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.
Cocktail barCocktail bar€€€Sun-Thu 17:00-02:00, Fri-Sat 17:00-03:00
Little Red Door in Paris's 3e Marais runs a menu themed around the chemistry of plants, with custom-distilled spirits. Order the plant-based menu.
Signature drink: Plant-based menu
Food: Snacks
Tip: Reservations from 18:00. The Sunday bar manager's pick at €15 is the cheapest cocktail in the room.
Cocktail barHotel cocktail bar€€€Daily 17:00-00:00
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.
Signature drink: Serendipity (mint, Calvados, Champagne)
Food: Snacks
Tip: Open 18:00-02:00. No standing; book a 19:00 seat for the calmer first hour.
Cocktail barCocktail bar€€€Tue-Wed 19:00-01:00, Thu-Sat 19:00-02:00, Closed Sun-Mon
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.