On the Terraces of Paris - Le Rapido.

This Parisian corner on Avenue Ledru Rollin is claimed by a café terrace that wraps the building like a stage set, orange awnings stretching out over the pavement as chairs wait patiently for their next occupants.

Terraces like this are part of the city’s daily choreography, cyclists pass, conversations overlap, and the ordinary act of sitting outside becomes something quietly ceremonial.

“A Paris terrace is never just somewhere to sit, it’s a way of observing the city at its own pace.”

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Part of the “On the Terraces of Paris” series

Each Thursday we take a seat on one of Paris’s terraces, those open-air rooms where the city’s everyday life unfolds in full view.

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