Cocktail barCocktail bar€€€Tue-Thu 18:00-01:00, Fri-Sat 18:00-02:00, Closed Sun-Mon
Sister Midnight in Paris's 9e South Pigalle is the cocktail room Jen Riley and Joe Boley opened in the area's glam-rock pocket. Seasonal house drinks.
Signature drink: Seasonal house cocktails
Food: Local-creator finger food
Tip: Walk-in only and groups capped at eight. Saturday night holds the drag and burlesque programme; show up before 20:00 for a banquette.
Cocktail barCocktail bar€€€Daily 17:00-02:00
Bisou in Paris's 3e is the no-menu cocktail bar Nicolas Munoz built around five-minute conversations with each guest. Order the no menu, bartender's pick.
Signature drink: No menu, bartender's pick
Food: Snacks
Tip: Reservations only; first round €14, refills €12. Ask for a non-alcoholic option and they will build one.
Cocktail barSpeakeasy cocktail bar€€€Tue-Thu 19:00-01:00, Fri-Sat 18:00-02:00, Closed Sun-Mon
Lavomatic in Paris's 10e is the speakeasy hidden behind a working laundromat front. Order the coffee-led cocktails. At 30 Rue René Boulanger.
Signature drink: Coffee-led cocktails
Food: Snacks
Tip: The launderette is real. Push through the back door past the machines; reservations advised Friday and Saturday.
Cocktail barHotel cocktail bar€€€Daily 12:00-01:00
Bar 228 inside Le Meurice in Paris is the dark-wood-and-leather palace bar where William Oliveri ran a 30-year programme of palace-grade Bloody Marys.
Signature drink: Bloody Mary
Food: Bistro carte
Tip: Open 11:00-02:00. The terrace fronts the Rue de Rivoli arcade; pop in for an afternoon Pastis.
Cocktail barCocktail bar€€€Mon 18:00-00:00, Wed-Sat 18:00-02:00, Sun 18:00-00:00, Closed Tue
Combat in Paris's 19e is the all-female bar team's neighbourhood cocktail room above Belleville park. Order the bartender's call. At 63 Rue de Belleville.
Signature drink: Bartender's call
Food: Snacks
Tip: Reservations from 19:00. The Sunday DJ set runs from 21:00-01:00 with a small dance corner.
Cocktail barCocktail bar€€€Daily 18:00-02:00
Le Syndicat in Paris's 10e mixes cocktails using only French spirits, a rule the bar has kept since opening in 2014. The graffitied facade hides 18 seats.
Signature drink: All-French-spirits cocktails
Food: Snacks
Tip: No reservations. Arrive at 19:00 for stools or after 23:00 once the early crowd shifts elsewhere.