Small Batch Cocktail & Spirits News from France
Having been on the scene since 1918 (under the Biolatto family since 1931), Bar le Forvm is a Paris institution. Sadly, last year, they lost their lease and were forced to close doors after nearly a century in the same location. But the big news for the legion of loyal fans of Bar le Forvm […]
September always brings something new to Paris. Everyone is back from their month long holidays and ready to launch into new projects for “le rentrée.” Among those new projects, there is always at least one anticipated bar opening. This year, that opening was Gravity Bar. The menu features a dozen cocktails priced at 11 and […]
So, in my last post, I was going on about finding the new, the hidden, the things that everyone hasn’t yet discovered…basically bringing something to the table that isn’t already all over the blogosphere. But, that doesn’t mean, I’m not also going to hit the hype spots and talk up trendy tipples if they deserve […]
These days it’s so easy to write about cocktails…everybody’s doing it! Okay, well, maybe it’s not easy to write about cocktails well. In fact, it’s even more challenging to bring something fresh and new to the table. Whereas when I very first started writing about the Paris cocktail scene, it took serious scouting to find superior […]
Club Rayé 26 rue Dussoubs 75002 Paris People often ask where to go for some jazz with their drinks. So, I’d be remiss if I didn’t post about Club Rayé. Opened a few years ago by New York transplant, Kein Cross, Club Rayé fills Paris’ piano bar void. Here, Sheldon Forrest tickles the ivories of […]
Très Particulier Bar Hotel Particulier 23 Avenue Junot 75018 Paris Summer is around the corner, so it’s time to start talking terraces. And, one of the city’s most divine and discrete of garden terraces is at the Hotel Particulier. We’ve seen their bar the Tres Particulier on the blog before, but considering its recent revamping, […]
L’oiseau Blanc bar of the Peninsula Hotel 19 Avenue Kléber Paris 75116 Let’s try something a little different around here. As most of you know, I’ve been busy with The Chamber activities, various freelance writing gigs, the usual fun with friends and a few other 52-related projects that I really need to finish up. Also, […]
le Bulle du Collectionneur Hotel du Collectionneur 51 rue de Courcelles 75008 Paris The Bubble is back! A few years ago, we stopped into the Hilton Hotel Bubble Bar. Since then, the hotel has gained a star and changed its name, but it has kept the winter tradition of blowing up the courtyard bubble for […]
le Depanneur 27 Rue Pierre Fontaine 75009 Paris When le Depanneur opened a few decades back as a late night “American” joint it served cheap drinks and pulled in a post club crowd. After a brief closure, its recent reopening generated a high level of expectation thanks to the people and places involved. Nightlife power […]
Bistrologist 16, avenue de Friedland 75008 Paris With new and emerging cocktail scenes, it’s sometimes the bartender more than the bar itself that makes a place. At least a few Paris cocktail spots have shown a downhill slide after losing some star bar power (Mama Shelter, l’Hotel, to name a few…) So, it’s interesting to […]
