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Belleville Brûlerie

Belleville Brûlerie is one of 4 Paris roasters tracked on day9, in Île-de-France.

Since 2013 · David Nigel Flynn, Thomas Lehoux, Anselme Blayney

Overview

Belleville Brûlerie opened in September 2013 in Paris's 19th arrondissement, founded by David Nigel Flynn (formerly of Télescope), Thomas Lehoux (Ten Belles), and Anselme Blayney (Le Bal Café) — the trio also created Frog Fight, a Parisian barista-competition association. The roastery — brûlerie is the old French word for an in-shop coffee roaster, of which Paris once had many — was framed as a return to that local-roastery tradition with better coffee and modern roasting knowledge. Within months it was supplying Holybelly, Fondation, Lockwood, and most of the city's emerging third-wave cafes, and the company has since added two retail venues: La Fontaine de Belleville (rue Juliette Dodu, 75010) and Le 50 Belleville (rue Belleville, 75020).

Known for

Three founders from Télescope, Ten Belles, and Le Bal Café
Creators of Frog Fight Parisian barista-competition association
Wholesale anchor of Paris's third-wave cafe scene
Giesen W15 production roaster
La Fontaine de Belleville cafe — modern menu in classic Parisian-cafe form

Why it matters

Belleville is the wholesale operation that made the Parisian third-wave scene possible — Holybelly, Fondation, and most of the cafes opened during the 2013–2015 boom were pouring Belleville beans, which let cafe operators focus on hospitality without each running their own roastery. France was late to specialty; Belleville was the catalyst that compressed the timeline.

Production

roaster machine: Giesen W15
roastery location: 10 rue Pradier, 75019 Paris

Café

La Fontaine de Belleville (31-33 rue Juliette Dodu, 75010); Le 50 Belleville (50 rue Belleville, 75020); roastery boutique (10 rue Pradier, 75019)

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