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DRINK the Paris bar scene is bursting with time-honoured haunts and hidden treasures. Drink, WORDS BY RUBY BOUKABOU Relax he French capital is by no means lacking rooftops for cocktails during sultry evenings; hidden in places to enjoy a beverage and, more nooks for a bit of a thrill; places where you can eat, CHEZ JANOU recently, Paris has developed a serious drink and take your time; bars to mingle with a cool Sip rosé on the terrace of this cocktail culture. But where to start and local crowd; establishments with a creative twist; and lively establishment while diving Thow to avoid the tourist traps? We’ve investigated last but not least, wine bars to savour some of the best into some delicious Provençal the choices and divided them to suit various moods: drops, and tapas, available. Santé! cuisine. Think mussels or rabbit with seasonal vegetables and irresistible French desserts. Bonhomie 2 Rue Roger Verlomme, 75003 chezjanou.com

“Get among the local Shelter Mama ROSA BONHEUR crowd while gazing Get back to nature while keeping across the rooftops cool with the trendy crowd at of Ménilmontant.” Rosa Bonheur, situated inside the Buttes-Chaumont park, with tasty pizza and often an outdoor DJ. Alternatively, take KONG to the water to sip and mingle Take in the stunning views over at Rosa Bonheur sur Seine, a the capital while tasting the fine barge moored near the Pont BONHOMIE Asian-European fusion menu Alexandre III bridge. The modern Mediterranean and the cocktails among the Rosa Bonheur,

menu at Bonhomie is designed beautiful, festive crowd at this Barbès Brasserie Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, Rooftop Bars for sharing, making this a flamboyant Philippe Starck- 2 Allée de la Cascade, 75019 HÔTEL NATIONALE DES perfect spot for long meals designed restaurant and bar in Rosa Bonheur sur Seine, ARTS ET MÉTIERS with great wines and inventive, central Paris. Where the Port des Invalides, 75007 Unwind with a gin and tonic seasonal cocktails. 1 Rue du , 75001 rosabonheur.fr and a 360-degree view over 22 Rue d’Enghien, 75010 kong.fr Locals Go LA BELLEVILLOISE the rooftops at the intimate bonhomie.paris LE FAITOUT This four-storey complex is a bar of the gorgeous Hôtel LES GRANDS VERRES This vegan café is low-key but BRASSERIE BARBÈS Paris staple for bands, swing Nationale. Afterwards, pop Check out the contemporary art charming with its black and This renovated dance balls, musical brunches, downstairs to the swish exhibition at the Palais de Tokyo white tiled floors and relaxed industrial/chic festivals and clubbing. The pretty

cocktail bar, Herbarium. Hidden Gems Malicia then stay for a meal or drinks, terrace on the avenue. Sip and brasserie opposite terrace area is a good spot for 243 Rue Saint-Martin, 75003 MEZCALERIA & MALICIA COMPTOIRE GÉNÉRALE created with local produce, at munch over your notebook, Métro Barbès is getting among the local crowd The Shed The hotelnational.paris Hidden in the 1K Paris hotel, Tucked behind residences the well-to-do Grands Verres. or get among the theatre/film a hipster hotspot while gazing across the rooftops PERRUCHE Mezcaleria is a fabulous on Canal Saint-Martin, this You’ll be rubbing shoulders with crowd that often gathers here. in this otherwise gritty of Ménilmontant. With the cocktail menu in the secret bar with Mexico at its converted barn is now a shabby- the art world’s elite. Try the freshly squeezed ginger (yet colourful) corner 19-21 Rue Boyer, 75020 THE SHED hands of the reputed Nico de heart. If you’re lucky, cocktail chic establishment with two 13 Avenue du Président juice (or homemade ginger rum) of town. The upstairs atrium labellevilloise.com Set up among the Soto, this enormous ‘pool house’ connoisseur Ben Tyler may sneak huge rooms and a garden for Wilson, 75016 for a zesty boost. presents a seriously fabulous MAMA SHELTER crawling vines of this styled rooftop bar/restaurant, you into Malicia, the secret bar cocktails, Asian/African snacks quixotic-projects.com/venue/les- 23 Avenue Simon Bolivar, 75019 cocktail menu and winter This arty hotel, near the iconic charming bar and try with hanging garden and behind the secret bar! and dancing. grands-verres lefaitout.fr demands a red wine by the fire. Père Lachaise cemetery and a trademark Coulibri sensational view, is a must. 13 Boulevard du Temple, 75003 80 Quai de Jemmapes, 75010 2 Boulevard Barbès, 75018 opposite the iconic pop-rock (iced strawberry sherry). 2 Rue du Havre, 75009 1k-paris.com lecomptoirgeneral.com brasseriebarbes.com

Kong venue La Flèche d’Or, draws 17 Boulevard Poissonnière, perruche.paris JULES & JIM L’HÔTEL LA PALETTE both a local and international 75002 LE PERCHOIR In the heart of , the Step back in time with a A hub for the art crowd, the crowd. Choose from several grandsboulevardshotel.com Le Perchoir is a delightful bar boutique Hôtel Jules & Jim visit to the bar inside the Palette terrace is the spot to colourful bar and restaurant TERRASS” HÔTEL gazing romantically over the offers a lovely and calm inner historic L’Hôtel in Saint- unwind and people watch, wine spaces where you’ll find snacks, After exploring romantic Hôtel de Ville, Notre-Dame, the courtyard bar with changing Germain. It’s romantic, and cheese platters on hand, after pizzas, beers, games and, as this , enjoy an Aperol Seine and the . Try a artworks. Winter visits call for old-worldly and intimate, and spending the afternoon visiting city does so well, cocktails on Spritz at this Art Deco hotel. weeknight to avoid a wait. champagne by the fireplace. a memorable experience. Saint-Germain’s galleries. the rooftop. 12-14 Rue Joseph de Maistre, 75018 33 Rue de la Verrerie, 75004 11 Rue des Gravilliers, 75003 13 Rue des Beaux Arts, 75006 43 Rue de Seine, 75006 109 Rue de Bagnolet, 75020 terrass-hotel.com leperchoir.tv hoteljulesetjim.com l-hotel.com/le-bar cafelapaletteparis.com mamashelter.com ▶

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SERPENT À PLUME Browse for art, buy a book, shop for pyjamas and enjoy a cocktail – it’s all possible in this fun, retro cave located under the arches at the , the oldest square in Paris. Oh, and there’s Serpent à Plume also an option to enjoy a jacuzzi. seafood and salads. 24 Place des Vosges, 75003 51 Rue de Belleville, 75019 serpentaplume.com facebook.com/lacavedebelleville

COPPER BAY CAFÉ LAURENT Designed like an elegant yacht This 17th-century hotel bar Frenchie Bar à Vins club with leather and wooden was once the stomping ground surfaces, and ropes and oars of the likes of Voltaire and À La Mode as artwork, Copper Bay offers Rousseau. Today it remains a creative menus, inventive classic meeting place to enjoy LULU WHITE cocktails, local beers, natural wine and cheese in the piano Step off Paris’s dark lower wines and delicious share plates bar, or slip into the back room Montmartre streets and into with fresh seasonal produce. for an organic Indian tea by the festive 1920s New Orleans at this 5 Rue Bouchardon, 75010 fireplace. intimate late-night cocktail bar copperbay.fr 33 Rue Dauphine, 75006 where (often live) jazz music is hoteldaubusson.com peppered with crisp American CARBÓN Wine Bars accents from an inspired crowd Try a rhubarb spritz before FRENCHIE BAR À VINS from the other side of the digging into a hearty woodfired Brought to you by chef Greg Atlantic. Absinthe-laced cocktails meal at this cheerful venue in the Marchand and wife Marie, this

and dancing are the specialties Marais, then trot downstairs to Laurent Café bar won the 2017 Gault & Millau at this speakeasy. La Mina cocktail bar. prize for its wine selection. 12 Rue Frochot, 75009 14 Rue Charlot, 75003 There is also have a restaurant, a luluwhite.bar carbonparis.com gourmet takeaway and a cellar. 6 Rue du Nil, 75002 frenchie-restaurant.com

SEPTIME LA CAVE Sister to Septime, a restaurant FREDDY’S famous for its weeks-long Take a break from discovering reservation list, this small no- the beautiful backstreets bookings wine bar invites you to of Saint-Germain-des-Prés nibble on anchovies, artichokes, and grab a stool at this cute foie gras and cured hams while tapas bar, brought to you by enjoying a huge selection of the owners of neighbouring French and international wines. restaurant, Semilla. 3 Rue Basfroi, 75011 54 Rue de Seine, 75006 septime-charonne.fr bit.ly/2Oy1A9Y

LE CAVE DE BELLEVILLE Pull up a pew in the large back VISIT MiNDFOOD.COM room of this Belleville wine boutique and let the waiters When the sun is shining, there’s no better place to be than at a bar by the water or, help you pick the perfect drop even better, on the water. Find out more to match the sumptuous share at mindfood.com/floating-bars.

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