Paris is constantly working on updating. Hoteliers and young entrepreneurs do not sleep, opening design hotels and concept stores, decorators work, creating their own Houses and galleries. There are “hot” addresses where you can taste fashionable “elixirs”.
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BALAGAN • 9, rue d'Alger, t. 01 40 20 72 14. From 19 to 23 h. Paris I
The bar of the super-popular Israeli restaurant was opened in the early summer of 2017, two steps from the Place Vendome, on the ground floor of the Hôtel Renaissance Paris-Vendôme. He has already managed to get reviews of a "bright, energetic and tasty" place with a large selection of cocktails. The interior is from Dorothea Meilichson and her agency Chzon. The restaurant for 70 guests is served by two stars of Jewish cuisine - Assaf Grani and Yuri Navon, co-owners of the acclaimed institution MachneYuda in Jerusalem. Signature cocktail: Why not Rue de la Roquette (“rue de la rocette”): pisco, vermouth, green cardamom, bitter rocket, lemon and honey Well balanced, it is served with crushed ice. Bite: Frenavon bread, toasted with garlic and served with tarama-sesame and tomato sauce (7 €).
JACQUES • 30-32, rue du Sentier, t. 01 85 65 75 75. From Sunday to Wednesday: from 18 to 1 am, from Thursday to Saturday: from 18 to 2 hours. Paris II.
В районе Сантье, парижском Сохо, где открываются дизайнерские шоу-румы и царит торговля декором, возник самый крупный после Лондона и Амстердама отель сети Hoxton. Здание особняка построено по проекту архитектора Николя д’Орбэ для Этьена Ривье, советника Людовика XV. К открытию отеля готовились четыре года: восстанавливали оригинальные лестницы, колонны, потолочные балки. Комнаты декорированы дуэтом Humbert & Poyet. За бары-рестораны отвечала компания Soho House (глобальная империя частных клубов, спа-центров и пр.). «Жак» притаился в лабиринте с несколькими входами, террасами и лаунджами. Уютное место с цветочными обоями и довольно внушительным чеком, за которым присматривают Оливье Мартинес и его приятель Матье Обрингер, составляя свои эликсиры. Cocktail: le Majorelle ("major") - aquavit, lime, eggs ... (13 €). And nothing will be served here, which is a pity.
GREAT BOULEVARDS • The bar of the Grands Boulevards hotel. 17, bd Fishmonger, т. 01 85 73 33 33. С 18 до 2 ч. Paris II. The interiors of the new Hotel des Grands Boulevards were designed (as, incidentally, by other establishments of the Expérimental Group) by the fashionable Parisian author Dorothee Meilichson. The ground floor has a patio, a cocktail bar and a restaurant. The latter is a collaboration with the French Italian Giovanni Passerini - the author of gastrohytes who regularly occupy the top lines of the ratings. For the bar, Dorothea offered red-carmine shades in combination with terracotta and brass. Signature cocktail: Maxim Potfey practices the principle of the cocktail “at three speeds” (from 6 to 14 €). He recommends Atlantic Rim (tequila, agave syrup ...) or Mizu A Mi (Japanese whiskey, honey, dark chocolate ...). Bite: meat plate.
L'HERBARIUM • 243, rue Saint-Martin, т. 01 80 97 22 80. С 18 to 2 hours (IIIe)
Hôtel National des Arts et Métiers, a fashionable hotelier Sami Marciano opened his second establishment on the rue St. Maarten after the success of the Bachaumont project. Architect Daniel Vanish answered for the architectural and engineering part, and Marciano entrusted all the interiors to Rafael Navo. The palette of black marble, untreated wood and oxidized copper, along with hand-painted panels, immediately speak of an extraordinary approach to decor. Oscar Quagliarini, the chef of L'Herbarium has a very personal vision of the cocktail culture and prefers to create as a perfumer. The sense of smell for him is just as important as the taste buds. Signature cocktail: Sud Sud Sud (bergamot, cognac, 15 €) with focaccia (included).
BISOU • 15, bd du Temple, t. 01 40 27 82 85. From 18 to 2 pm Paris III.
In 2014, a certain Nicolas Munoz launched the Bespoke restaurant in the Oberkampf district. Three years later, this young entrepreneur, stimulated by the success of the first establishment, opened another cell cocktail bar. The interior in pink was created in collaboration with David Gaillard of Les Curieuses. Lamps with brass nipples illuminate the marble stand, behind which are several rows with “bottles”, pink flamingos are waiting on the walls in the toilet. The bar with a heated terrace on sunny days is decorated with climbing plants. The music is the pop playlist of the 90s (Britney Spears, Ace of Base). Cocktails (all in one price, for 12 €) bartenders pour only after you express your preferences (bitter, sour, fruit ...) or mood. Hummus or hake can be taken with a cocktail (canned organic, 9 €).
HOUSE BREGUET • 8, rue Bréguet, t. 01 43 38 04 31. C 17 to 1 h. Paris XI.
The bar of the five-star hotel on Place de la Bastille, in the heart of “non-sleeping” Paris, next to the Marais, has a beautiful glass roof and a pleasant Scandinavian design. Signature cocktail: among the eight creations of Niko de Soto, allow yourself a smoky and fragrant Colombe au Wasabi (€ 18) with sherry, grapefruit, lime, agave and soda. Eat: if the bowl with chips is not enough, you can order something from the restaurant menu (from 12 to 17 €) - foie gras or octopus carpaccio with remoulade sauce.
THE GREAT GLASSES • 13, av.du Président-Wilson, tel. 01 85 53 03 61. From 19 to 2 hours. Paris XVI.
The Tokyo Eat receiver, the new Quixotic Projects eco-bar (Candelaria, Mary Celeste) offers a conscious choice, minimizing waste from the use of seasonal French products. Ethics that can be detected even when choosing glasses and metal straws instead of disposable plastic. Signature Cocktail - in the spirit of the song "I never want to go home" with jasmine, vermouth and cognac.
NO ENTRY • 20 bis, rue de Douai, tel. 09 83 55 94 52. From 19 to 1 h (Thursday, Friday, Saturday - up to 2 h) Paris IX.
The last of the Big Mamma group's establishment, the Pink Mamma restaurant, opened last June at Pigalle. A cozy cocktail bar is located in the basement. Here among the “vessels with ginami” the Italian team Alberto Sinibaldi prepares, mixes, fills and shakes 15 cocktails from 15 wine-making regions of Italy. Signature Cocktail: Gin-based burrata fizz (€ 12). All cocktails are accompanied by a small plate of high-quality antipasti (parmesan, olives, focaccia and mozzarella).
COMMUNE • 80 Belleville Blvd. tel. 01 42 55 57 61. From Wednesday to Friday from 14 to 1 h., On Saturday from 19 to 2 h. Paris XX.
Thanks to Sullivan Do and Roman Le Mulik, Commune returns the revolutionary fervor to Paris, defending the priority of the national alcohol industry. A restaurant with a covered terrace and bartenders, who cheerfully mix ingredients in large shiny salad bowls, reminds us of the punch. About the ancestor of cocktails, from which they got drunk in the 17th century, mixing cheap imported rum with fruit juice. "Punch" in Sanskrit means "five elements": fruit, spices (or tea), citrus, sugar, alcohol. Optional rum - for example, there are recipes based on brandy, absinthe, calvados. Signature cocktail: Citronnelle number 5 (€ 12) with brandy, Corsican lemon, pineapple syrup, ginger juice, Indian pepper ... Snacks: simple food (from 3 to 10 €): cheeses, samsa, vegetables, rum baba
COMBAT • 63-65, rue de Belleville, т. 09 80 84 78 60. С 18 до 2 ч. Paris XIX.
Three ladies, including two former members of the Experimental Cocktail Club (ECC), have decided to show their passion and ability with all their breadth. Combat (battle - in the lane. Fr.) - a prominent place located on Belleville, with large windows, electric pop music and occasional customers. Signature Cocktail: Frais maison (€ 12), estimated by the ECC in 2016, is based on vodka, gin, bergamot syrup, lemon juice and cucumber. Sweet, well balanced is an easy start for six other homemade cocktails, such as tequila Impécâpre with capers. Bite: Paquin pâté, artichokes, hazelnuts from Piedmont, cheeses and olives (from 4.50 to 8 €).
