St-Germain & Les Invalides
If ever there was a cafe that summed up St-Germain des Prés’ early-20th-century literary scene, it’s this former hang-out of anyone who was anyone. You'll…
Must-see nightlife in St-Germain & Les Invalides
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
The Parisian coffee revolution is thanks in no small part to Coutume, artisanal roaster of premium beans for scores of establishments around town. Its…
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
Grab a table in the evening light at this wonderfully authentic wine bar or head to the quintessential bistro interior, with original zinc bar, tightly…
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
Sake-based craft cocktails and tantalising shared plates (from €20) by a Japanese chef create buzz at the chic cocktail-bar arm of Cyril Lignac's foodie…
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
In keeping with Paris' penchant for stylish museum eateries, its 18th-century mint sports a super-stylish cafe–cocktail bar with a designer interior and…
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
Put the kick back in your shopping stride with a coffee break at Noglu, a pretty-in-pink, mirrored cafe and salon de thé (tearoom) with – drumroll –…
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
For a serious noisette, cortado or double crème made from coffee beans roasted in Berlin by 5 Elephant, duck into the Left Bank offspring of Le Marais's…
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
Named for former regular, entertainer and French Resistance activist Josephine Baker, glamorous Bar Joséphine is within the grand 1910-built Hôtel Lutetia…
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
With bowler and flat-top hats as lampshades and a 1930s speakeasy New York air to the place, this cocktail club – run by the same mega-successful team as…
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
In the heart of gallery land, this timeless fin-de-siècle cafe and erstwhile stomping ground of Paul Cézanne and Georges Braque attracts a grown-up set of…
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
The red upholstered benches, mirrors and marble walls at this art deco landmark haven’t changed much since the days when Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de…
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
'Roasted with goodness' is the strapline of this specialist coffee roaster whose pocket-sized coffee shop on ave de la Bourdonnais is the perfect bolthole…
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
Stroll past the many upmarket art galleries on rue Guénégaud to uncover this sharp cocktail club with steel-grey façade and glitzy bar decorated in gold…
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
'Le Dix’ has been a student favourite since 1955, not least for its cheap sangria and grog. Its grungy interior, complete with marble-topped bistro tables…
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
Vivid indigo-coloured wicker chairs line the terrace of this hip drinking spot, while inside the chrome-and-laminex bar resembles a 1950s Airstream…
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
'Oh my cod!' screams the turquoise-neon 'tag' on the wall, and indeed, this Japanese-inspired cocktail and tapas bar with eggshell-blue and exposed-stone…
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
Smoked Bloody Mary, Like a Porn Star, Diamond, Rich Boy and Zelda Negroni (named after American writer F Scott Fitzgerald's wife) are among the…
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
Suspended bare-bulb lights and fretted timber make this split-level space a stylish spot for specialist gins (130 varieties), including a devilish…
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
A wine-taster's fantasy, this upmarket and convivial cave à manger (wine shop where you can drink and dine) features a great variety of references, with…
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
Discreetly signed, this superb underground cocktail bar has an intimate English gentleman's club–style upstairs bar with vintage wall lamps and slinky,…
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
At street level The Club has New York–warehouse brickwork and big timber cabinets, but the lounge-like basement, strewn with red and black sofas, is even…
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
Yes, the waiters are dressed like titis parisiens (hat and overalls) in this busy place in the heart of the 6e. Far from being a tourist trap, this…
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
At a prime address in the 6e, Augustin is a trendy lair for chilled-out drinking. Enjoy the decor – dim lighting, stone walls and beamed ceilings – and…
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
This elegant cocktail bar has an intimate vibe upstairs with wood panels, vintage wall lamps and comfy armchairs. It's even more inviting downstairs in…
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
Part of the Frog family that includes several Parisian microbreweries, this good-time pub on one of the Left Bank's liveliest drinking streets is popular…
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
Bar stools at this lively wine bar and shop are fashioned from wine barrels, but on summer evenings most of the action spills onto the tiny street out…
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
For decadent-and-then-some hot chocolate (€8.20) and delicious dining, head to this excellent tearoom-cafe-restaurant adjoining the Musée du Luxembourg.
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Les Éditeurs is a hybrid cafe, library (there are more than 5000 books on hand), bar, salon de thé (tearoom) and restaurant, with floor-to-ceiling windows…
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
Plastered with old advertising posters from the bouquiniste (second-hand booksellers) stalls opposite, this hybrid bistro-bar manages to remain authentic…
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
A post-work crowd sinks into leather armchairs beneath oil paintings of daily life in Cuba for a huge range of Cuban cocktails made with Havana rum, plus…
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
Overlooking the sleek restaurant Alcazar, this hip white-and-glass mezzanine bar is narcissistic but alluring, with fancy cocktails and a fashionable…
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
Paris’ first microbrewery was opened by a French restaurateur and French brewer over two decades ago, and still brews four fabulous beers (blond, amber,…
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
Grab a quick coffee and croissant, snack or light bite to eat at this urban-slick cafe, on the ground floor of the Musée d'Orsay. Limited bar-stool…
