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A first-class shopping destination by day, by night this superchic neighborhood draws a diverse and trendy crowd for its branché cocktail bars and the city's most vibrant gay and lesbian scene.
Art Nouveau adornments, a shapely marble bar, and zinc mirrors in the historic upstairs give way to a moody industrial downstairs. Cognitive dissonance aside, the cocktails concocted here by a trio of Paris’s top mixologists are nothing short of extraordinary and the music is very good, too. Bar aficionados will appreciate the minute attention to details, from barware to presentation, that’s rare to find.
Conceived by a cocktail aficionado and an avid musician, this popular Franco-Japanese bar spins vinyls while concocting wildly inventive ambrosias like the Aztobizkar milk punch (with aguardiente de caña, rum, absinthe, cold brew, lime, and clarified vinegar with milk). There’s also a fine list of natural wines and pretty stellar food. Dishes served at lunch and dinner are as eclectic as the drinks: Japanese tempura, beef croquettes, hot dogs, a sashimi of the day, and other delights all served to a pulsing beat.
Any place whose tagline is "cocktails and pajamas" is bound to be a good time, especially when located in the vaulted 17th-century cellar of a town house smack-dab on the Place des Vosges. Surprising cocktails fuel the anything-goes atmosphere that often includes late-night dancing and revelry.
