Open late, which is always a good thing. Through the window I can see the giant clock on the outside of the Montparnasse train station; it's just a lit up circle with long narrow hour and minute triangles and twelve dots for the hours.

This place is fairly big and fairly busy. The tables are square, wood-edged with fake wood in the center, and the adjacent one has a lit candle inside a rose-colored glass candle holder. My espresso came with a maroon tube of powdered sugar. The wooden chairs are all stained red.