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Best Nightlife in Paris (2026)

Paris has a strong cocktail culture, and many of its best bars are small and walk-in. The Experimental Cocktail Club near Rue Montorgueil helped revive the scene in 2007, while Little Red Door and Candelaria in the Haut-Marais are known far beyond France, the first for its conceptual menus and the second for agave spirits behind a taqueria. Harry's New York Bar near the Opéra has served classic cocktails since 1911 and is linked with the Bloody Mary and the French 75.

For something more polished, Bar 228 at Le Meurice pairs palace-hotel service with live jazz every night, and Le Perchoir Ménilmontant offers rooftop drinks with views across east Paris to Sacré-Cœur. Bars generally get going after 9pm and many stay open until 2am, with some later at weekends. Arrive early for a seat at the small cocktail bars, book where reservations are taken, and use the metro until it closes or a taxi afterwards.

6 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 nightlife in Paris

  1. Harry’s New York Bar Historic cocktail bar, OpéraA historic American-style bar near the Opéra, open since 1911 and long said to be the birthplace of the Bloody Mary and the French 75.
  2. Candelaria Taqueria and agave cocktail bar, Haut-MaraisA Haut-Marais taqueria with a cocktail bar behind it specialising in agave spirits, run by the Quixotic Projects group.
  3. Le Perchoir Ménilmontant Rooftop bar, Ménilmontant / 11th arrondissementThe original Perchoir rooftop bar, on the seventh floor of an industrial building in Ménilmontant, with views across to Sacré-Cœur.

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2. Candelaria

Taqueria and agave cocktail bar$$Haut-Marais

A Haut-Marais taqueria with a cocktail bar behind it specialising in agave spirits, run by the Quixotic Projects group.

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