Cocktail Bar entertainment in Paris
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Harry’s New York Bar
One of the most popular American-style bars in the pre-war years, Harry’s once welcomed such habitués as writers F Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway, who no doubt sampled the bar’s unique cocktail and creation: the Bloody Mary (€12.50). The Cuban mahogany interior dates from the mid-19th century and was brought over from a Manhattan bar in 1911. There’s a basement piano bar where Gershwin supposedly composed An American in Paris and, for the peckish, old-school hot dogs (€6) and generous club sandwiches. The advertisement for Harry’s that occasionally appears in the papers still reads ‘Tell the Taxi Driver Sank Roo Doe Noo’ and is copyrighted.
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Alcazar
Also known as ‘La Mezzanine’, this hip bar inside Alcazar has got Conran’s name all over it. Narcissistic but alluring, it’s a modern white-and-glass mezzanine overlooking the restaurant (brunch €34, lunch/dinner menu €20 to €34/40) with fancy cocktails, nouvelle cuisine dinners and a fashionable supper-club clientele. Wednesday to Saturday, DJs ‘pass records’ in the corner – this place is famous for its excellent trip-hop/house/lounge music compilations. Next door is Conran’s club Le Wagg. Flyers for all three are posted at www.blogalcazar.fr.
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Andy Walhoo
Casablanca meets pop-artist Andy Warhol in this cool, multicoloured cocktail lounge hidden away just north of the Centre Georges Pompidou. Its clever name means ‘I have nothing’ in Arabic and is a major misnomer: the acid colours, sweet cocktails, pushy staff and loud house music may be a bit too much for some palates. Happy hour is 5pm to 8pm. The courtyard behind is paradise for smokers and pullers.
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Ice Kube
Every city worth its, err, salt, has got to have an ice bar nowadays, and this temple de glace (ice temple) on the 1st floor of the très boutique Kube Hôtel is the French capital’s first. The temperature is set at -5°C, there are down jackets on loan and the bar is a shimmering block of carved ice. For €38 you get four vodka cocktails and 30 minutes of chill time.
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Le China
The much-loved (and missed) China Club, with its Oriental gentlemen’s club feel, huge bar and high ceilings, has metamorphosed into the ‘China’ and who can tell the difference? There’s still jazz in the basement that harkens back to the Shanghai of the 1930s and a well-reputed menu with dim sum between €8 and €12.
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Le Rosebud
Like the sleigh of that name in Citizen Kane, Rosebud harkens to the past. In this case it’s to the time of the Montparnos (painters and writers who frequented Montparnasse during the early 20th century). Enjoy a Champagne cocktail amid the quiet elegance of polished wood and aged leather.
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Prescription Cocktail Club
With bowler and flat-top hats as lampshades and a 1930s speakeasy New York air to the place, this cocktail club is Parisian-cool. Getting past the doorman can be tough, but once in it’s friendliness and old-fashioned cocktails all round. Watch its Facebook page for events.
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Le Fumoir
This colonial-style bar-restaurant opposite the Louvre’s eastern flank is a fine place to sip top-notch gin from quality glassware while nibbling on olives at the vintage mahogany bar. Happy Hour (6pm to 8pm) sees cocktails, usually €8.50 to €11, drop to €7.
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Curio Parlor Cocktail Club
This hybrid bar-club looks to the inter-war années folles (crazy years) of 1920s Paris, London and New York for inspiration. Go to its Facebook page to find out what party’s when.
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Buddha Bar
The décor is simply spectacular, with a two-storey golden Buddha and millions of candles, at this A-list cocktail bar, known for its Zen lounge music.
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Cubana Café
This is the perfect place for cocktails and tapas shared among friends. A post-work crowd sinks into the comfy leather armchairs and flops beneath oil paintings of daily life in Cuba.
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