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- 53, rue Vivienne , Paris 75002
- +33-01-42-36-45-41
Chez Carmen
It’s rarely a brilliant idea to power through ’til dawn, but Chez Carmen makes it seem like a great idea. For 23 years, this temple of insomnia has manned the midnight-to-noon hours wit... read more
- 8, rue Laplace , Paris 75005
- +33-01-46-33-75-03
Le Piano Vache
Definitive Parisian grunge, this tattered old haunt is decked in timber tables, peeling posters, passport-photo collages and over 30 years of lovable grime. Quiet by day, swells with post-class cro... read more
- 7, rue Royer-Collard , Paris 75005
- +33-01-40-51-85-85
Le Pantalon
Don’t worry about the owner’s stout pit bull—she’s a peach. This venerable bar is classic collegiate eccentric, decked with dissonant bric-a-brac like vitrined art pants, ol... read more
- 6, rue Royer-Collard, Paris 75005
- +33-01-43-54-32-37
Le Crocodile
Stays open until 6am, but good luck getting in after 2am. A popular after-hours spot, invariably looks closed, with thick, barn-style doors and opaque windows. Bouncer will more than likely confirm... read more
- 68, quai de la Loire , Paris 75019
- +33-01-42-40-12-26
Bar Ourcq
Great for pre- or post-movie drinks at the nearby MK2, this bar is jalso a destination in its own right. Inside the teal corner frontage, creative types both young and old nurse beer and fresh frui... read more
- 44, boulevard de la Villette , Paris 75019
- +33-01-42-02-02-05
Café Cheri(e)
Belleville trendsters and aging artists come to this divey spot for cheap pressions and eclectic DJ nights. Laptop warriors camp here during the day, thanks to wifi, plenty of outlets, and laissez-... read more
- 33, rue de la Butte-aux-Cailles , Paris 75013
- +33-01-45-80-65-99
La Folie en Tête
One of the area’s best-loved addresses, marked by a Jerome Mesnager white man on the door. Young, relaxed crowd animated by cheap beer, ti’ punch, and a rock, reggae, and jazz soundtrac... read more
- 136, rue Marcadet , Paris 75018
- +33-01-46-06-19-64
Divette de Montmartre
Refresh yourself with a Wieckse Witte draft after wending away from the Montmartre crowds. A Marcadet mainstay, the onetime rock club predates current gentrification and will likely outlive it. The... read more
- 63, rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud, Paris 75011
- +33-01-48-07-08-12
Au P'tit Garage
Aptly named, Au P'tit Garage is the perfect escape from Stylish Paris. Surly bartenders spin garage rock and pour tall and cheap for a crowd of locals + nostalgic expats. Warren of rooms is stuffed... read more
- 13, rue Daval, Paris 75011
- +33-01-43-55-98-91
Le Lèche-Vin
The watering hole for fallen Catholics - le Lèche Vin (the wine lick) is packed floor to ceiling with with Mother Mary imagery. Except for the bathrooms, that is, which are filled with some ... read more
- 89, rue Amelot, Paris 75011
- +33-01-49-23-51-00
Le Zéro Zéro
Dress down and put on your best 'I could give a fuck' sneer, then join the boys at the L-shaped bar. Hours can be (have been) lost here pounding cheap ginger rum shots and trying to shout over the ... read more
- 8, rue de Belleville, Paris 75020
- +33-01-46-36-65-98
Aux Folies
How this place ended up in the the Guardian and Gourmet magazine, we'll never know. It's a beautifully scuzzy dive bar in the middle of a mixed arty/immigrant quarter. If you like that sort of thin... read more
- 13, rue Moret, Paris 75011
- +33-01-48-05-96-89
Cantada II
When we say Rock Bar, we mean more than 1600 songs on a playlist featuring Motorhead, Judas Priest, and shit that your most serious metalhead ex-boyfriend has never heard of. We mean decor that mix... read more
- 137, rue du Faubourg-du-Temple , Paris 75010
- +33-01-42-39-68-68
Le Zorba
A bit of le vrai Belleville here, the Zorba—right off the intersection of the 10th, 11th, 19th, and 20th—is the all-day drinking den for every local type: old blue-collar French, crunch... read more
- 72, rue Falguière , Paris 75015
- +33-01-42-79-97-00
Le Breguet
After dining at Thierry Burlot in this otherwise dead area, head here for a digestif or something stronger. Tasty Caribbean classics—mojitos, coladas, margaritas, planter’s punch—... read more
- 11, rue de la Butte aux Cailles, Paris 75013
- no phone
Merle Moquer
Local branché crowd sips flavored firewater at this rum bar on the Butte-aux-Cailles. Scads of sugary concocations to go along with the dirt cheap bear. Low red lighting to makes everyone pr... read more
- 23, rue Gabrielle, Paris 75018
- +33-01-46-06-01-60
Au Rendez-vous des Amis
The tourists who are huffing up the Montmartre staircases outside rarely stumble in to this dive bar gem. Sandwiched smack between Abbesses and the Sacre Coeur, this joint has somehow managed to re... read more
- 136, boulevard de Ménilmontant, Paris 75020
- +33-01-46-36-47-44
Le Soleil
The perennial standby, Le Soleil is packed every summer thanks to its enormous terrace with full afternoon sun. The cheap demis don't hurt. Any lack of effusiveness from the ever-present pair of br... read more
- 78, rue Quincampoix, Paris 75003
- +33-01-42-72-17-36
L’Art Brut
Cave-like atmosphere crowded with red-faced regulars who don't mind climbing over eachother to reach the bar. Exposed stone, low wooden benches, and chunky art brut (naive art) on the walls. Makes ... read more
- 60, rue de Lancry, Paris 75010
- +33-01-42-08-14-35
La Patache
Looking for a dive in which to get plastered after dinner around the Canal? You could do a lot worse than la Patache. Yellow walls plastered with old posters and maps, a working wood-burning stove.... read more
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