The Parisian café shaped revolutions, fueled art movements, and defined how this city sees itself. I literally wrote the book on it, ‘L'Invention des cafés parisiens’, published in 2023. As a Sorbonne-trained historian and licensed guide, I know where every story began. In this tour, we'll step inside covered passages and past famous cafés and brasseries as I walk you through how they've evolved over the centuries and the fascinating, sometimes tragic stories that unfolded within their walls.