Paris hidden gem bars cluster in the Marais and the 10th arrondissement. The 10 below show why Paris's speakeasy scene is one of Europe's deepest.
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The 10 best hidden gem bars in Paris
01 · Paris
3rd · Marais
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Concept menu · Black door
The black door is unmarked. The room behind is consistently top-five in Europe.
Order: This year's signature menu spec
02 · Paris
10th
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Behind a graffitied facade
Exterior covered in stickers. French spirits only.
Order: A Calvados-led spec
03 · Paris
3rd · Marais
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Hidden Moroccan-themed
Hidden Moroccan-themed cocktail bar. Through an unmarked entrance.
Order: A signature with North African spices
04 · Paris
3rd · Marais
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Whisky-forward
Marais whisky-and-rye bar. Long bar, knowledgeable bartenders.
Order: A Boulevardier with their reserve rye
05 · Paris
3rd · Marais
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Tacos out front · Speakeasy back
Walk past the taquería and through the white door at the back.
Order: Guêpe Verte
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06 · Paris
3rd · Marais
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Modern · Counter
Recent Marais counter cocktail bar. Younger crowd, modern French-spirit-forward menu.
Order: Whatever's seasonal with French amaro
07 · Paris
9th
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Hidden speakeasy · Reservations
Hidden 9th-arrondissement speakeasy. Reservations recommended.
Order: A signature cocktail at the hidden room
08 · Paris
1st
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Hotel bar · Hemingway
Inside the Ritz Paris. The most expensive cocktails in Paris and rarely disappointing.
Order: Serendipity
09 · Paris
2nd
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Dim · Crowded
Tiny, dressed up, loud at peak.
Order: Old Cuban
10 · Paris
6th
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St-Germain · Sister of ECC
Sister to ECC, on the Left Bank.
Order: Old Fashioned variant
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How Paris hides its best bars
Little Red Door has been a global top-five fixture. Le Syndicat is the French-spirits-only outlier. Most peak between 11 PM and 1 AM.
