Skybar Paris in the 14e is the 32nd-floor private rooftop on top of the Pullman Montparnasse, 115 metres above the city, with floor-to-ceiling glass and DJ sets four nights a week.
Tip: Strict door, email-only bookings opening 30 days out; cocktails €18-24 and the Eiffel-side window booths book up first.
Address: 19 Rue du Commandant René Mouchotte, 75014 Paris
The Ranch on the 7th-floor roof of the Terrass Hotel in Paris's 18e Montmartre is the western-styled cocktail lounge with desert plants and a view that takes in the Eiffel Tower from the Butte.
Tip: No reservations on the roof; Sunday afternoons are calmer than Friday evenings. Tapas and cocktails from €14.
Café Lapérouse Concorde in Paris's 8e Hôtel de la Marine is the Cordelia de Castellane brasserie with two arcaded terraces, one over Place de la Concorde with the Eiffel Tower straight ahead.
Tip: Skip the indoor room and book the Concorde-facing terrace for sunset; cocktails €18-22, oysters by the half-dozen.
Le Tout-Paris on the 7th floor of Cheval Blanc Paris in the 1er is the Arnaud Donckele brasserie with a Seine-facing terrace looking straight at the Pont Neuf, plus a bar that opens to non-diners.
Tip: Bar at the corner of the terrace takes walk-ins after 22:30 once dinner clears; reserve a table for the sunset 19:30 service.
Moonshiner in Paris's 11e Bastille is the Art Deco speakeasy hidden behind the cold-room door of the Da Vito pizzeria on Rue Sedaine, with 83 whiskies and a classics-led cocktail list since 2013.
Tip: Ask staff at Da Vito for the bar; cocktails €13-16. Quietest before 21:00, jammed after 23:00 Thu-Sat.
Andy Wahloo in Paris's 3e Marais is the Mourad Mazouz cocktail lounge stacked with Moroccan tea-canister stools and a North African disco soundtrack on weekend DJ nights.
Tip: Sunday-Monday closed; Friday-Saturday DJ nights book up fast. Smaller back room is the quieter table.
Le Mary Celeste in Paris's 3e Marais is the corner cocktail and oyster bar opened 2012 by the Experimental Cocktail Club team, with a long zinc counter and a no-bookings horseshoe room.
Tip: Oysters Tue-Sat from €3 each; the early evening at 18:00 is when the high-tops free up.