cafes

Did a Café’s pro-Israel stance cause a staff revolt? It’s complicated.

For several days this month, New Yorkers stood in a line that snaked down Lexington Avenue and around the corner of East 71st Street, waiting up to 90 minutes to order a drink at Caffè Aronne. Members...

Patrons outside Le Baron Rouge, near Place d'Aligre, in the Bastille district of Paris, Aug 10, 2023. Mayor Anne Hidalgo signed a decree in 2021 that allows open-air terraces to return every year from April through November.

Can there be too many cafes in Paris?

The sound of clinking wine glasses floated through the evening air recently as throngs of patrons sipped chilled rosé and nibbled on cheese plates in front of the cafes, restaurants and épiceries bord...