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Café · French café culture
The unofficial living room of France: part coffee shop, part office, part theatre, part excuse to watch the world go by.
A French café is not only a place to drink coffee. It is a social stage, a terrace, a pause button, a neighbourhood office and sometimes a tiny theatre where everyone pretends not to watch everyone else.
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Has phrase
- Bonjour, un café s'il vous plaît.Why it matters: Bonjour, un café s'il vous plaît. gives users language they can recognise, ask for or use around Café.
- Un allongé, s'il vous plaît.Why it matters: Un allongé, s'il vous plaît. gives users language they can recognise, ask for or use around Café.
- Un noisette, s'il vous plaît.Why it matters: Un noisette, s'il vous plaît. gives users language they can recognise, ask for or use around Café.
- Vous le prenez sur place ou à emporter ?Why it matters: Vous le prenez sur place ou à emporter ? gives users language they can recognise, ask for or use around Café.
- Sur place.Why it matters: Sur place. gives users language they can recognise, ask for or use around Café.
- À emporter.Why it matters: À emporter. gives users language they can recognise, ask for or use around Café.
- Je peux avoir l'addition, s'il vous plaît ?Why it matters: Je peux avoir l'addition, s'il vous plaît ? gives users language they can recognise, ask for or use around Café.
- Je prends un café et un croissant.Why it matters: Je prends un café et un croissant. gives users language they can recognise, ask for or use around Café.
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- CaféWhy it matters: this helps users place Café inside the wider French food world without memorising categories.
- AllongéWhy it matters: this helps users place Café inside the wider French food world without memorising categories.
- NoisetteWhy it matters: this helps users place Café inside the wider French food world without memorising categories.
- Le zincWhy it matters: this helps users place Café inside the wider French food world without memorising categories.
- En terrasseWhy it matters: this helps users place Café inside the wider French food world without memorising categories.
- Service comprisWhy it matters: this helps users place Café inside the wider French food world without memorising categories.
- Sur place ou à emporterWhy it matters: this helps users place Café inside the wider French food world without memorising categories.
- A café is not a caffeine delivery systemWhy it matters: this helps users place Café inside the wider French food world without memorising categories.
- Coffee at the bar can be cheaperWhy it matters: this helps users place Café inside the wider French food world without memorising categories.
- Un café usually means espressoWhy it matters: this helps users place Café inside the wider French food world without memorising categories.
- Terrace etiquetteWhy it matters: this helps users place Café inside the wider French food world without memorising categories.
- Café-croissant is a morning orderWhy it matters: this helps users place Café inside the wider French food world without memorising categories.
Has chef tip
- Order a noisetteWhy it matters: this helps users place Café inside the wider French food world without memorising categories.
- Drink at the barWhy it matters: this helps users place Café inside the wider French food world without memorising categories.
- Don't rush the caféWhy it matters: this helps users place Café inside the wider French food world without memorising categories.
- Watch the roomWhy it matters: this helps users place Café inside the wider French food world without memorising categories.
- Ask for an allongéWhy it matters: this helps users place Café inside the wider French food world without memorising categories.
Has warning
- Un café usually means espressoWhy it matters: this is a no-filter warning that helps users avoid a common mistake around Café.
- Americano is okay, allongé sounds more localWhy it matters: this is a no-filter warning that helps users avoid a common mistake around Café.
- Service compris does not forbid tippingWhy it matters: this is a no-filter warning that helps users avoid a common mistake around Café.
- Not every café is speciality coffeeWhy it matters: this is a no-filter warning that helps users avoid a common mistake around Café.
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