Paris’ Best Bars

Eiffel Tower

Au Rendez-Vous des Amis:  Great priced wine bar

St. Germain

Prescription Cocktail Club:  Speakeast style cocktail bar

The Latin Quarter

La Caveau de Hechette: Jazz bar in a cave.

Marais

Combat:  A homey cocktail bar perched atop the Belleville hill.

Le Syndicat:  The best bar in Paris (and 24th best in the world). All cocktails are made with 100% French alcohol.

Little Red Door: Speakeasy style, hidden bar with no door sign. 

Perchoir:  Rooftop bar that is open year round, offering a far-off view of the Eiffel Tower.

Bisou:  No menu here, you just tell the bartender what you like and he or she gets to work. Great for romantic dates.

Septime La Cave:  Rotating selection of 10 wines by the glass specializing in small producers, biodynamics, and natural wines from around Europe.

Le Comptoir Géneral:  Dive bar specializing in North African tropical flavors for their cocktails.

Candelaria:  Holds a five-year streak on the World’s 50 Best Bars list. Creative cocktails with Interesting ingredients and the city’s best Mezcal list.

Lavomatic:  Find this hidden speakeasy bar behind a washing machine façade. 

Bar la Resistance:Classic cocktail bar with some of the best cocktails in the world.

Carbon de La Mina:  One of the worlds best cocktail bars connected to an incredibly interesting restaurant.

The Heart

Montezuma:  A wine bar with an insanely good sound system.

Bar Hemingway:  At the back of the world-famous Ritz Hotel, this richly mahogany-panelled classic bar is an homage to Ernest Hemingway. 

Experimental Cocktail Club:  The pinnacle of all Parisian cocktail bars. The point is to experiment and try cocktails who’ve never even heard of before.

Harry’s New York Bar:  NY themed cocktail bar.

Champs Elysees

Verde:  Tropical tapas bar and restaurant with great cocktails.

Monmarte

Lulu White:  New Orleans style Roaring Twenties bar with a discreet entrance (look for the tiny gold plaque).  Come for the cocktails or an absinthe flight. 

Check out this link for a great resource on jazz bars in Paris