L'Alchimiste Café Boutique — Restaurant in Bordeaux

Bonjour! I have been to L’Alchimiste three times during my stay in Bordeaux, most recently this past Monday and Tuesday. Monday I had the best chocolate chaude I’ve ever had, it was so creamy and they use the best chocolate, really high quality, some of which settles, nicely melted and fun to scoop up with a spoon at the end, which you try to prolong. The perfect warm drink for a cool, fall day!

And the cappuccino, well, what can I say! Smooth and creamy! And both drinks most artfully presented with a frothy heart on top!

And the lovely people! Going out of their way to take care of anyone who enters! Just a delight! The whole coffee shop is so very tasteful in its surroundings and the great energy there makes it a perfect stop, morning or afternoon, for that perfect warm...

Great cafe for specialty coffee lovers. Freshly roasted. Several single origin beans are on offer. Their own blend is pretty good too. All expected extraction methods are offered. Whole beans to take away. Coffee to take away. Friendly barista, answered all my curiosity questions about the beans. We tried multiple beans as espresso and filter, as well as in the latte form, and all of them were amazing. The ceramics are pretty cool too. Great space inside and outside, great location - a quiet street around the corner from busy Gambetta where you can sit, relax and recharge. L'alchemiste do roast their own coffee beans, but the roaster is not in this coffee shop, I think. The main visit was great coffee, so I did not pay attention to sweet and savoury snacks, but there were...

We had a day in Bordeaux and built our itinerary around coffee and food. Typically I struggle to find (i) great coffee; and (ii) non-UHT milk when exploring coffee shops in wider France, but I was pleased to find a number of options in Bordeaux and having tried 3 cafes, L'Alchimiste edges it as my favourite.

The service was attentive and knowledgeable - the staff took their time to discuss their products and helped us choose some beans to take home which having now got home and brewed on my home machine, I must say match exactly what we were looking for.

The ambience of the shop was spot on and it was in a beautiful tucked away corner of a tranquil street.

If you're in Bordeaux and looking for great coffee, then this...