Venues similar to Candelaria

The 2007 Sentier speakeasy that built modern Paris cocktail culture, still no reservations

Saint-Germain hunting-lodge speakeasy by Thomas Codsi, Le Fooding-listed, weekend basement DJ floor.

République speakeasy hidden behind a working laundromat, push the right washing-machine door, climb the staircase.

Mahogany expat bar from 1911, birthplace of the Bloody Mary, between Opéra and the Place Vendôme

Marble-clad tapas-and-wine room next to the old Chateaubriand, Rem Koolhaas interior, natural-wine list.

Pigalle bar-restaurant by Fabien Lombardi (ex-Prescription), natural wines, aged cocktails, PUNCH-listed.

The wine bar inside the Septime universe, 90 natural references, 30 standing seats, no booking.

Oberkampf natural-wine canteen, charcuterie and small plates, run by ex-Chateaubriand.

Naturophile cave-à-manger by the canal, visiting chefs, no reservations, minimum-intervention list.

French-spirits-only cocktail bar in a graffiti-clad doorway, World's 50 Best Bars regular.

Female-led cocktail bar with bi-fold windows on the Belleville-Canal axis, zero pretension, real depth.