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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.

Taqueria up front, hidden cocktail bar through the back door, one of Paris's first speakeasies, still in form.

Whisky-led cocktail den behind a discreet 4e façade, Vogue called it one of the world's 20 best.

The Ritz's wood-paneled cocktail room, bookless reservations and a serious dry martini

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

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.

The Marais corner where natural wine, oysters and serious cocktails collapse into one room.

World's 50 Best Bars veteran, eleven consecutive years on the list, peak rank #6 in 2023.

Mazouz brothers' Marais cocktail bar, North African-Pop Art mash-up, since 2001, with a hidden courtyard.

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

Italian trattoria in a former Jean-Paul Gaultier boutique, Le Fooding 'Best Decor' 2017, still buzzing.

Franck Audoux's cocktail bar in a 1911 Hector Guimard Art Nouveau building.

Haut-Marais no-menu cocktail bar, bartender asks your mood, builds the drink around French organic seasonal produce.

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

Châtelet jazz club since 1984, 300+ concerts a year, free Friday-Saturday midnight jam.

Septime's no-reservations seafood sister, daily-catch small plates on rue de Charonne.

Marais Korean BBQ, chef Sunghak Han's table-top grill, halal option, Michelin guide listing.