15 cocktail bar rooms in Paris we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Paris | Cocktail Bar across every city.
Le Syndicat ★ 4.5
51 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis, 75010 Paris
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.
Little Red Door ★ 4.6
60 Rue Charlot, 75003 Paris
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.
Bar Hemingway ★ 4.7
Ritz Paris, 15 Place Vendôme, 75001 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.
Andy Wahloo ★ 4.2
69 Rue des Gravilliers, 75003 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.
Experimental Cocktail Club ★ 4.4
37 Rue Saint-Sauveur, 75002 Paris
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.
Candelaria ★ 4.4
52 Rue de Saintonge, 75003 Paris
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.
Bar du Costes ★ 4.0
Hôtel Costes, 239 Rue Saint-Honoré, 75001 Paris
Bar du Costes inside Hôtel Costes in Paris is the velvet-and-gilt bar Stéphane Pompougnac once soundtracked. Pampelune (gin, grapefruit) is the order.
Le Mary Celeste ★ 4.3
1 Rue Commines, 75003 Paris
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.
Prescription Cocktail Club ★ 4.2
23 Rue Mazarine, 75006 Paris
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.
Copper Bay ★ 4.4
5 Rue Bouchardon, 75010 Paris
Copper Bay in Paris's 10e is the maritime-themed bar Aurélie Pannequin and her crew built into a corner of the Faubourg Saint-Denis cocktail strip.
Sister Midnight ★ 4.4
4 Rue Viollet-le-Duc, 75009 Paris
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.
Bisou ★ 4.5
15 Boulevard du Temple, 75003 Paris
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.
Lavomatic ★ 4.3
30 Rue René Boulanger, 75010 Paris
Lavomatic in Paris's 10e is the speakeasy hidden behind a working laundromat front. Order the coffee-led cocktails. At 30 Rue René Boulanger.
Bar 228 ★ 4.4
Le Meurice, 228 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris
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.
Combat ★ 4.4
63 Rue de Belleville, 75019 Paris
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.