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Substance Café
Substance pairs a world class coffee bar with ultra light, producer first roasting, serving cups that are sweet, exceptionally clear, and firmly tied to place. Classic profiles set the foundation, while select high scoring and competition coffees broaden the range without drowning out origin. Labels and product pages keep the farmer front and center with precise lot detail, and season after season the execution is remarkably steady. Taken together, service, ultra light roast control, and transparent sourcing make Substance a benchmark in France and a reference well beyond.
Background
Founded in Paris in 2019 by Joachim Morceau (with Alexandrine), Substance is a tiny roastery and reservation-only coffee bar built around an ultra light, terroir-led approach. Seating wraps a single counter, service is tasting led, and a Loring S7 sits in view, underscoring a philosophy of slow, guided brewing, producer first storytelling, and cups that prioritise clarity over volume.
Nordic Style score
Single Origin Focus:
10
Processing Methods:
7
Traceability & Transparency:
8
Roasting Approach:
10
Consistency:
9
Panel evaluation
Cups are bright, sweet, and precisely drawn, with ultra light roasting revealing fine acidity and long, tidy finishes. The menu reads strongly single origin and often includes competition-level lots; progressive processes appear, but extractions remain disciplined and composed. Packaging and product pages keep producer, variety, process, and lot clear, so it is easy to connect flavour to place. Season after season the profile holds its shape, and we have tasted several remarkable brews that exemplify the house style.
Contact information
Address
30 Rue Dussoubs, 75002 Paris, Frankrike
website
https://www.substancecafe.com/
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Café
France
,
Paris
Substance Café in Paris is an intimate, reservation-only tasting bar where a single counter, quiet room and visible Loring roaster set the stage for some of the most obsessive coffee service anywhere. With no sugar, no music and no takeaway, Joachim Morceau guides each guest through ultra-light, competition-level coffees in an omakase-style format, a singular experience that many now regard as one of the most remarkable coffee bars in the world.
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