Paris
Tucked away in the 13e, Simone La Cave lures a loyal wine-loving set keen to try its latest outstanding natural and biodynamic wine selection. Planches …
Must-see nightlife in Paris
Paris
With a history dating back to 1672, this tea specialist off place Vendôme still owns the rights to harvest essential oils, flowers and fruit from Le…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
This sleek cocktail bar's floor-to-ceiling windows, polished pale-wood decor and glistening copper fixtures and fittings inject a generous dose of design…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
An atrium-style covered timber deck strewn with plants and comfy sofas marks the entrance to La Commune. Like its 10e sibling Le Syndicat, cocktails made…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
For a serious noisette, cortado or double crème made from coffee beans roasted in Berlin by 5 Elephant, duck into the Left Bank offspring of Le Marais's…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Named for former regular, entertainer and French Resistance activist Josephine Baker, glamorous Bar Joséphine is within the grand 1910-built Hôtel Lutetia…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
From the industrial grinder to elaborate tasting notes, this coffee house and roastery is serious. Grab a seat, and pick your bean, filtration method …
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Behind an inconspicuous timber façade, a tiny crimson doorway is the illusionary portal to this low-lit, bare-brick drinking den filled with flickering…
Paris
Hidden off ritzy rue du Faubourg St-Honoré in a courtyard adjoining fashion house Comme des Garçons is this opaque-plastic-sheltered black-and-white…
Latin Quarter
Beans from Parisian roastery L'Arbre à Café and Lyon's Mokxa roastery underpin the success of this sunlit corner cafe, strewn with an eclectic mix of…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
A cool new headquarters for devotees of both vin (wine) and vinyls, Bambino mixes music with an outstanding wine list packed with natural wines. Linger by…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Named for the sherry-seasoned oak casks used to age whisky, this dimly lit, stone-walled bar is one for serious cocktail connoisseurs. Seasonal menus…
Paris
Run by Michelin-starred Septime, this rustic wine bar is an atmospheric spot to linger over an apéro while waiting for a table at one of the hip dining…
Paris
Beans from France's best micro-roasteries are expertly brewed at this small, two-level space with tables and light fittings made from recycled timber and…
Paris
While not exactly a secret, Danico still feels like one – first you'll need to find the hidden, candlelit backroom in Daroco before you get to treat…
Paris
Watch the brewing in action while you try Fauve's permanent range, such as Bon Esprit (pilsner), Force Majeure (raspberry stout) and Coup d'Éclat (IPA),…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Paris' original rooftop bar, run by the talented mixologists behind Le Perchoir in 11e, is a trendy sky deck languishing atop department store BHV. Seine…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Born in a former cobblers' shop, bijou Boot is a fashionable spot to grab a quality coffee and an accompanying sweet morsel. Colombian beans are roasted…
Paris
Part of the Paul Bert empire, this bijou wine bar has eight wines by the glass (predominantly French), and cheeses, charcuterie, anchovies etc to nibble…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
With bowler and flat-top hats as lampshades and a 1930s speakeasy New York air to the place, this cocktail club – run by the same mega-successful team as…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Night owls, this is your address. Canopied by a gold-stencilled navy-blue awning, Veteran Charbon remains one of the best bars in Ménilmontant and is…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Coffee roasted by Paris' Café Lomi is the big draw of this pocket-sized coffee shop, clad with large mirrors, geometric blue-and-white tiles and glass…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
This boho cafe put Canal St-Martin on the map and its good vibes, original mosaic-tiled interior and rough-around-the-edges look show no sign of…
Paris
Make sure to reserve an armchair or oak barrel (for those who prefer to stand) at this cosy bar and wine shop, otherwise your chances of getting a table…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Behind its charming chambray-blue façade, this creative wine bar named after a Jacques Roubaud novel fuses shelf after shelf of literary novels with an…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
In the heart of gallery land, this timeless fin-de-siècle cafe and erstwhile stomping ground of Paul Cézanne and Georges Braque attracts a grown-up set of…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Sip absinthe-based cocktails in Prohibition-era New Orleans surrounds at this elegant, serious and supremely busy cocktail bar named for an infamous early…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
The red upholstered benches, mirrors and marble walls at this art deco landmark haven’t changed much since the days when Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Beans from Parisian roaster Café Lomi and loose-leaf teas from 1692-established French tea purveyor Dammann Frères are perfectly brewed at this charming…
Paris
Only French AOP (Appellation d'Origine Protégée) wines are served at this bar à vins (wine bar) footsteps from Marché d'Aligre. A communal table is the…
Paris
With its archetypal belle époque decor (brass fittings, polished wood, large murals) and excellent wines by the glass, this old-style brasserie is an…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
On pedestrianised place de la République, this glass-box cafe-bar and sprawling terrace overlook the square's 9.4m-high bronze statue of Marianne, symbol…
Latin Quarter
Serious students of Belgian beer should head to this ‘beer academy’ to try its 15 on tap or choose from more than 150 bottled varieties, including…
Paris
This old-world cafe-bar and bistro is one of the longest-standing addresses on ancient rue de Lappe. Many an unsuspecting punter comes here because of its…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
HQ for discerning coffee lovers in Belleville since 2019, this vintage corner cafe with wood panelling and signature blue bistro tables is a simple yet…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Midway along food-shop-lined rue Lepic, neon-lit Café des Deux Moulins is the much-loved cafe where Amélie worked in the eponymous film. Head beyond the…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
A convenient spot for coffee after visiting nearby Atelier de Lumières and a popular weekend spot with families frequenting the grassy Square des…
Paris
This spacious, English pub–French brasserie near the Bibliothèque Nationale de France is propped up by expats and French students who flock here between…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
'Roasted with goodness' is the strapline of this specialist coffee roaster whose pocket-sized coffee shop on ave de la Bourdonnais is the perfect bolthole…
Paris
With its pastel green–shaded paintwork and locals sipping coffee beneath the red awning on its busy pavement terrace, Angels Cafe lives up to the …
