Our Take on Rush Bar
Rush Bar has held 32 rue Saint Sebastien in the 11e since 2004, and the French daily Liberation has named it among the ten best sports bars in the country. The room runs four screens that can carry four different competitions at once.
The coverage list is unusually wide for a neighborhood pub: French, English and German league football including Ligue 1, the major rugby championships, Formula 1, MotoGP and basketball, per the bar's own site.
The policy is part of the charm. The bar never takes reservations for games, so seats go to whoever shows up first, and native English speaking bartenders keep the room easy for visitors.
A pool table and a dart board fill the hours between fixtures, and weekday doors open at 8am. For watching sport in Paris, Rush is the local room that treats a race weekend as seriously as a derby.
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What Regulars Say
- Liberation placed it among the ten best sports bars in France, per the bar's own press page.
- The bar's site is explicit: four screens, four competitions at once, never a reservation for games.
- Yelp reviewers credit the English speaking bartenders for the easy international crowd.
Best Time to Visit
Formula 1 and MotoGP Sundays, or any stacked football Saturday when you want four feeds at once.
Who It Is For
Motorsport fans, 11e locals, and anyone allergic to booking systems.
The full Sports Bars in Paris roundup expands the picks across the city, our Paris Bar Guide covers every occasion, and our guide to watching the game in Paris ranks the match day rooms.
Sources: rushbar.fr (2026-06); Liberation top ten citation via rushbar.fr; Yelp; Tripadvisor reviews.
