Coffee is for Posers: The Yoga Café Trend in Paris
Our picks for the best Paris yoga studios that combine on-the-mat practices with off-the-mat café vibes
If you are anything like me, you like to treat yourself after your yoga practice. Here in Paris, it’s common to chat post-class with your yoga friends and when there’s time, take that conversation to the nearest café.
Back in the day, the café was chosen based on its proximity to the yoga studio, not on the quality of its actual coffee. This often meant that your coffee was not very good (and I’m being generous here) however the drink itself was hardly the point; connection was.
Fortunately things in Paris have evolved to the point where you can now have great conversation and great coffee in one place. Like, literally in the same place! New generation yoga studios now come equipped with baristas, snacks (for omnivores, vegetarians, vegans and gluten-freeans) and places to sit and linger.
Is it a yoga studio? Is it a café? Why can’t it be both?
KAH STUDIO AND COFFEE
Near the Canal Saint Martin, KAH is a hybrid coffee shop, fitness studio and, hidden behind a wall of mirrors, a glowing space-age spa for massages and body treatments. Massive high fives for their “Drip 5” package which cleverly bundles 5 classes with 5 caffeinated drinks.
28 rue Bichat, 75010 / M° Goncourt
SLOWE WELLNESS HOUSE
Slowe’s holistic approach to well-being means that in addition to HIIT, Bootcamp and yoga classes, you can also make appointments with coaches, osteopaths, massage therapists, hypnotherapists, facialists and nutritionists. Its coffee shop menu has caffeinated things, smoothies and a refreshing house-made citronnade.
30 rue d’Enghien, 75010 / M° Bonne Nouvelle, Château-d’Eau
GROUND TO GROW
This café and yoga studio is a bright vegan canteen with a menu of daily classes: Ashtanga, Vinyasa, Iyengar, Yin, Hatha Flow and some Pilates thrown in. It’s a nice place to chill with a cozy beverage supercharged with a chagaccino or a blue moon latte.
28 rue Chapon 75003 / M° Arts et Métiers
KIND YOGA
Founded by a French-Danish dynamo, Kind is another hybrid joint offering a mix of café and boutique (housed on the ground floor) and yoga studio (upstairs.) Classes are principally Vinyasa which means you will definitely want to kick back with your flat white after a sweat session.
41 rue Beauregard 75002 / M° Strasbourg-Saint Denis