The best bars and cafés France

A trendy place where you can sip your resolutely modern cocktail glasses by accompanying the movement of dancers. The Seven Club offers you a warm welcome and an intimate setting to listen to pop music and dive in the middle of the night and party. Take advantage of the dancers to better enter the dance and smile, you are at the place to be!

Just a stone's throw from Place de Clichy, Caves Populaires offers wine by the glass, at very reasonable prices. Of course, the bar also serves sparkling wines and cheese and charcuterie boards. We love the long, friendly counter and motley decor of this authentic bar! A word of warning, however: don't expect to find a place if you arrive in a group in the middle of the evening! The place is very popular from 8pm onwards. If you want to enjoy the place, you'd better come during the day.

This new wine bar opened at the end of July 2022, a stone's throw from the boulevard de la LIbération, near the Longchamp district. It is in an old workshop (whose facade has been preserved) that one comes to taste astonishing vintages, living, natural wines, coming from Catalonia, Germany and elsewhere. Two small tables on the street, a little more inside. A large counter and a bar atmosphere in a garage quite surprising but quite pleasant. To accompany your wine, which will be very well advised by the young owner from Avignon, small cold plates of cold meats or vegetarian. Young and trendy clientele. Nice address in the neighborhood.

This mobile coffee shop in the Leclerc shopping mall offers espresso, macchiato, cappuccino, coffee latte and other variants as well as cold drinks. O'Café also serves salty and sweet side dishes: brownies, muffins, salads and various snacks on the go.

TAPS Laiterie is a theater. Its three theaters offer a program focused on contemporary creation. In addition to shows, the TAPS also offers practical theater workshops and training courses. Four shows are scheduled for the very young at TAPS Laiterie, and four for the very old at TAPS Scala. For those wishing to discover what goes on behind the scenes, or to share theatrical experiences with their children, TAPS offers a program of actions and events every season in line with its programming.

La Gua is the trendy new tapas bar at the foot of Siam. You can meet on the terrace to enjoy the last rays of sunshine, or indoors, in a large Spanish-style room. The tapas menu is copious and reasonably priced (don't miss their homemade tortilla de patata ). As for beverages, the bravest will try the "porrón", a one-liter wine pitcher from Catalonia, drunk straight from the pitcher. A technique you'll need to master if you don't want to go home covered in sweet wine! A very popular address, whose terrace is taken by storm every time the sun shines, so don't forget to arrive early!

If you've got an hour to spare, or need to meet up with a friend, why not grab a drink at the Civette Jean Bart? The atmosphere is simple and relaxed, and you're sure to have a good time. Regulars go there to get their cigarettes, or to play the lottery or PMU... There's always a good reason to drop in!

A favourite area by the Dunkerquois who come to buy their newspapers or tobacco, drink a drink, play the lottery, the PMU… It is a friendly, warm, lively and welcoming place where you will not be protected from an old meeting. But that is not everything: you can also order a sandwich if you have a little hunger while connecting to the Internet with the wifi network… A place of used.

Formerly after hours, this pub has kept its intimate and warm dimension in a wooded atmosphere. Very popular with young people, this place will make you spend a good time among friends, because everything is gathered to make you feel good: music, music, music, music, music, music, music, music, tea and coffee. A neighborhood café that unites the regulars is well attended. There is always a very good atmosphere and there are hours left.

Set off on a voyage of discovery of the best beers from the North and Belgium! The friendly atmosphere of the café makes this establishment a must in Dunkirk. In addition to the excellent choice of beers, rums and cocktails, the team offers aperitif boards as well as croque-monsieur and a few small Flemish dishes for the greatest appetites. Don't forget to take advantage of the happy hours on Thursdays from 6 to 8 pm! For the amateurs, poker evening on Wednesday. A rock'n'roll bar and no headache in the maritime district of the Citadel.

A small sister from the Place Vendôme, which carved a place of choice among lovers of good wine, this new address opened by Stéphane Girard in the heart of the Golden Triangle is moving in the same direction. One hundred wine wines are offered on the map, between 1 € and 24 € depending on dose and label, in a resolutely modern and engaging decor, suitable for a drink between friends, a tasting or a lively evening start. A carefully prepared small restaurant (planches with charcuterie and cheese…) adds to the possibility of buying bottles to take up to 23 h (Wine by One is also wine merchants). A casual and original place to discover by all lovers of good wines.

One enters here attracted by the window, one stays for the human warmth. In this astonishing store, the important thing is first of all the meeting. Here, one can have a coffee or a tea in small groups, encouraging conversation, exchange and co-creation. Artists are regularly exhibited here, and you can take advantage of the sewing and candle-making workshops, etc., which are regularly offered on registration. We also read there. Finally, one succumbs to the very good taste of its owner who sells her favorites in a place constantly renewed and particularly well arranged.

How about a drink at La Chaumière? This place, a former hotel and roadside restaurant located next to the future hospital, has been reenchanted in April 2023 by Nicolas Bernadeau and Enzo Merand. Following in the footsteps of the Écuries Mellinet, it is the new trendy artistic and cultural wasteland. Open every day, it combines restaurants and culture. Thursday is barbecue day. With a swinging program: salsa, dragqueen performances, artists like Pacon Tyson, but also game nights, DJ Sets, exhibitions, animations for children, games and an artists' residence with 4 rooms dedicated to them on the second floor. An eclectic program like the Gallia electronic music festival (end of May-beginning of June). The place does not forget the people in need and has opened 5 rooms for emergency reception.

Some places are well known for their fine dining, but also deserve to be recognized for the ambience they offer on later evenings or afternoons. Le Capitole is one of them. Don't hesitate to stop in, you won't be disappointed. With its sober yet cosy setting, the atmosphere is extremely warm, and its proximity to the Jacobins center gives it an extra edge. So, whether you're looking for an excellent meal or a short break (sweet or otherwise?), Le Capitole is a place to remember. Give it a try! You'll see.

No, naughty drive, don't laugh. There is a creative behind this bar name. The Pourquoi is therefore an ideal meeting place for students. Understand, over 22 years, escaping! In general, the map of this type of establishment does not shine by its originality. Yet it seems that the evenings here are memorable. Either return. First point, if you don't like noise, in Why Kiki you won't go. Secondly, if you want to eat high quality food, it is not the right place. Tomato shrimp, maroilles mudflap, lemon cream. Nothing exceptional, but young people in the room appreciate. The staff were very friendly and helpful. A snack pub only advises our youngest readers.

A few dozen metres from Place de l'Etoile is a place where bubbles explode in every direction. The Flute Bar welcomes you in its intimate and elegant setting on two levels to drink champagne under the seams: in a tasting, a flute or a cocktail…. The major brands are at the Rendez-vous, from Ruinart to Mumm, by Moët & Chandon, Piper Awarded, Pol Roger, Taittinger… On Tuesday, enjoy the happy hour to enjoy an attractive rate. And those who do not like alcohol, no problem, non-alcoholic champagne also exist. Note that this beautiful location also serves a fusion fusion bar kitchen: caviar, smoked salmon or spring rolls. Champagne!

Just a stone's throw from the Marché Saint-Germain is this rather unique Parisian venue. La Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels is off the beaten track: the decor is very tasteful, with comfortable sofas and armchairs, and the menu is varied. If the prices are too steep, try the entry-level wines, which are already of the highest quality. All the food and drink on offer here is well worth the detour, and over 3,000 wine references have been selected just for you.

You know singer Zaza Fournier, or "Zaza in the subway" (or almost), now you have to count in Paris on Le Zaza Bar! Sweet Andalusian smells come from this establishment reminiscent of New York bars. In the program, of course, zazapunch which is a classic: rum, exotic fruit juice (fruits of passion, mango, guava) and spices (vanilla and/or ginger). This is a real delight! Cocktails are also successes, not counting on plates made up of cod and black icing accras! Thank you Lady Zaza!

Here is the HQ for beer lovers, for those who are very hungry and for fans of lively and convivial evenings. The beers, classic (Carlsberg, Grimbergen) or a little more sought after, including the famous Guinness, are offered on draught or in bottles. Two floors are reserved for catering. The menu is worthy of a brasserie (croque-monsieur, salad, burger...) with a touch of terroir (truffade). The pub regularly organizes events, such as game broadcasts. It is possible to privatize a space or a floor for an evening.

If you are looking for a secret passage that will lead you to a safe place, safe from prying eyes? You found it: appointment at the Beef Club Ballroom! A small black door, a dark path, and then ... you fall into a cosy, chic and very studied place. Latest of the constellation of the Experimental Cocktail Club, the establishment offers stunning cocktails for less like the Salers Smach (Salers gentian, absinthe, champagne, fresh mint and squeezed lemons). A unique experience and a nice place with great charms we highly recommend...

One of the incontournables of the neighborhood. The Hardware is for several years now a cozy place, dressed with wood and lit just right, and obviously invaded with beautiful decoration objects: the chic Bohemian spirit, in a way! It is a bar open all day, but it is also a restaurant with continuous service until late. It's cool, classic and very original, and it's cool and good enough. Salads and a dish of the day complete a simple card. Beware, the place is very busy, despite the very high competition in this sector. Finally, many cocktails are offered.

Drink with Lenin and Stalin? You can't tell me… unless you go to the bar Le Kremlin! In this red atmosphere, the colour of the golden era of the USSR, you will indeed admire many portraits of the two emblematic figures of the Soviet era. In the basement, a foot and figurines adorn this place, thus paying homage to a bygone era. Of course, you have to taste two or three vodka shots in the bar, you have 45 possibilities! The cocktails are also à la carte, at the "communist" prices. To discover, therefore, whether or not we share certain left-wing ideologies…

We would like to live all his life in a roommate with his friendly atmosphere and fraternal evenings. To fill this gap, the Kolok bar is a popular and popular bar right next to Montmartre street. Happy hours, quality cocktails, beer not expensive, house/electro… This is a simple place where you go after work, as we associate with a headquarters. Please note that rugby and soccer matches are in honor some nights.

Neither Veni, nor Vidi, nor Vici… Here is Vini, the name of this small wine bar located just a few steps from the rue du Louvre. This cozy, wooded place in Parisian style is pleasant and frequented by a friendly office clientele who's looking forward to 19 hours. On site, the different wines of the exposed map have little known but rather tasty names. So you say it's better to advise you because the choice is quite wide. Enjoy fresh and tasty cocktails. Note that it is also possible to eat locally.

This is an eclectic and sunny address. The Tékéze'n is a bar where you can go to laugh - on Mondays, a show of stand'up is there - and to dance - salsa nights, ladies night, shooters party… But also to drink: Every evening happy hours allow you to find friends and cocktails at very interesting prices (5 € maximum). Please note that 3 basement lounges rooms are privatisables free if you have a birthday!

Welcome to the land where rum is king! This Chester Art, to elegant and classy, is indeed a rum distillery and popular with the young people since its opening in 2012. Suffice to say that everything is here to get drunk with passion: more than 50 rum flavours await you in jars survivors of the Aegean Sea (or almost, we imagine). Every tuesday, the evenings shooters allow you to discover tastes for 5 € only. Temporary exhibitions are also held there. Very pleasant rum distillery to discover, if you like to let yourself go!

A cantina/bar in the heart of Paris, but yes, it is possible if you go to La Mexcaleria! This warm place honours the many festive places you can attend in Mexico City. Here everything is authentic but, of course, the main attraction of the site is the Mezcal, this typical drink rather spicy based on agave (cactus). Test, like other drinks on the map. On the other hand, we don't recommend the proposed dishes, a bit heavy (we should mention it) and not worthy of the good time spent in this nice bar. 

Once a neighborhood bar and nightclub with questionable attendance, Tiffany's has redeemed itself in recent years by passing into the hands of the local Anglo-Saxon community. If it has kept the anchorage in the world of billiards which made its identity, it has also adorned itself with an appearance similar to pubs, sprinkled with industrial and chic airs. A vast room is entirely dedicated to billiards, another to darts, and you can eat and drink all day long. Beers and wines on the terrace allow to spend a pleasant moment thanks to an exhaustive offer, embellished with pizzas, burger or boards to share. A classic and always efficient formula!

As the name suggests, the truth is in the wine. Philippe, the owner, welcomes you for wine and cheese tastings in a warm atmosphere. In summer, it is pleasant to enjoy the terrace. The wines come from all regions of France and even from all over the world. This bar-cave also offers a good dozen choices of whiskies and rums. If you wish, it is possible to book a blind tasting evening for groups. Theme evenings are organised at weekends throughout the year.

La Source dorée is an unusual place located in Saint-Pierre-la-Palud, near Lyon. The establishment offers a range of services, including guest rooms, a gourmet organic restaurant, a permacultural farm, a wellness center and a consulting agency. Visitors can enjoy an inspiring stay in a setting in harmony with nature. The hotel offers comfortable rooms with free Wi-Fi access, breakfast included and free parking. Pets are also welcome. The restaurant offers on-site dining, but does not offer takeaway or delivery.

A new venue for epicurean pleasures, a "place of artistic and culinary emotions" according to founders Laurent Cieutat and Magali Casier. There's no à la carte menu, and dishes change every week according to the workshops taking place in the dining room. At lunchtime, there's an all-you-can-eat buffet. The huge room is decorated in a chic, cosy style, and the atmosphere changes according to the evening's theme. Thursdays from 5pm, it's after-work, with music and delicious tapas. On Fridays and Saturdays, there's food and soft music until the evening starts at 10pm.

A tenacious fame. Come and enjoy a trendy atmosphere in a cosy setting and in the centre of the seaside resort of Le Touquet. Le Barding Club offers evenings provided by the cream of the DJ. They will make you dance the whole night and until dawn! Quietest people can enjoy in a corner of the bar one of the many and delicious cocktails. It is a friendly place to relax and have fun. A stylish and trendy place.

This nice little bar located in front of the harbour was taken over by Camille and Maxime at the end of 2022, and the Narval quickly found a large clientele! Aperitifs are organised, a brewery service - to be tested - has been added, the decoration has been redone, and this tobacconist's stays open late! Many are the night smokers who come to refuel there: be careful not to park in double line on the quay, estimating that the purchase of a pack of cigarettes will only take a few seconds: the police are watching!

On more than 8 hectares, the area of the castle opens up new sensations. Built in the th century by Henri Saver, the founder of the training maritime company, the location seems to want to revive. Everything starts in the afternoon, relaxing by family by the pool. After or before bathing, the Tiki Bar awaits you and one of the 70 deckchairs. Fresh drinks, ice creams, cakes, but also ginger mojitos, limon vodka, gladiators fizz and other drinks that come into the formula coktail + transat. In the evening, it's in the trees that happens, where another cocktail bar makes you rise. Already quite intriguing last year with his Prohibitionist (Carry Nation) bar, Guillaume, is investing in a new summer 2012 concept. In the park, at night, you follow the colourful candlelight, raise your eyes to the sky and see this perched bar. Climb the secure steps and reach this luxurious cabin. The head in the parasols pines, well installed on the benches, you can enjoy a ginger beer, a beer without alcohol on site, small snackings, tapas to grignotter with your fingers. But caution if you feel dizzy or if the intention is to align alcoholic beverages, Pink Garlaban, electro-drink or old rums ambrés. You are 4 metres from the ground, it's about not losing the balance! Drink with moderation.

Soft jazzy music, a hushed ambience, a pretty wooden floor - that's L'Instant T. This café is located within the Espace culturel, offering a resolutely refined break. Le Petit Futé invites you to take a seat around one of the small tables, comfortably ensconced in one of the armchairs. Take your time and discover a menu that invites you to savor. If you feel like sipping a hot drink, you can choose between a cappuccino (vanilla, hazelnut, caramel), a café Moka, a Viennese chocolate or a surprising Instant Gourmand chocolate (milk, chocolate, homemade whipped cream and your choice of flavour). Cold drinks also feature coffee: Moka or espresso frappé, but also milkshakes and smoothies (strawberry, banana, mango...). Peacefully seated, you'll be pleasantly served, and no doubt bump into former Stade Rochelais player Étienne Léobet, or one of the equally friendly waitresses. But don't think you come here just for a coffee. For lunch, you can order at the counter and eat in or take away. Pasta or lasagne from Italian caterer Basilic'o, paninis, salads, quiches... And let's not forget the sweet treats: doughnuts, caramelized apple crumble, tiramisu... A few mignardises to accompany your coffee to make it even more... gourmand!

Located behind the Quai des Arts, Sophie Verdier's antiques store is a beautiful discovery. This seat stylist sells a collection of chairs of all styles, moelleux chairs, chauffeuses, which it has for most itself retapissés, but also chandeliers, tables, tableware, trinkets, dénichées curiosities all over France (like this Franco-Romanian stock of the 30 s!). Its online sales site is very well done, but nothing is worth a stroll in this place where it is also possible to follow tapestry courses and equip itself with a complete range of fabrics, leather and trimmings. Beware! Reservations must be made to be sure to be allowed, except on Saturdays where you can also enjoy the tea lounge.

The team behind L'Experimental and Curio Parlor - now closed - is behind this Prescription, said to be one of the capital's best cocktail bars. It's a question of ambiance - select and cosy here - and also of the menu, which evolves like seasonal cuisine. In the heart of Odéon, this is a bar where you'll be guided if, by chance, you're not an expert in the art of cocktails; and if you are, that's okay too, you can experiment with the original creations.

It's easy to spot the Baligan, with its distinctive wooden storefront! Just a stone's throw from the beach, the place (named after the famous "trou", a natural cavity in the nearby Flamanville cliffs) has it all! It's a lively place where you can have a drink, eat (with a special mention for the burgers, which are tasty and particularly hearty) and have fun, with plenty of concerts in fine weather, making it one of the little town's must-sees. We'll be back in no time!

Maison Francis Miot is a boutique located in the center of Pau, on rue Maréchal Joffre. It offers a wide selection of artisanal jams and gourmet products. In addition to takeaway sales, the store also has a tea room where visitors can enjoy a coffee or a meal on the premises. Founded in 1837 by Louis Miot, Maison Miot's sweet history goes back several generations. For more than 180 years, this family-run business has been making artisanal confectionery of exceptional quality, preserving its know-how.

This not-to-be-missed spot in the heart of the Galerie Engelmann offers an Italian ambience. Espresso bar, cocktail lounge, gelateria: Engel'coffee is a bit of all of the above. You can meet on the velvet banquettes, in the small, intimate room upstairs or on the terrace. You can chat all day long! In the morning, you'll enjoy a wide choice of breakfasts and brunches. At lunchtime, daily specials, pastas and salads satisfy every appetite. In the afternoon, it's time for waffles and homemade ice creams. You can also enjoy a drink in the evening!

Lilian Bonnefoi is a pastry chef who has set up shop like an artist creating a creative universe. His bright store is located in a quiet area of old Antibes, and welcomes gourmands for a tasty experience. In the windows: chocolates, cakes, macaroons, sweets and other specialties. You can enjoy them inside or on the sunny terrace. Accompanied by a tea, a coffee or a squeezed juice, you will inevitably succumb. The Sunday brunch is simply unmissable. A beautiful address.

L'Entrée de Digue is the bar on the first floor of the La Dérive restaurant. Come and sip a drink on the terrace of L'Entrée de Digue, facing the sea, from the wide choice of cocktails on the menu. The bar is open seven days a week, giving you the opportunity to spend time with family, friends or colleagues over a good drink... And if you're ever feeling a little hungry, you can make a reservation at the La Dérive restaurant on the bar's upper floor to enjoy delicious dishes cooked with fresh produce.

There is change to the K 2! So, of course, certain things remained as they were: The Kouleur Kafé is always a pleasant bar, with careful decoration, where it is good to ask itself on the terrace in the summer, after an afternoon shopping in shopping in Barns Street; or in the room, evening, to drink a drink between friends. But the bar still moves a little more, from morning till evening! More than just a bar, the K 2 is also a grill restaurant that will delight you with your varied ice and crêpes drinks in the afternoon. And this is not everything, the evening also the hall is animated, with evenings organised on a Friday in two, or on the occasion of your birthdays, funerals of young people (with sexy boy or sexy animations…), where you even have the opportunity to book the full room, for your great happiness! A coffee, therefore, full of energy that will be able to transmit it!