Le Garde Robe in Paris's 1er is the city's senior natural-wine bar, opened by Vincent Sevray in 2005. The lunch and dinner plates are charcuterie and cheese only.
Food program: Charcuterie, cheese, small plates
Tip: Closed Sunday. The lunch menu pairs the day's plate with two glasses of wine for €25.
Address: 41 Rue de l'Arbre Sec, 75001 Paris
Camille Fourmont's La Buvette in Paris is the 16-seat 11e wine bar that put white beans with citrus oil on every editorial radar. Wednesday to Sunday, evenings only.
Signature pour: Domaine Tessier Cheverny
Wine focus: Natural French wines
Food: Snacks: white beans, fish rillettes
Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday. Arrive at 18:00 or after 21:30 to find a counter stool.
Le Mary Celeste in Paris's 3e is the wine-bar-cocktail-bar hybrid that anchors the upper Marais natural-wine map. Daily 18:00 open, oysters and snacks from the bar.
Signature pour: Domaine de la Tournelle Trousseau
Wine focus: Natural and biodynamic, France and Italy
Food: Oysters and small plates
Tip: The Sunday all-day oyster happy hour (16:00-18:00) is the steal: a dozen for €18 with a glass.
Clown Bar in Paris's 11e is the 1900s circus-tiled room turned natural-wine bistro by Sven Chartier. The carte is short and ambitious; the cellar is electric.
Signature pour: Beaujolais cru by the glass
Wine focus: Natural wines
Food: Bistro carte
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The tiled walls are listed; sit at the bar for the best view.
Caves Augé in Paris is the city's oldest wine cave, founded 1850. Saturday tastings 11:00-19:00 pour growers' wines from the cellar across the bar for €5 a glass.
Signature pour: Whatever the Saturday tasting pours
Wine focus: Wide French list, growers' wines
Food: Tasting events
Tip: Saturday afternoon walk-up tastings are open to all; ask for the day's flight of three.
Freddy's in Paris's 6e is Yves Camdeborde's stand-up wine bar across from Le Comptoir du Relais. Twenty stools, an electric natural list, tapas served all evening.
Signature pour: Domaine Marcel Lapierre Morgon
Wine focus: Natural wines, French
Food: Tapas-size small plates
Tip: No reservations. Arrive at 18:50 for stools or after 21:30 once the early crowd has left.
Le Rubis in Paris is the 1er Saint-Honoré standing-room wine bar that has not closed since 1932. The day's Beaujolais cru is chalked on the wall.
Signature pour: Beaujolais cru, by the half-litre
Wine focus: Old-school Beaujolais and Loire
Food: Charcuterie and saucisson
Tip: Cash preferred. Order a glass and a saucisson plate at the bar; tables fill from 12:30.
