Café Milou Bastille

the faubourg saint-antoine end of the 11th has always had that particular parisian tension between old artisan quarters and whatever the neighbourhood is becoming next, and milou sits right in that current. at 1 rue du faubourg saint-antoine, you're technically at the edge of bastille, which means foot traffic that ranges from locals who've been here decades to people still half-lost from the place de la bastille. the regulars here are notably loyal, and that kind of quiet consistency tends to mean something in a city where good options are never far away. it's not a novelty stop. people come back. worth building into a morning before the street fully wakes up, coffee in hand before the market crowds arrive.