Hello.  One day I hope to eat at a Parisian cafe.
Yes, me too! Parisian cafes serve as a center of social and culinary life there
That sounds amazing.  Do people take long lunches there?
Yes, the cafes show the Parisian way of sitting undisturbed for a couple hours, just watching the world around them 
That sounds relaxing.  What kind of food would they serve for such a long lunch?
with a complete kitchen offering a restaurant menu with meals for any time of the day, a full bar and even a wine selection. Among the drinks customarily served are the "grande crème" (large cup of white coffee), wine by the glass, beer ("un demi", half a pint, or "une pression", a glass of draught beer), "un pastis" (made with aniseed flavour spirit), and "un espresso" (a small cup of black coffee).
Parisian café
Parisian cafés serve as a center of social and culinary life in Paris. They have been around since the 17th century, and serve as the meeting place, neighborhood hub, conversation matrix, rendez-vous spot, and networking source, a place to relax or to refuel - the social and political pulse of the city. Parisian cafés show the Parisian way of sitting undisturbed for a couple of hours, watching things happening and people going by.
Typical Paris cafés are not coffee shops. They generally come