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Le Comptoir Général
Paris, France
01 August, 2017
You're in Paris for the weekend. Picture the scene: you'll saunter down Avenue Montaigne in your dancing shoes and swing into a rooftop bar for a cocktail or three served by a dashing bartender. With high spirits, you'll move on to a swanky yet low-key speakeasy and into the night...
Not so fast. While one of the most magical things about the French capital is its enthralling concept bars and their ability to surprise, you've got to work hard to find them. Unless you know exactly where you're going, it's all too easy to cave for one of the myriad grande rue brasseries and plump for a sub-standard croque monsieur. Whatever happened to that rooftop bar or sultry speakeasy?
Panique pas. They are in abundance, but invariably well hidden and never located on the famous boulevards. Head to the backstreets and you'll be rewarded with cutting-edge concept bars, trailblazing bartenders and creative crowds. Knowing where they are is unlocking a whole new layer of Parisian magic.
Fortunately, we've done the research for you - here are six incredible bars that will blow your Parisian daydreams out of the water.
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In Paris, summer happens at Le Perchoir, the rooftop bar of all rooftop bars. With panoramic views over the city and a curated calendar of DJ sets chosen by Karl de Radioooo, the buzz here is constant. Add to that extra nuggets of goodness like this summer's pop ups, Yoga by Lytiom, gardening classes with Pépins Productions and a Line Up sportswear boutique and it's hard to see how you'd ever tire of this place. Book in for lunchtime on Saturday or Sunday and free up your diary for the rest of the day (and the following morning). You'll want to dedicate every ounce of energy you've got to zingy dishes of ocean fresh tuna, too much wine and expert cocktails on repeat. When you're on a rooftop with Paris' party crowd, you don't leave. Not in the Oberkampf area? No problem. Head to leperchoir.tv for a list of all of their bars and summer openings. Everything associated with the Perchoir name owns the game, whether it's a pop-up beach in the Buttes Chaumont park or MK2, an Asian meets rustic bar.
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