a "Exceptional Vintage" from Guatemala and virgin olive oil from Catalonia. "A real treasure of refinement and delicacy that develops surprisingly tasty sensations", remarked enthusiastically by Michelle Villemur, author of the book The Best of Coffee.

Every time I go to paris, there is only one address to go to for my cup of joy. It's a little gem on the banks of the seine river, right in the middle of the city. The service may be a little bit slow but it's what's in the cup that matters to me. The experience is akin to that of a wine bar, of course we're in France, so that would be normal.

There's always a cafe du jour, this time it was a special Yirgacheffe. I ordered a lungo and espresso. One of the owners and Barista Gloria uses a Rocky grinder (why not a better one?) and a La Marzocco machine to pull the coffees. Once prepared she sets it up on a neatly designed ceramic tray and serves it with some cookies and water. "Bonne degustation!" she says with a smile.

Wow, this is how coffee should be drank in France, at least in the future, or at least for specialty coffee. The taste of the lungo: clean, red berries, flashes of acidity, some chocolate. The espresso, as expected a little bit harsh and sour, not because the extraction was wrong, but because the beans were roasted on the light side. Any bean they have in store can be selected for a tasting, and they have quite a lot. I counted at least a dozen, because of the owners, mostly Guatemalan.