Pleasant and sociable, bars are great places to unwind in after a day’s work or a day of leisure. Paris is no exception to this trend, with chic or offbeat establishments that never fail to amaze. The Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau has created a list of the most unusual bars in Paris:
Hotel bars:
Such is the case at the Ice Kube the bar of the hotel of the same name, without doubt one of the most astonishing bars in Paris. The new decor of this bar in ice is a copy of one of the hotel’s guest rooms with bathroom, bedroom and private bar in ice. For a 30-minute session, and after having dressed in the necessary warm clothing (chic down jacket designed by Alexis Mabille, fur mittens and chapka), clients enter this unusual place with its temperature of -20°C to enjoy a series of vodka-based cocktails, served in glasses of ice … Like the bar counter, the large armchairs and the rest of the furniture are cut out of blocks of ice.
Kube hotel
1-5 passage Ruelle, Paris 18th
Tel +33 (0) 1 53 67 66 65
Le Ritz
15 place Vendôme, Paris 1st
Tel +33 (0) 1 43 16 33 65
At the Plaza Athénée, the bar decorated by Patrick Jouin, featuring a transparent counter illuminated by touch when a glass is placed on it, and a mirror above the chimney place where flames are displayed on a plasma screen, has very quickly become one of the trendiest places of its kind. The head barman, Thierry Hernandez, is always creating new cocktails, like Fashion Ice – cocktails with an ice lolly in assorted flavors and colors in a glass.
Plaza Athenee
25 avenue Montaigne, Paris 8th
Tel +33 (0) 1 53 67 66 65
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A note: The Hemingway bar at the Ritz will be closed for at least another two years while the hotel is undergoing complete renovations. To be sure, its look and feel (and the same bartender) will be preserved.