We know, you're travelling à la française, but this Aussie-inspired coffee place pours the best brews in Clermont-Ferrand (from €2.80). The crowd's a mix of laptop-huggers, lunching office workers and artistic types, who arrive to idle over a flat white and homemade desserts, particularly the daily cheesecake. There are veg-based lunches, too (like goat's cheese salad and quinoa tabbouleh).
Australian Coffee House
Clermont-Ferrand