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PHOTOS: Waiters and waitresses with trays race through Paris again

Competitors completed a two-kilometre track holding full trays of drinks and food

French cafes with staff with Down or autism exports idea to New York

Café Joyeux Lexington is in Manhattan, NYC, and works with local associations to recruit a ‘happy team’

Les Deux Magots: Behind the scenes at one of the best cafes in Paris

Actor-turned-waiter Kévin Meyer on famous customers, the iconic uniform and how American conventions are gradually slipping in

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Assassination plots, Coco Chanel: Tales of two French ‘grands cafes’

In her series on the cultural history of France, art historian Julia Faiers separates fact from fiction at two iconic nineteenth-century cafés in Moulins and Toulouse

Meet the last traditional makers of the Parisian café chair

Paris would not be Paris without its terrace bars and cafés with their signature rattan chairs. When Alexis Dyèvre took on Maison Gatti in 2019, he felt he was buying a small part of the French capital

Does law ban dogs from restaurants and cafés?

We went to a café and were told by the owner that there is a law that now prohibits dogs from restaurants (even outside) and anywhere food is being served. If the establishment is found to have allowed dogs in they will be fined €250. Is this true? S.E.

France extends health pass today: Rules for residents and tourists

A health pass is now required to go to restaurants, cafes and bars - including on terraces - and to use long-distance transport services and to enter hospitals in non-emergency situations. Here is how it works

New French health pass rules will start August 9, says government

Official spokesman says ‘massive’ vaccination, which health pass is designed to encourage, can stop hospitals being overwhelmed this summer and at the rentrée

France’s health pass does not have a photo so must we show ID too?

The short answer is no, but you may be asked to prove your ID by police or gendarmes outside establishments. Police unions are not happy and say officers have ‘other things to do’

One in 10 bars and restaurants in France shut despite new Covid rules

Smaller restaurants say it is still unprofitable for them to open

Paris cycle cafe combines beverages and bikes

The 15-seat, purpose-built ‘bike’ enables customers to cycle round the streets of the capital while enjoying drinks and snacks

Un café s'il vous plaît. France’s terraces reopen after 6 months

Restaurants, cafés and bars reopen their terraces today and many of France’s top politicians have already been out to enjoy a coffee and a croissant

Restaurants struggle to recruit staff as terraces reopen in France

Around 18% of workers have left the hospitality sector during the health crisis with many citing long hours and low pay as a factor in the decision

3-stage plan to reopen restaurants in France but no date set

Stage 2 of the plan would cover terraces and inside areas of cafes and restaurants. Industry representatives are hoping for mid-May for this

Covid-19: Paris bars and restaurants risk closure

In Paris, two out of the three Covid criteria that would raise the alert level to “scarlet” have already been met. The closure of bars and restaurants may follow.

Covid-19: What reopens in France from June 2

As coronavirus lockdown restrictions are eased, we look at what changes in France after the government's latest announcement

Protective domes to help French restaurants reopen?

French designer’s Plexiglas domes to protect diners were on display in one Paris restaurant this week.

Deconfinement in France: PM to outline second phase

The French Prime Minister is to address the country this Thursday (May 28) to detail the second phase of deconfinement, including whether bars and restaurants will reopen, and if travel beyond 100km will be allowed.

Possible June reopening for France's cafés

First 24 French 'rural café' villages are chosen

The first 24 villages have been selected to receive funding and help to open a café under a scheme to fund 1,000 of them in rural areas.

Digital ads: French MPs claim ‘right to pee in peace’

A group of French MPs have demanded the right to “go to the toilet in peace”, and hit out against intrusive digital advertising, after one MP objected to advertising screens in the toilet of a Paris café.

Smart coffee break launched in France

A new brasserie has opened where people can drink and discover how to use their smartphones or tablets.

Hundreds of cat cafes open in France

Hundreds of cat cafes are now open in France, with the latest new one welcoming customers in La Rochelle.

Relax over a coffee and cake... with feline friends

Every edition we assess an aspect of the French zeitgeist. This month: the trend for cafés full of feline friends, by Jane Hanks

Paris cafes launch UNESCO status bid

Authorities say they support campaign to have capital's street cafes placed on "intangible cultural heritage" list

New cafe charges customers by the hour...

'Anticafe' concept reaches Bordeaux, five years after first venue opened in Paris

British are best, say Toulouse tourism workers

A poll of Toulouse tourism professionals has revealed their favorite visitors... and the British come out on top, thanks to their courtesy and willingness to speak French.

Union calls to make cash tips compulsory in France

Giving cash tips in restaurants and cafés in France could become mandatory, after calls from a hospitality industry union.

77% of French take long lunch – 73% of Britons snack

Survey shows stark differences between two countries’ habits at lunchtime

Smoke-free terraces this summer

Government initiative to allow restaurant and café users to find clean-air zones

Cafes

PHOTOS: Waiters and waitresses with trays race through Paris again

French cafes with staff with Down or autism exports idea to New York

Les Deux Magots: Behind the scenes at one of the best cafes in Paris

Assassination plots, Coco Chanel: Tales of two French ‘grands cafes’

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