He said terraces accounted for 30 percent of revenue for the city’s cafes and restaurants. “The first thing that tourists do when they arrive in Paris is to order a drink on a terrace,” he said. The city’s renowned terrace culture owes much to its 17,000 cafe terraces. In a city that last year experienced record-breaking temperatures of over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, however, the terrace culture seems at odds with increasing concerns about climate change. About 70 percent of cafe terraces in Paris have heating devices, according to a poll released in January by the GNI-HCR.

Source: New York Times March 11, 2020 03:56 UTC