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Ground Control in Paris, specialty coffee cafe

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you're on rue du charolais, deep in the 12th, which is the kind of arrondissement that doesn't bother performing for tourists. ground control sits at number 81, and the locals who've made it a regular stop know what they're doing. the 12th has been quietly pulling interesting independent businesses for years now, away from the more photographed parts of the city, and a well-regarded specialty coffee shop fits that pattern. if you're coming from gare de lyon or cutting through from the viaduc des arts, this is a reasonable detour that turns into the actual point of the afternoon. go for the filter coffee if it's on, and take your time with it.

curated by gautam khorana, editor · updated

nri score57
buzz0
local cred--
what these three numbers mean

nri is our 0-100 quality index (review consistency, volume, web presence, specialty signals). buzz is social momentum right now. local cred is the share of reviewers who live nearby rather than visit. how the nri score works

hours

5 days listed, view hours
wed
12:00-00:00
thu
12:00-00:00
fri
12:00-00:30
sat
12:00-00:30
sun
12:00-21:30

price

$

social pulse

new wave0/ 100

newly on the paris radar. ground control is building social momentum at buzz 0/100.

google reviews

13,754

avg rating

4.4

local cred

n/a

google figures as of . the editorial copy above may predate them.

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