Address

52 rue de Saintonge, 75003 Paris, Marais
3rd arrondissement, Marais, Paris

Best For

Mezcal cocktails, hidden door experience, late night

Opening Hours

Daily19:00–02:00

Reservations

Recommended for the back bar

Dress Code

Casual

Price Range

$$ · Cocktails from €13

Hidden Marais Mezcal Taqueria Pioneer

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The taqueria is walk-in. The cocktail bar in back is reservation-recommended.

Our Take

Cocktails Behind a Marais Taqueria

Candelaria opened in 2011 in a small Marais storefront. The front operates as a working taqueria — fresh tortillas, four taco options, mezcal flights. Walk through the kitchen, push the door at the back, and you enter a 30-seat cocktail bar with a serious mezcal and tequila programme.

The cocktails are built around agave spirits. The Guêpe Verte — mezcal, lime, agave, fresh chili — is a signature. The mezcal flight programme runs to dozens of producers from across Mexico. The bar pioneered the taqueria-speakeasy format that several Paris bars have since copied.

The crowd is mid-thirties Marais locals and curious cocktail enthusiasts. Pair with Little Red Door for a complete Marais hidden cocktail evening.

What to Order

Guêpe Verte

Mezcal, lime, agave, fresh chili. The signature drink. Spicy and aromatic.

Mezcal Flight

Three small pours of artisanal mezcal from different producers. Educational.

Margarita

Tequila reposado, fresh lime, agave, salt rim. The benchmark version.

Tacos

From the front taqueria. Four options. Pair with the mezcal.