10 bars in Bordeaux, editor-picked for bars open past midnight friday or saturday. Bars going past midnight on friday or saturday. All bars in Bordeaux.

Symbiose Cocktail Bar ★ 4.5

chartrons · 4 Quai des Chartrons, 33000 Bordeaux

Hours: Mon 12:00-14:30; Tue-Fri 12:00-14:30, 18:30-02:00; Sat 18:30-02:00; Sun closed

Symbiose Cocktail Bar in Bordeaux's Chartrons is the speakeasy behind the bookshelf at Symbiose, with homemade syrups, forgotten ingredients and a working.

Tip: No reservations on the cocktail side; arrive 19:00 to claim a stool or stay through dinner for a guaranteed seat.

Point Rouge ★ 4.4

saint-croix · 1 Quai de Paludate, 33800 Bordeaux

Hours: Mon-Sat 18:00-02:00; Sun closed

Point Rouge in Bordeaux's Saint-Croix is the cocktail bar and restaurant in a wing of Chateau Descas, with a menu of around 100 cocktails that walks.

Tip: The lounge upstairs is the calmer drinking room; the kitchen of chef Christophe Girardot is the dinner-only sister.

Vintage Bar ★ 4.4

saint-pierre · 45 rue Saint-James, 33000 Bordeaux

Hours: Daily 16:00-02:00

Vintage Bar in Bordeaux's Saint-Pierre is the rue Saint-James rum bar near the Grosse Cloche, pouring over 150 rums with a daily happy hour to 20:00.

Tip: Daily Happy Hour 16:00-20:00; the bartender will build a comparison flight across Caribbean and Reunion rums.

CODE 23 ★ 4.4

saint-pierre · 27 Rue Arnaud Miqueu, 33000 Bordeaux

Hours: Thu-Sun 17:00-02:00; Mon-Wed closed

CODE 23 in Bordeaux's Saint-Pierre is the cocktail and jazz room inside a 16th-century convent on Rue Arnaud Miqueu, with a marble bar, Chesterfield sofas.

Tip: Jazz sets start at 20:30 Thu-Fri; the basement speakeasy is the calmer drinking room and rarely needs a booking.

ApOthEk ★ 4.3

saint-pierre · 1 Rue du Cancera, 33000 Bordeaux

Hours: Tue-Sat 18:00-02:00; Sun-Mon closed

ApOthEk in Bordeaux's Saint-Pierre is the dim-lit cocktail bar on Rue du Cancera with a menu of refined creations and a strict no-Mojito, no-Sex-on-the-Beach.

Tip: Strong dress code and no walk-ups after 22:00 on weekends; book a back-room table for the quietest setting.

ACC Bordeaux ★ 4.3

saint-pierre · 19 Rue des Bahutiers, 33000 Bordeaux

Hours: Tue-Wed 19:00-00:00; Thu-Sat 19:00-02:00; Sun-Mon closed

ACC Bordeaux in Saint-Pierre is the cocktail collective on Rue des Bahutiers, a barteam-led room running house signatures, revisited classics and a rotating.

Tip: Open Tue-Wed 19:00 to midnight, Thu-Sat to 02:00; closed Sun-Mon. The intimate room fills fast on weekend DJ nights.

Le Castan ★ 4.2

saint-pierre · 2 Quai de la Douane, 33000 Bordeaux

Hours: Mon,Sat 09:00-02:00; Tue-Fri,Sun 09:00-14:00

Le Castan in Bordeaux's Saint-Pierre is the 1890 listed grotto-style bar by the Garonne (Andre Tournier's 1900 rocky decor, restored 2005), with a steady.

Tip: Order the smallest plateau and a half-litre of white from the Entre-deux-Mers; the room photographs better in low light from 19:00.

Bar de l'Hotel de Seze ★ 4.1

golden-triangle · 23 Allees de Tourny, 33000 Bordeaux

Hours: Daily 07:00-02:00

Bar de l'Hotel de Seze in Bordeaux's Golden Triangle is the hotel cocktail bar of the 18th-century townhouse on Allees de Tourny, with a leather-banquette.

Tip: Best for a pre-dinner drink before the Grand Theatre; the bar opens to non-residents from 17:00 every evening.

Marikita ★ 4.1

saint-pierre · 14 Quai Richelieu, 33000 Bordeaux

Hours: Tue-Thu 18:00-01:00; Fri-Sat 18:00-02:00; Sun-Mon closed

Marikita on Bordeaux's Quai Richelieu is the Garonne-facing cocktail and tapas bar in Saint-Pierre, mixing creative cocktails against a street-art interior.

Tip: The riverfront terrace is the sunset drinking spot; tapas hour from 18:30 gets the best counter seats.

Mama Shelter Rooftop ★ 4.0

saint-pierre · 19 Rue Poquelin Moliere, 33000 Bordeaux

Hours: Daily 12:00-00:00 (weather permitting)

Mama Shelter Rooftop in Bordeaux's Saint-Pierre is the seventh-floor terrace of the Philippe Starck-designed hotel on Rue Poquelin Moliere, with one.

Tip: The rooftop opens around 17:00 from April to October; no reservations on the deck, only at the indoor bar.