Coffe or Cafe drinks TO GO

Is it common in cafes to order drinks to go (besides the ubiquitous Starbucks)? If so, what does one say, exactly?

Thank you.

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Before Starbucks, I think it was impossible to find a cup of coffee in a paper cup. Anyway, the phrase for %26quot;to go%26quot; or %26quot;take away%26quot; is %26quot;emporte%26quot;

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It%26#39;s nearly impossible to find a drink to go except at Starbucks, McDonald%26#39;s, Quick, etc. In the neighborhoods, it%26#39;s not uncommon for a cafe to provide a regular customer with an actual cup/saucer if they want to take their coffee with them, knowing that it will be faithfully returned.

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Its not common at all, people like to take their time sitdown and enjoy their drink. If people are in a rush they will have an expresso at the bar(standing up). Also people tend to only have milk in their coffee for breakfast.

You could try je voudrais prendre un cafe a emporter(i would like to have a coffee to take-away). If you come to Paris and go the starbucks you need to ask why pay the airfair to drink the same coffee. Try French coffee, try it the French way it is really good and strong and take time to enjoy your drink, talk and watch the world go by.

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I have to tell you our experience of getting coffee to go one morning. We stopped by one of those yummy pastry shops and because it was very crowded and we wanted to be on our way , asked for 2 coffee au lait and one hot chocolate to go. What an ordeal it seemed for them. They were quite pleasant and all but clearly not set up to serve this way. We ended up with about 6 tiny paper cups with coffee in some, milk in some and hot chocolate in some. But because they didn%26#39;t have larger cups one was only 1/2 full to make up the full amount. Then we had to find a spot to figure what was where, and because the tiny cups were completely full, we were unable to add the milk! All in all a hilarious experience. From then on we just headed for Starbucks- large cups and reliable coffee.

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A sure fire way to spot an American tourist.... they%26#39;re the one%26#39;s walking up the street w/Starbucks coffee cups in their hands.

Even the American-crazed locals who frequent the place for sentimental reasons can%26#39;t imagine actually taking it out for a walk.

There is one in the suburban mall near my husband%26#39;s office and he finds it particulary humorous that the place is constantly empty as the French have little idea what to make of an obscenely large American coffee.

Take the advice of a local..enjoy it at the bar with the rest of us. And if you want to pair it with a delicacy from a nearby bakery, they will almost always say yes if it is something they don%26#39;t serve themselves.

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Thank you for all of your tips. I definitely will sit in a cafe and people-watch as the quintissential Parisian experience dictates. I was just wondering for the sake of standing in long lines and having drinks in hand while waiting.