The best beer bars France

Sandy and Linda have taken over this famous restaurant for its festive and family atmosphere: afterworks, concerts, thematic evenings like Oktoberfest or St Patrick's Day. The space is now clearer and more airy. From now on it is possible to order delicious cocktails and other spirits at the bar. You can enjoy a nice plate of local products. Animations with brewers or wine growers. A great novelty on Friday noon, a food truck in front of the bar. Isn't that smart?

Since June 2023, Delirium Café has taken the place of the emblematic Café des Jardins, a historic establishment in the center of Saint-Etienne. Inside, pink elephants embellish the setting. The emblem of the Delirium brand of Belgian beer, produced by the Huyghe brewery, is also visible. Romain wanted to put Belgian beer in the spotlight, so he offers some twenty drafts from the Belgian brewery, fourteen of which have never been tasted in Saint-Etienne. You can also relax on the pleasant terrace. And to accompany your drink, bruschettas and tapas are on offer!

What a beautiful and well justified name for this establishment adjacent to the Hôtel des Arts! This lounge bar welcomes you in an elegant Art Nouveau decor. Each hour has its own atmosphere, in the morning for breakfast, in the afternoon for tea time and then an aperitif with nice plates or seafood to share. It is the only wine bar in town. The decoration is both modern and precious and a stylized Mona Lisa watches over the gustatory pleasures of the customers. The bar already has its regulars, especially for the Sunday brunch!

V and B is a cellar and a bar, but above all it's an address you'll enjoy coming to again and again in search of a fine vintage, a unique beer or an unusual spirit. It's a great place to get advice, because you'll be greeted with a smile and a great atmosphere. We love this relaxing place where we can spend a good time. Here, the bottle is king and the terrace, when the weather's fine, can be shared with friends. As you can imagine, there's always a good reason to drop in, and you'll leave with a nice surprise to share.

The JAF to designate Jason, Arnaud and Florian are the 3 accomplices at the origin of this concept. Brand new and beautiful, this place in the making designates a new kind of concept that oscillates between an afterwork bar, a traditional boutique exclusively dedicated to the sale of beers, wines and spirits, and wild parties. Clearly identified areas with several containers, on the "Warehouse" side for tasting foam or wine from the four corners of the world, with colleagues or friends, and on the "Cellar" side for shopping for nectars, to continue the tastings at home. Go there without delay, the decor and the atmosphere are worth a look, the JAF will make a lot of noise and make people talk about it!

This bar, located in the famous Gabut district, appeals to many people from La Rochelle. Close to the university, students are the first to frequent it! Close to the Old Port and the city center, the bar is easily accessible, and its entertainment throughout the week attracts anyone looking for a good time. Antoine and Oléna have created a place where you'll feel right at home, especially on the sunny terrace. We appreciate the friendly welcome and the varied music. And don't forget, they're also environmentally conscious, using organic wheat straws!

The Biergarten evokes those emblematic places of popular Germany, those vast outdoor spaces where people sit down at a big table to gulp down beer and comforting solids. The spirit is one of simplicity, conviviality and celebration. So it's in an establishment with a beautiful outdoor space that this "beer garden" awaits you. With its rustic decor, live entertainment, a choice of nearly 100 beers and charcuterie straight from Munich, it's the perfect place to spend a warm evening. Wondering what the lockers at the entrance are for? They contain the personalized mugs of our most loyal customers! Will you be one of them?

This address is both a bar and a microbrewery, nestled under beautiful vaulted ceilings. Cool design, jazzy music and an intimate yet friendly atmosphere attract many visitors. Behind the bar, you can admire the imposing fermentation tanks that sit proudly here. Jean-Philippe brews twice a week and offers an extensive menu of different hop flavors. Herbaceous, fruity, resinous, peppery... There's something for every taste, and of course you can always ask for advice. With its foam, you can share a little cheese and other tapas.

The Babe, worthy baby of the famous Mother, definitely honours the lineage! Here, always the same hype atmosphere that made the Mother's success, but a menu based on exceptional meat. With its huge room in the spirit of industrial butchery, its large tables and its 20 draught beers to enjoy and to accompany with generous boards, the place is packed at aperitif time. Deli meats and cheeses are selected from passionate producers and from sustainable livestock farming, mainly in France and the North. Their beer, Lil Babe, is even brewed at 800 m! A happy hour headquarters in the heart of the city not to be missed.

Fans of beer, metal and the Simpsons will love this place. Tony and May, the owners, distill a rock'n'roll atmosphere! Located on the second floor of Les Pirates restaurant, Chez Moe's serves fish and chips, burgers, poutine... and frigadelle (grandma's recipe). And drinks: a beautiful yellow tapping machine offers 21 pressings for a total of over 200 references of wines and spirits, along with house cocktails. Terrace and stage for concerts complete the setting. We're sure you'll love it!

Au Fut distinguishes itself from other bars by its "you're the bartender" concept: take a drink, put your card in front of one of the pumps installed on each table and serve yourself, according to your desires and new meetings. Regularly, new craft beers are put forward, accompanied by planks of cold cuts or cheese. It is also the ideal place for the retransmission of football or rugby matches on a giant screen. Evenings, events and concerts are regularly organised. Everything is on the Facebook page.

La Mouss Touch' is a family and entrepreneurial challenge. Adrien and Bertrand Villert are brothers. After business school, they opened this beer bar. In their beer library, they promote regional production and present dozens of beers from the North and Pas-de-Calais. Their father, Jean-Charles, is also involved in the adventure, because the Mouss Touch' is also and above all a micro-brewery. Jean-Charles had been brewing as an amateur for several years... Now he brews like a pro and the Daron's beer bears his name well. And to accompany these delicious hopped nectars, the Mouss Touch offers boards of delicatessen and cheese. A warm and friendly family bar.

If Burgundy is the region of wine and even good wine, Burgundy-Franche-Comté also produces very good craft beers! To prove it to you, go to The Craft Beer. The first Locavore pub in Dijon, it offers only regional alcohols: wines, liqueurs... and beers! Beers from all over the region and beers for all tastes: blonde, amber, white, flavoured, gluten-free, light, strong, draught, bottled... Perfect with a small board! In short, beer is the queen of this bar where you can have a good time playing darts or, more calmly, enjoying a board that will, once again, only be made up of local products!

The Orge et Houblon franchise comes to Brest! Both a cellar and a beer bar, Orge et Houblon has taken up residence in a 200 m² space to offer its vast selection of beers. At the counter, you'll find 12 different draughts, with a choice of local and Belgian beers, as well as Orge et Houblon exclusives. In the cellar, you can choose from a wide range of Belgian, German and French beers. To accompany an aperitif or to satisfy a small hunger, the focus is on local products, with charcuterie boards, sausages and spreads. The bar regularly organizes concerts and broadcasts of sporting events, announced on its social networks.

If you're desperate to drink a local beer, then step into the Beer Chope on Rue de Gand! The concept of this bar is to offer "all the beers of our region" and to pay homage to beer! The concept is the brainchild of owner Jonathan Nouchy, a great lover of the region... and of craft beers. On the first floor, discover the beers and admire the showcase of bottles, with all the big names from the area. Upstairs, extend your evening by playing the wooden games, or just chatting with friends.

Here is a place that beer lovers frequent with happiness. Established for more than 15 years in the Beaulieu commercial area, the Cervoiserie is above all a friendly place, ideal to spend a moment with friends. The staff is smiling, the atmosphere is warm and the choice of beers is really incredible, with some 300 references available! It's impossible not to find the beverage that will make you happy. The place is also perfect for gift ideas.

With its terrace, the Coyote is the HQ for local bikers! But don't let your prejudices get the better of you, because in this bar, it doesn't matter who you are. Whether or not you're a fan of two-wheelers, flocked leather jackets or multiple tattoos, you'll always be made to feel welcome in this rustic venue where the music is loud. There are no longer any concerts or sports broadcasts, but the atmosphere remains excellent and so do the beers, even if they are (as always, and like everything else) to be consumed in moderation.

As Magritte pointed out, this is not a beer (and neither is a bear...). But at Not a Beer, you can drink as much as you like! A fine address in the lively heart of Grenoble, it's both a late-hours boutique and a beer bar for zythologists and amateurs in search of fine discoveries. A hundred or so beers in the cellar, a dozen on draught, are regularly rotated to give us a taste of flavors from near and far. Beers kept in cute little fridges or in a growler, a device that lets you fill your bottle with a draught beer to take home. Not a beer, warmth, flavors and trendiness, even on Sunday nights.

Vincent Zakrzewski has brilliantly taken over the cellar of the Papazian family, famous for their Pastis & Compagnie boutique a stone's throw away. On offer are draught and bottled beers from around the world, creative cocktails and spirits (whisky, gin, limoncello...) from the region's distilleries. A fine selection of Cassis wines completes a wide choice that's sure to please. Les Caves du Port is a veritable cellar-bar, since everything that can be consumed on site can also be bought to go.

The Cabasson tenist Simon has (at least) two passions in life: hold a welcoming place and the brocaners. He reached this double goal with his bar, le Cabasson, new place to discover the City of Sacres. A unique place, original, where one feels so well that one could easily believe in home. The place also looks like an enormous brocany, with characteristic armchairs and bibelots. You can also play games in society. Regaining a pleasure for her childhood while enjoying a good cool beer is a bit of paradise, right? Of course, we can drink and eat: Pies, cheeses, tartins, various planks… In Cabasson, everything is centered on the room, generosity and good mood! There are also a few instruments in the middle of the slab, which will allow music lovers to make a beef if envy is felt. Finally, concerts are organized fairly frequently, as are brownies. 

Life putting you under pressure? Come and decompress with a good draught! Au Fût et à mesure is a brewery where everything is connected. Here, you serve yourself by passing your card in front of one of the pumps set up at your table. The beers change regularly, and everyone helps themselves to what they want, whether or not they're sharing with friends. Because the other pleasure of going to Le Fût is making friends in a convivial atmosphere. Yes, the concept of going from table to table encourages people to meet. Planks of charcuterie and cheese prolong the pleasure of being in the Fût. Good music, game broadcasts, lively evenings. Good bubbles.

The Long John Silver has given way to the Grizzly Tap House. If the managers and the decoration have changed, the beer remains the star of the place. Clément Regnauld and Quentin Guillaume-Petit, who used to work at the Délirium Café, have opted for the Clermont-Ferrand brewery Grizzly. 14 beers are served on draught, most of them Grizzly. Cans complete the proposal. You don't know anything about beer? Looking for a particular one? Don't worry, the team will inform you and advise you. To complete the evening, boards are proposed. Concerts are also programmed. The atmosphere is nice, relaxed and friendly, everything is gathered to spend a good moment.

Little Delirium is synonymous with beer - Delirium, of course, but it's not the only one! Many other draught and bottled beers are available here, making Little Delirium one of Nancy's leading beer bars. Happy hour kicks off every day, attracting young and old, students and non-students alike. All come for the relaxed bistro atmosphere. In addition to the bistro, burgers and platters are also available à la carte or on special offer. Some formulas include a choice of soft drink or beer. Please note that happy hour starts early.

The Irish Lane is a unique place: the only place to buy Irish beer! Thierry, the founder, chooses himself the micro-breweries that he promotes with passion and offers special beers aged in wine barrels, vintage beers on draught as well as bottled beers. To be consumed on the spot around good boards of artisanal delicatessen, or to take away. The friendly atmosphere that reigns there is the promise to spend a good evening under the symbol of the Irish flag!

The Green Dog's Beer, it is first of all the project of 4 friends eager to create their own beer! These passionate people of the brewing world make you discover their 100% home-made and Moselle creations. Thanks to their motivation, their love of the products and the know-how of Laura, the brewmaster, Green Dog's beers are a delight for the amateurs. Specialized in dry hopping, they propose recipes around different hop flavors (Ipa, Apa, Neipa) in a jovial and friendly place. Yes, the love of the foam, it puts everyone in agreement!

More than a pub, Potinga is also a brewery, which Arnaud Roblet is happy to show you around. It is with Raphaël Paillé of the Cocotte maltée, that he set up this place. What makes Potinga beers special? They contain plants. On the menu, 7 beers are served on draught. Every month, a contest is organized to reward the beer of an amateur brewer. The prize is the brewing of the recipe and its presentation on the menu. "I would have liked to have had this, so I did," says Arnaud Roblet. Why Potinga? In ancient Auvergne this word would mean remedy..

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.

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.

If you're a fan of authentic tapas bars and intimate settings, here's a new address created recently by a guy who wants to set himself apart from "slaughterhouse restaurants". It's the only place in Argelès where you can discover original, revisited tapas and delicious charcuterie and cheese boards. Everything here is homemade, using local produce whose geographical proximity is even mentioned as a caption to accompany each dish. Gourmets know that they've come to La Fine Mousse to taste, not eat!

This bar on the outskirts of Issoire is the perfect place to enjoy a drink all day long. Discover an impressive selection of over 1,000 beers, wines and spirits! Theme evenings, tastings and sports broadcasts are regularly organized. V and B (Vins et Bières) also offers a boutique where you can fill your basket with local bottles to take home a souvenir of the region!

As taprooms multiply in the capital, this one is not lacking in assets. The Brasserie Fondamentale, which has developed this great concept in a number of different locations in Paris, offers a vast choice of beers, as well as tasty small plates to nibble on: the ideal way to get together with friends. Here, the beers are largely developed by the team - who know a thing or two about brewing - enabling us to offer some great unfiltered and unpasteurised beverages with unique flavours.

Fancy a good cocktail after a hard day's work? Go to La Source! At this cocktail bar in the lower Siam district, you'll have a wide choice, from classic cocktails to original creations and local beers. The venue has three rooms, each with its own atmosphere. Whichever you choose, the atmosphere is one of relaxation in a very pleasant, well-decorated setting. A good drink, a nice place and a particularly friendly team: that's what we call the perfect cocktail for a great evening with friends! You can also accompany your drink with a tasty charcuterie and cheese board or delicious spreads.

An original concept, a bar-disquaire, a cultural venue where you can savour good local produce while listening to good music over a wide range of opening hours. A convivial place where you can come in search of a vinyl, meet new people, share a drink at the bar - with its fine selection of craft beers, whiskies, gins, rums and arranged rums - and attend a concert, jam session or other event on weekends. Depot-sale section for local artists who want to make a name for themselves. Cymbaline, the bar we love.

L'Amer à Boire is a very pleasant, lively place. People come here at the end of the day to enjoy a good draught beer. Although there are many other drinks on the menu, it's the draught beers that are the most popular, as they're not only cheap at happy hour, but also delicious, and come in many varieties. The atmosphere is always pleasant, with a charmingly retro feel to the vinyl music, and you can prolong the moment by nibbling on a few nibbles. It's not great food, but it makes a lovely aperitif.

Beer lovers, you will be happy to meet L'Annexe des Brasseurs on your way. In Valdhon, it has become a place to live since Frederic Jacquot, opened a beer and wine cellar and bar. You will find a huge choice of regional beers, which prove once again that breweries have the wind in their sails in Franche-Comté. In a pleasant and friendly setting, under imposing chandeliers, you will taste wines, bottled or draft beers. Atmosphere guaranteed during aperitif-concerts which are regularly organized.

At Kinito, you'll find the typical atmosphere of these English pubs, with branded sponge sets on the counter and dark wood decor. Lovers of the "little froth" will be able to sample the top brands of Irish and Scottish beers, from lager to dark, accompanied by a few tapas. Whisky also has its place, with nearly 60 references to be enjoyed in moderation. It's the place to be if there's a major sporting event, as soccer or rugby matches are broadcast on two giant screens.

With over 1,000 beers, wines, whiskies and spirits to choose from, you'll be spoilt for choice at V&B Dinan! The establishment also offers concerts, match broadcasts and other convivial events such as blind test evenings and the very Breton shuffleboard tournaments! Hot and cold snacks are also available for lunch and dinner, including aperitif platters with cold meats and cheese, flammekueches and croque-monsieur. Enjoy them at the bar or on the terrace!

The perfect place for beer lovers to enjoy a convivial afterwork. You'll be greeted by the friendly François, his famous mullet, and his cheerful team. On the terrace or in the dining room, you can sit around the reels and cans, or on the kegs: a recycled decor perfectly suited to the place. The focus is on local and craft brewers, with 500 beers on tap, many on draught, and a few nibbles (pizza, boards). Twice a month, La Cervoiserie organizes Tap Take-Over tastings with brewers from all over France. Broadcasting of matches and concerts. Sale of beers and spirits, and taps for hire.

It's a must for Nevers nightlife! The BBC has made a name for itself among night owls with a simple concept: B for Bar, B for Beer, and C for Concert! Three times a week, this nightclub hosts karaoke nights, concerts and jam sessions. All under the impetus of two friends, Fifi and Mitch, who have succeeded in creating a convivial place around music and good beer. The place has its fans. And so they should! How can you resist the warm ambience of these lively evenings in the heart of the city?

In the heart of downtown Avallon, close to the market, L'Antirouille is a nice and warm night bar that offers its customers to spend festive and relaxed evenings. A decoration where barrels and cans, old pubs and plates on the wall are in harmony, in a musical atmosphere and a clientele of all ages! The ideal place for a night out with friends in the small medieval town. On Saturdays, theme nights (latino, mojito, salsa and others...) are offered as well as concerts and sports broadcasts.

Created by Victor, Théo and Kamil, three childhood friends, La Pépite is a very nice bar-cantine. As for the bar, the three friends only offer local beers (although there are some Belgian beers!) and cocktails imagined by them, such as this thyme-infused gin...: strange at first but really tasty! As for the canteen, there is nothing but quality and above all, only local. The sweet and savoury delicacies are prepared by the best pastry-caterers in the area and put the region in the spotlight. As for the atmosphere, local DJs often come to thrill the ever-growing number of customers. A real success for this very nice address!

Opened in 2018, this bar never deviates from its guiding principle: ten beers on draught, so... ten kegs, of course! A branch of the Orléans chain of the same name, this Touraine bar has made a name for itself among lovers of good beers. Local vintages take pride of place, but other craft beers from France and abroad are also on the menu, in bottle or draught. Sitting at the counter, on the terrace or in the cosy room at the back, you can savour these hop-flavoured treasures, advised by Tinos behind the bar. An essential stop-off on a stroll down Rue Colbert, if you like to discover and enjoy good beers.

An atypical and multiple address hides behind a wooden structure, namely a beer bar and a delicatessen, and there is also a catering service with daily specials, rustic dishes such as potatoes, a little bit of Italy with lasagna or a speciality coming from another continent, the chili con carne! After work, the colleagues meet there to drink a good Musse, the local beer; but one also comes there to seek what to accompany an aperitif at home, that, you will find it in the delicatessen part.

It is clearly the address to be tested urgently for the amateurs of beers because here, they are local "crus", you read well! What's more, one of these beers is brewed on site. That's a mouthful, isn't it? It's true that Ross knows a thing or two about hops and malt as he created his own craft brewery, Brewmaker, not far from here, in Saint-André-sur-Orne. You will also be able to taste beers from around the world, cocktails, wine and other craft spirits. And for the small hollows or the aperitifs, it is tapas with local products!