中文简介：

无论天气如何，无论什么时候，什么心情，什么街区，咖啡馆都是巴黎日常生活不可分割的一部分。正是咖啡馆的精神、服务员的舞蹈、顾客的友情、永恒的运动和欢乐，让琼妮·奥斯本（Joanie Osburn）分享了大量的历史、见解和图片，庆祝巴黎咖啡馆成为值得保护的文化遗产。

本书图文并茂地展示了巴黎咖啡馆、小酒馆和小餐馆这一长达几个世纪的传统的起源、发展和现状。这既不是一本历史书，也不是一本烹饪书，而是一本关于一种珍贵的生活方式的非传统旅游指南和咖啡桌书。

本书后面按地区列出的餐馆名单将为旅行者提供指导。奥斯本在巴黎探索和捕捉咖啡馆社会近几十年，其编写的轶事和内幕推荐将非常具有吸引力。在世界重新开放、热切的旅行者重返法国之际，这本书的重要性不言而喻。

英文简介：

The Parisian café is an integral part of the city's daily life no matter the weather, the time of day or year, the mood or neighborhood. It is the spirit of the café, the dance of the waiters, the camaraderie of the patrons, the perpetual movement and joy, that brings Joanie Osburn to share a dollop of history, a shot of insight, and a boatload of images that celebrate the Paris café as a cultural heritage worth preserving.

Café Society: Time Suspended, The Cafés, and Bistros of Paris is a beautifully presented view of the origins, progression, and current state of the centuries-long tradition of the Parisian café, bistro, and brasserie. The book is neither a history book nor a cookbook, but rather a nontraditional travel guide and coffee table book about a treasured lifestyle.

The list of establishments by arrondissement at the back of the book will guide the traveler. Osburn's unique perspective, honed over many decades as an American in Paris exploring and capturing café society, captivates and amuses with anecdotes and insider recommendations. Café Society: Time Suspended, The Cafés, and Bistros of Paris is a book that matters now as the world reopens and eager travelers return to France.