Lou Pascalou hosts a short film night on the first Wednesday of each month, a poetry slam on second Tuesdays, art exhibitions on its walls, and live music on weekends (especially Sundays). But it's also a great space to just meet up [more...]

Opened as the city's first workers' cooperative in 1877, La Bellevilloise is still a center for creative expression in a festive atmosphere. Reestablished in 2005 with a fresh new face-lift, this 3-story, multi-purpose venue with lots [more...]

Twelve beers on tap and about 150 different bottled beers do indeed make for a prestigious Beer Academy. This Latin quarter pub has been an institution since 1960 and still serves a jovial crowd of students and beer [more...]

The Bar Hemingway in the Ritz, frequented by the writer during World War II, is an homage to the tastes of this literary great. Restored to the way it looked in 1944, when Hemingway (along with some Allies) famously liberated the Ritz [more...]

Catering to diplomats, business people and stars, the glitzy atmosphere at the bar in the Hôtel de Crillon can seem a bit self-important. But it's fun to say you were there and experience the bar so famous even Hemingway wrote about [more...]

You know a venue has attracted a certain underground scene in Paris when it's webpage is only found on MySpace. Le Motel is a bar in the hipster 11th arrondissement with DJ's playing idie rock till 1h45am Tuesday-Sunday. Opens at 6pm [more...]

Sleek black and white decor set the stylish, modern tone of the bar in Hotel Le A. A buzzing place to be on a weekend night (until 1am), or just for post-shopping a cocktail. Definitely a fashion-savvy crowd, but fun for a special night [more...]

Friendly English-speaking staff and an urban decor make the Lizard Lounge stand out on this quaint street of the Marais. The cocktails are delicious (and they don't skimp on the ingredients...), so it's a good place to meet friends for [more...]

Sometimes you just crave potato skins, beer, and sports on big screen TV's. Showing all major football, basketball, and hockey games while serving up delicious snacks and thirst-quenching beer, the Great Canadian is my favorite sports [more...]

Yes, there exists a 3€ pint in Paris! The Wall, a little pub just off the Place de la Contrescarpe, is a Parisian college student hang-out that's close to the lively rue Mouffetard, but also off the beaten path. The back room is a [more...]

The Long Hop is a laid-back English-speaking pub just off the Place Maubert, on rue Frédéric Sauton, in the Latin quarter. When the weather is nice, the enormous terrace is open until midnight, making it a great place to people-watch. [more...]

The fashionistas of the hippest neighborhood in Paris flock to La Perle for drinks at any time of the evening. It's the only cafe for blocks and conveniently located to many fashion-industry offices, which must explain the hipsters' [more...]

This is as close as you're going to get to an evening of classic pizza and beer, but we don't think you'll be disappointed. For almost two decades, Brasserie O'Neil has been brewing four varieties of their own beer and serving it in a [more...]

What better way to break the ice than to play a light-hearted game of pub trivia? Many pubs around the city host a trivia night in English that's great for groups and couples alike. It'll get the competitive energy flowing and surely [more...]

Off the beaten path of the Marais neighborhood's polished, trendy hang-outs is a tiny little bar serving dirt-cheap beers on tap with plenty of anti-establishment attitude.

The Politburo is a kitschy space reminiscent of the [more...]

Madrid is only a short plane ride from Paris, but you don't even have to go that far for authentic tapas, sangria, and that laid-back Spanish atmosphere.

Stroll over to Les Piétons ("the pedestrians") tapas bar on the popular [more...]

This bar is hip and happening, in the center of Paris's fashion district, but its beauty lies in the juxtaposition of old and new with C17 paintings by Claude Lorrain on the walls, a sculpted glass bar that lights up when you put your [more...]

The Panoramic Bar is on the 33rd floor of the hotel, overlooking the Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower. The views are spectacular. A lovely place for a drink at sunset after a day's wandering.

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La Caravane is not known for its food, but will do in a pinch and is always an up-beat and fun spot to grab a drink with friends. 5-10 minutes walk from the more crowded nightlife of rue Oberkampf and environs. Can be smoky, especially [more...]

Serge Gainsbourg fans should rendezvous at Marilou’s bar (in the 11eme), which is entirely Gainsbourg themed thanks to its devoted fan of an owner. Free concerts take place on the weekends. 72 rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud. (For [more...]