chez pim: How not to drink black tar in Paris?

I can see some of the points - but the overall coffee quality in Paris is so much better than the US that you have to wonder why make that the title.

chez pim: How not to drink black tar in Paris?: "No, I'm not arguing that it's not at all possible to get a good cup of coffee in Paris.%uFFFD That's certainly not true.%uFFFD Verlet, Cafe Amazone, and Comptoir Richard sell the best coffees one could find anywhere.%uFFFD But what is absolutely true is how bad coffees at any random cafes in Paris are.%uFFFD Seriously bad.%uFFFD Burnt asphalt on the nose, black tar on the palate."