48 Hours of Drinking in Paris

Bonhomie is the casual neighbourhood natural wine bar that the 10th needed. The room is small and unfussy — bare wood, exposed brick, a long bar — and the wine Drop bags. Find a hotel-adjacent bar within a five-minute walk. Order something simple to anchor yourself to the city.

Girafe draws a steady local crowd in 16e. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening. The polished room you'd take a first date to. Sit at the bar. Talk to the bartender. Stay one drink — you're scouting, not committing.

Belushi's Bar Paris draws a steady local crowd in 10e. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening. Walk into the city's drinking quarter (the heart of the night, not the tourist version). Two drinks, two rooms. Pace yourself — Saturday is the long day.

BapBap Brewery draws a steady local crowd in 11e. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening. Sunset. Find a rooftop. Order whatever the house specials around sundown. Take photos but don't lose 90 minutes to your phone.

Calvados, fresh lemon, egg white, and a touch of honey. The house signature that reveals the bar's respect for French spirits and classic technique. Eat somewhere with serious bartending built in. The right room is one you order both your dinner and your nightcap from.

Candelaria opened in 2011 in a small Marais storefront. The front operates as a working taqueria — fresh tortillas, four taco options, mezcal flights. Walk thro The bar that made you book the trip. The pre-research one. Reservation-only ideally. Stay until last call.

Caveau de la Huchette draws a steady local crowd in 5e. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening. Mary, Mimosa, or whatever low-ABV house play the room runs. Eat. Pay. Walk.

Cherry Pulp opened in Pigalle in 2018 and has built a steady following among Paris cocktail enthusiasts. The room is small — 25 seats — and the bar is committed Find the hotel bar at your departure airport equivalent — somewhere quiet, low-volume, well-staffed. End the trip on a martini and a clean conversation.