Motors Coffee

Thomas Philips and Lola d'Harcourt left the fashion industry to open Motors in a small room between Les Halles and Rue de Rivoli, and the name is taken literally: exposed stone and red brick, corrugated iron, neon strips along the ceiling, the look of a bike workshop that happens to pull espresso. It is a multi roaster bar rather than a roastery, with a changing lineup of international micro roasters on the grinders, Friedhats, Coffee Collective, Rose from Zürich and Sev from New York among the names that have passed through.

The food has a following of its own. The Basque cheesecake, cardamom rolls and banana bread with nocciolata are the reason regulars keep coming back, and most things stay under fifteen euros. A quick, busy stop a few minutes from Châtelet, open from eight on weekdays.