What does a local breakfast look like in Paris?

A proper Parisian breakfast is minimal by most standards: a croissant or tartine (sliced baguette with butter and jam) eaten standing at a zinc bar counter, washed down with a café crème or express. Locals do not linger over eggs or fruit plates on weekday mornings. Head to any neighborhood boulangerie before 9 a.m. and you will find the rhythm immediately; Du Pain et des Idées in the 10th arrondissement and Poilâne on rue du Cherche-Midi in the 6th are worth the slight detour for exceptional pastry work, though the corner bakery two blocks from wherever you are sleeping will likely do the job. Expect to pay roughly 3 to 5 euros for a croissant and coffee at the bar, noticeably more if you sit at a terrace table. The continental hotel breakfast spread is a tourist construct; skip it, walk outside, and order at the counter like everyone else.

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