Open today · pulled the first shot at 7:30

Your Berkeley corner for buttery, scratch-baked French pastries.

A small family café on Shattuck Avenue. Croissants, sandwiches, espresso, and a warm seat near the window. Catering, too.

Order ahead for pickup → Peek at the menu
4.7★ on Google 600+ happy regulars Scratch baked daily
Espresso pour
first pull, 7:34a
Croissants on a counter
this morning's bake
order by name

Three things regulars
order without looking.

The kitchen runs all day. Walk in, point, or order ahead.

Croque Monsieur
★ Best value

Croque Monsieur

Ham, gruyère, béchamel — pressed and served warm. The deal everyone tells their friend about.

$9.95all day
Lox bagel
↗ Brunch hero

Lox Bagel

Smoked salmon, cream cheese, capers, red onion — on a poppy-seed bagel. Saturday's most-asked-for plate.

$11.95all day
Mixed berry smoothie
☼ Bright spot

Mixed Berry Smoothie

Strawberry, blueberry, blackberry, banana. Bright, not too sweet, perfect for a warm afternoon.

$5.95 / $6.50med & lg
A day at Parisien

Dawn to dusk,
made to order.

The counter looks different at 8a, at noon, and at 4p. Here's how the rhythm of the day unfolds.

  • 7:30a Doors openCroissants warm, espresso pulled, the first regulars at the counter.
  • 9:00a Breakfast rushEgg-ham-and-cheese on croissants, croque monsieurs, lattes by the dozen.
  • 11:00a Lunch hits the counterBaguette sandwiches, croque monsieur, lox bagels, turkey pesto.
  • 3:00p Afternoon stretchSmoothies, iced lattes, a quieter counter and an open window.
  • 7:00p Doors closeWhatever's left goes home with neighbors and the team.
Cafe window Cafe interior Pastry case
catering & events

Bring Parisien to your morning.

Office breakfasts, baby showers, wedding mornings. We deliver a tray of warm pastries (and the coffee to match) anywhere in the East Bay.

P

Pastry trays

From 12 to 60 pieces, mixed or single.

B

Box lunches

Tartines & baguettes, packed for the office.

C

Coffee carafes

Hot or iced — espresso, latte, café au lait.

W

Wedding mornings

Pastry & champagne for the bridal party.

Plan with us →
48hrtypical lead time
Catering spread
Pastry chef hands
Ace, Hosine & the morning bake
"Pastry the way our grand-mère made it."
our story

Two brothers, two shores, one café.

Café Parisien is run by Ahcene "Ace" Mklat and his brother Hosine — a French-Algerian family raised between Algiers and Paris. Ace came up through years in food and beverage at the Fairmont in San Francisco before opening on Shattuck.

They opened their corner of Shattuck in June of 2024 with a simple wish: build the kind of neighborhood French café they missed. Croque monsieur at lunch, egg-and-cheese on a warm croissant in the morning, café au lait by the carafe.

Drop in any morning. Odds are one of them is behind the counter.

A&H
Ace & Hosine MklatOwners · Bakers · Family
come visit

We're on Shattuck,
two blocks north of Cheese Board.

1625 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, California 94709
(510) 529-4309

Get directions → @cafeparisien75

Hours

  • MondayClosed
  • Tue – Fri7:30a — 7:00p
  • Sat – Sun8:30a — 7:00p