Lulu White

Signless on rue Frochot, Lulu White is the absinthe specialist of the Paris cocktail scene — built around the spirits of late-19th-century New Orleans (rye, cognac, Champagne, absinthe in flights and cocktails), named for the Storyville madame who fixed the era's image. The carousel-style bar is the room's signature; the music is live jazz and folk; the team is Little Red Door's, which already sits in the World's 50 Best Bars conversation. 50 Best Discovery lists it as a destination. For a visitor used to spec-led Istanbul cocktail rooms, this is the Paris equivalent — single-spirit specialism with conviction.