Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Balthazar's house brews, such as La Vibe (fruity pale ale), La Badas (black IPA), La Pickpocket (a double IPA), L'Ibu Profane (session IPA) and La…
Must-see nightlife in Paris
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Wild & The Moon's largest space yet, this newly opened hangout has taken over a former wine bar, complete with original vintage signage and a generously…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Pétanque game washed out? Head to Chez Bouboule, which has a packed-sand indoor boulodrome (pitch for playing the bowls-like sport) right inside the…
Latin Quarter
Enviably situated on tree-studded place de la Contrescarpe, Delmas is perfect for un café, all-day breakfast or St-Germain Spritz (St-Germain liqueur,…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
One of the city's smallest cafes, Fondation has just three teeny tables inside and four on the pavement outside (and no toilet). Yet Parisians flock here…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Stroll past the many upmarket art galleries on rue Guénégaud to uncover this sharp cocktail club with steel-grey façade and glitzy bar decorated in gold…
Paris
The wine bar of neighbouring restaurant Le Caveau du Palais is an enchanting spot for a glass of wine from France's flagship regions accompanied by a…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
'Le Dix’ has been a student favourite since 1955, not least for its cheap sangria and grog. Its grungy interior, complete with marble-topped bistro tables…
Paris
Wine aficionados can thank this young, fun, cosmopolitan wine bar for bringing affordable tasting to Paris. Choose from over 50 grands vins served by the…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
This snug, two-room ode to good coffee (by Parisian roasters Coutume) in Haut Marais is the latest opening by coffee-shop empire Marlette from Brittany's…
Latin Quarter
Artisan Breton roastery Caffè Cataldi supplies the beans for a potent dose of caffeine at this hip coffee shop and organic juice bar. Plump for a lovely…
Paris
Steampunk-style vintage bric-a-brac forms an organised state of chaos at this throbbing dive bar, one of the busiest on bar-lined rue de Lappe near…
Paris
This colonial-style bar-restaurant is a fine spot to sip top-notch gin from quality glassware while nibbling olives from the vintage mahogany bar, or…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Brit-born, Paris-adopted Channa Galhenage is the barista energy behind this north Marais espresso bar. Hermès wallpaper, geometric prints and 'golden…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Moored by the Pont Marie in the Parc Rives de Seine, this beautiful 1925-built timber barge has a cosy bar onboard, and a fabulous umbrella-shaded summer…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
A treasure of a neighbourhood cafe by day, filled with regulars from early morning on, this wonderfully retro space with bright orange bar stools is where…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Vivid indigo-coloured wicker chairs line the terrace of this hip drinking spot, while inside the chrome-and-laminex bar resembles a 1950s Airstream…
Latin Quarter
A prime spot for soaking up rue Mouffetard’s contagious ‘saunter-all-day’ spirit, this neighbourhood hangout sits on square St-Médard, one of the Latin…
Paris
Parisian furniture maker David Guillon designed the industrial-inspired metal-framed bar stools and textured blonde-wood bar for this chilled spot, which…
Latin Quarter
Students pack out the loud, lively ‘Crazy Violin’, with big-screen sports upstairs and the flirty ‘Dingue Lounge’ downstairs. Its name is a pun on the…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Sleek new-generation wine bar Le Ballon Rouge has dozens of natural-wine references covering every major French region, and hosts regular tastings with…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
A much-loved Batignolles institution, this characterful neighbourhood bar à vin lures a loyal crowd with its vintage scarlet-tiled façade and well-curated…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Overlooking the Bassin de la Villette, this striking 18th-century pavilion was variously used as a customs station, police barracks and salt warehouse…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
A handy refreshment stop pre- or post-visit to Sacré-Cœur, this Parisian outpost of Melbourne's Hardware Société cooks up barista-crafted coffee (using…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Female mixologist Adèle Fardeau is the creative energy behind this stylish newcomer. Vintage posters for Nice, Menton and other beach resorts on the…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Sophisticated cocktails incorporating homemade syrups and infusions and gourmet nibbles grand enough to comprise an entire evening meal are the draws of…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
A Marais institution, the Little Horseshoe is a minute space with an original horseshoe-shaped zinc bar from 1903. The place overflows with regulars from…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
'Oh my cod!' screams the turquoise-neon 'tag' on the wall, and indeed, this Japanese-inspired cocktail and tapas bar with eggshell-blue and exposed-stone…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
This perennial favourite gay bar is opposite rue des Mauvais Garçons (Bad Boys’ Street), named after the brigands who congregated here in 1540. It’s…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
For a change from the craft-cocktail norm on bar-lined rue Frochot, duck into this Berliner bar for a beer and currywurst (sausage with curry sauce),…
Paris
More upmarket than the floating bars in the 13e, the Parisian Beach has a plush cruise-ship-like interior, a sleek menu of internationally inspired dishes…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
After browsing Belleville's busy market, relax over an organic tea or freshly juiced carrot-and-apple cocktail, or tuck into a gluten-free focaccia or…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
With its large windows and a few carefully chosen antiques, this belle époque cafe at the foot of Montmartre seems as timeless as the Butte itself. Dating…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Set on a pedestrian, stone-flagged street just footsteps from the Seine, with one of the city's prettiest terraces, cornflower-blue-painted L'Ebouillanté…
Paris
Dating from 1923, this Montparnasse brasserie, restaurant and bar américain was the first of the area’s grand cafes to stay open late into the night, and…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
From the well-worn, tiled floor to the day’s menu scrawled in marker on the vintage mirror, quintessential neighbourhood cafe Aux Deux Amis is perfect for…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Casablanca meets pop artist Andy Warhol in this cool lounge inside a former fabrique de chemises (shirt factory). Its clever name means ‘I have nothing’…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
For a taste of old-world Paris, linger over a glass of vin naturel (natural wine) at this delightfully retro wine bar with wooden bistro tables between…
Paris
Clink china with lunching ladies, their posturing poodles and half the students from Tokyo University at Angelina, a grande-dame tearoom with bevelled…
Paris
This floating boîte (club) aboard a three-masted Chinese junk with a couple of world voyages under its belt bobs beneath the Bibliothèque Nationale de…
