THE WORLD CAPITAL OF FOOD - CultureShock! A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette - page 210

Remnants of a visit to a Paris café.
Salons de Thé
Parisians drink tea but not with meals other than breakfast.
If you order tea in a bar, you will get a tea bag or something
already sweetened. Instead, Paris delights in its salons de thé
(tea salons), which serve exotic teas, coffees and light meals,
often in a lovely ambience. Tearooms tend to stay open all
day, many opening at breakfast and closing around 7:30-8:00
pm. Well-known salons offer formal high teas, including those
of hotels such as the Ritz, Crillon and Meurice, but these can
be more expensive and less friendly than the independent
salons. Many of the local establishments sell teas to take
home, including tisanes / infusions . See Salons de Thé in the
Yellow Pages .
1 er : Angélina; 226 rue de Rivoli; tel: [phone].
The most famous in Paris. Teas, light meals and unforgettable
chocolat chaud , a wintertime favourite of Parisians.
1 er : Jean-Paul Hévin; 231 rue Saint-Honoré;
tel: [phone]. This could be what some people claim
is 'the world's best chocolatier ' with unbelievably delicious
pastries, teas, chocolat chaud , plus light lunches and snacks.
Closed on Sundays.