"Located in the Saint-Germain area of the city, this historic café first opened its doors in 1885 and welcomed the likes of philosophers Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre, as well as James Joyce, Albert Camus, and other talented creatives — so much so, that the café even created its own literary prize, which has been awarded to new French writers for nearly 100 years." - Vicki Denig