3 rue Pierre Fontaine, Pigalle / Blanche / Saint-Georges
Looking for an ube latte in Paris? You can drink one at Crumbles, the first crumble bar in the capital, opened on September 8, 2025 at 3 rue Pierre Fontaine, in the Pigalle neighborhood, at the heart of the southern 9th arrondissement. This Filipino-inspired purple drink is a permanent fixture among our indulgent lattes, served hot or iced depending on the season, alongside Tanat specialty coffee.
Ube latte: the purple drink settling into Paris
The ube latte is a Filipino milk-based drink built around ube, a purple tuber with a round, sweet and gently vanilla-tinged flavor. Its intense color and aromatic profile make it a photogenic drink, quickly spotted by fans of signature coffee in Paris. In the capital, this kind of drink naturally finds its place in the independent coffee shops that like to offer an alternative menu to the classic café crème, complementing specialty coffee.
It’s often grouped in the same family as matcha latte, chai latte or flavored lattes: a hot milk base, a signature ingredient, sometimes a homemade syrup, and a quest for balance between sweetness and body. In Paris, this drink is still relatively under the radar, which makes it an interesting discovery for anyone looking to get off the beaten path.
Where to drink an ube latte in Paris: a focus on SoPi and the 9th
To set off in search of an ube latte in Paris, the South Pigalle neighborhood, better known as SoPi, is a logical starting point. Between the Pigalle, Blanche and Saint-Georges stations, the 9th arrondissement has for several years brought together a particularly vibrant coffee and pastry scene, with a real appetite for signature drinks and hybrid concepts.
It’s within this area that Crumbles opened its address, at 3 rue Pierre Fontaine, a few minutes’ walk from the three metro stations. The neighborhood blends neo-bistros, local coffee shops and gourmet spots, which makes it a natural place to discover signature lattes, whether ube latte, matcha latte or other flavored lattes depending on the menus of the moment.
The Crumbles approach: Tanat coffee, homemade lattes and crumbles made to order
At Crumbles, the drinks menu is designed as an extension of the crumble. The coffee is sourced from Tanat, a Paris roaster, and rounded out with a selection of homemade lattes and gentle drinks. The idea is to offer a coherent break: a carefully made coffee or latte, next to a crumble made to order, rather than a standardized menu.
If you’re looking for an ube latte in Paris, the answer is simple: it’s one of the indulgent lattes always available on the Crumbles menu, served hot or iced depending on the season. You can enjoy it on site or takeaway, alongside the other signature lattes and Tanat specialty coffee, in the spirit of an independent coffee shop with carefully made products, with French partners like PLAQ for the chocolate.
What to pair with an ube latte: homemade crumbles to build
A sweet, vanilla-tinged milk-based drink like an ube latte calls for a contrasting pairing: something fruity, slightly tart, with a bit of crunch to cut the creaminess. That’s exactly the promise of a crumble made to order at Crumbles: compote cooked to order, shortcrust pastry worked by hand, custard churned every morning, French seasonal fruit and organic Île-de-France flour.
The modular build system, fruit, base, toppings, crumblings, allows around a hundred possible combinations. This lets you tune your crumble to the drink you’ve chosen: a tarter crumble to soften a flavored latte, a more indulgent crumble to go with a nicely intense black coffee. Starting at €6.50, it’s a simple way to turn a quick stop into a full-on coffee shop break.
Ube latte, signature lattes and events in Paris
Beyond the shop, Crumbles offers event services in Paris and Île-de-France: office platters, mobile bar, weddings, client gifts. For those imagining an event built around a signature latte menu, including a variation on the ube latte, the team can look at the menu design case by case, in keeping with the products made in the shop.
The event side relies on the same partners as in the shop: Tanat coffee, PLAQ chocolate, and the support of the incubator Service Compris. This continuity means you can find, on a mobile stand or a pop-up bar, the DNA of the first crumble bar in Paris: French seasonal produce, homemade and a carefully made drinks menu.
Frequently asked questions about the ube latte in Paris
What is an ube latte and where can you drink one in Paris?
The ube latte is a Filipino-inspired milk-based drink that showcases ube, a purple tuber with a sweet, gently vanilla-tinged flavor. In Paris, you can drink one at Crumbles, the first crumble bar in the capital, at 3 rue Pierre Fontaine in the 9th arrondissement (the SoPi neighborhood, between Pigalle, Blanche and Saint-Georges): the ube latte is a permanent fixture among the indulgent lattes on the menu, alongside specialty coffee from Paris roaster Tanat.
Can you drink an ube latte at Crumbles in Pigalle?
Yes. The ube latte is one of the indulgent lattes always available on the Crumbles menu, served hot or iced depending on the season. The bar sits at 3 rue Pierre Fontaine, in the 9th, between Pigalle, Blanche and Saint-Georges, and serves this ube latte alongside Tanat specialty coffee and its crumbles made to order, on site or takeaway.
What is the best neighborhood in Paris for an ube latte?
South Pigalle, nicknamed SoPi, has for several years brought together a new generation of coffee shops, independent pastry shops and hybrid concepts. It’s one of the liveliest areas in Paris for discovering signature drinks like ube latte, matcha latte or flavored lattes, halfway between Pigalle, Blanche and Saint-Georges.
Which pastry pairs well with an ube latte in Paris?
A sweet, gently vanilla-tinged milk-based drink like the ube latte pairs well with a fruity, crunchy pastry. At Crumbles, our crumbles made to order from French seasonal fruit, homemade shortcrust pastry and custard churned every morning offer an ideal contrast with this kind of signature latte.
Does Crumbles offer the ube latte for events in Paris?
Crumbles offers event services in Paris and Île-de-France: platters, mobile bar, weddings, client gifts. For an event with a specific latte menu, including one built around a theme like the ube latte, the easiest thing is to write to us so we can look at feasibility and menu design together.
Keep exploring
To go further before stepping into the coffee shop, you can browse the Crumbles menu and imagine your next creation, read the latest news on the blog, discover our formats on the events page, or write to us directly via the contact page.
