Shakespeare and Company Café is a cafe next to the Shakespeare and Company bookstore, across from Notre-Dame Cathedral, selling coffee, cake and pie. Order at the counter first from an English menu, pay in advance, then collect your drink. It opens at 9:30 a.m. but sometimes opens 10 to 15 minutes late, and has outdoor benches and tables and a free toilet. The indoor space is small and always crowded, and photography inside is not allowed.