Bar Hemingway is a bar in Paris.
Bar Hemingway at the Ritz Paris is Colin Field's classic-cocktail temple. Open 18:00-02:00. No standing; book a 19:00 seat for the calmer first hour.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Snacks
Tip: Open 18:00-02:00. No standing; book a 19:00 seat for the calmer first hour.
Address: Ritz Paris, 15 Place Vendôme, 75001 Paris
Andy Wahloo in Paris's 3e is the Mourad Mazouz cocktail bar in a former Moroccan grocery, with mezze plates and music until 02:00. At 69 Rue des Gravilliers.
Signature drink: Maghrebi-inflected cocktails
Food: Mezze
Tip: DJ from 22:00 Thursday to Saturday. The Pomelo Sazerac is the house drink.
Experimental Cocktail Club in Paris's 2e is the trio of bartenders' original 2007 room, the one that effectively reset Paris on the craft-cocktail map.
Signature drink: Classic and twist cocktails
Food: Snacks
Tip: No sign on the door; press the bell. Reservations open at 18:00 for the same evening.
Candelaria in Paris's 3e is the taqueria-and-speakeasy hybrid where you order tacos up front and find the bar through the door behind the kitchen.
Signature drink: Mezcal cocktails
Food: Tacos at the front taqueria
Tip: The taqueria takes walk-ins; the bar opens 18:00.
Bar du Costes inside Hôtel Costes in Paris is the velvet-and-gilt bar Stéphane Pompougnac once soundtracked. Pampelune (gin, grapefruit) is the order.
Signature drink: Pampelune
Food: Bistro carte
Tip: Reservations recommended after 21:00. The terrace garden is the warmer-weather pick.
Le Mary Celeste in Paris's 3e doubles as wine bar and cocktail bar. The Oyster Mary, an inversion of the bloody, gets the room press it deserves.
Signature drink: Oyster Mary
Food: Oysters and small plates
Tip: Happy hour is daily 16:00-18:00; oysters at €1.20 each pair with the Oyster Mary.
Prescription Cocktail Club in Paris's 6e is the Experimental group's Left Bank sister, more relaxed than the 2e mothership and easier on a Friday walk-up.
Signature drink: Custom-built cocktails
Food: Snacks
Tip: No reservations. The Sunday DJ from 22:00 is the slow-start shift to aim for if you want a seat.
