EDITOR’S CHOICE

From intimate cocktail bars to cutting-edge nightclubs, we reveal the hottest nightlife addresses in Paris.

The iconic cafés of St. Germain-des-Près still bubble with the storied clientele of decades past: great philosophers, writers, painters, critics. Today, however, the creative crowd has mostly migrated to the Rive Droite, hanging out in the Haut Marais, o the Canal St. Martin, and in and around Pigalle. e newest crop of cocktail bars provide beautifully decorated and cosily-lit scenes in which to imbibe inventive alcoholic concoctions. Craft beer is slowly coming into its own, where Parisian bars are now featuring both local brands and international imports. e DJ nights at places like Wanderlust provide electro music dance parties well into the night on the riverbank of the Seine. Le Carmen is a glamorous 19th-century mansion, with sophisticated interiors and cocktails made upon request. Or there’s the Silencio, designed by Hollywood cinema legend David Lynch, whose trendy dark-hued designs bring a thrill to late-night parties and events. When the weather’s ne, peoplewatching is practically a national sport, whether it’s sitting pretty atop the highest-up Parisian terrace at Le Perchoir, or strolling through the Buttes Chaumont park to get drinks at summer staple, Rosa Bonheur. And of course, why come to France if not to partake in the wine? e most demonstratively French act is sitting at a bar à vin, sipping a glass of full-bodied red or a crisp white with notes of citrus. ere are so many di erent wine regions to discover at Paris’s best wine bars. We reveal the best wine bars, cocktail bars, terrace cafes, nightclubs, cabarets and live music venues not to be missed in Paris. Santé!