Paris is famous for its large offering of beautiful cafés and restaurants. Bear in mind, that not all of them are suited for focussed working as they can get crowded, don’t offer wifi or play background music. This is probably also the reason, why you won’t catch many Parisians working from such cafés but rather use them for in-person meetings or lunch dates.

Still, I’d recommend spending some time in these cafés if you’re working on repetitive tasks or brainstorming new ideas, as you do get inspired by the diversity of people walking by and a change in location will make you feel more awake as it automatically triggers different sensory stimuli in your brain.

For more quiet deep-working time I’d recommend looking for public libraries or co-working spaces, such as:

• BnF => www.bnf.fr/es/francois-mitterrand 
• BPI => www.bpi.fr/en/the-library/ 
  
• Sorbonne University (BCPR) => www.sorbonne-universite.fr/bu/decouvrir-nos-bibliotheques/la-bibliotheque-de-biologie-chimie-physique-recherche 

Jennifer Herner