Spirited Away

  • Aux Deux Amis

    Aux Deux Amis

    Aux Deux Amis straddles the border of Le Marais and Folie-Méricourt. Located on bustling Oberkampf, the boisterous bar specializes in natural wine and cold charcuterie. Glasses and plates are served deep into the night and…

  • Sherry Butt

    Sherry Butt

    Sherry Butt feels miles away from its fashionable Marais address. Warm wood fills the space. The menu is scrawled across a chalkboard behind the bar. Low chairs cover the lounge area, creating a living room-type…

  • La Mezcaleria

    La Mezcaleria

    Hidden behind the kitchen of Hotel 1K’s Peruvian restaurant, INKA, La Mezcaleria brings Mexican-inspired food and drinks to Paris’s always fashionable Le Marais. The speakeasy style bar’s namesake spirit sits centerstage, but the food and…

  • Le Mary Celeste

    Le Mary Celeste

    It is no surprise that Le Mary Celeste serves some of Paris’s best cocktails. The bar and eatery comes from Quixotic Projects, the same team that developed two of the French capital’s longstanding top drink…

  • Candelaria

    Candelaria

    Candelaria is not visible from the street. Even once you’re inside the small taqueria that occupies the front of part of the address, there’s a good chance you won’t know there’s a high-end cocktail bar…

  • Little Red Door

    Little Red Door

    Every year, Paris cocktail bar Little Red Door launches a new menu based on a conceptual idea. In 2018, the menu was conceived around “Universal Values.” In 2019, the menu was inspired by words that…

  • Bisou

    Bisou

    Dressed in pale pink and sitting underneath an awning in Paris’s fashionable Marais district, Bisou does not have a cocktail menu. Instead, the bar crafts every drink toward visitors’ preferences. The concept creates an environment…

  • BOP

    BOP

    Cozied into the ground floor of an office building in Porto’s Baixa neighborhood, BOP provides hot coffee, American-inspired eats, and strong cocktails to go along with its impressive record collection. The whole thing feels a…

  • Bairro Alto, Lisbon: 6 Best Bars in the Portuguese Capital’s Most Bohemian Neighborhood

    Bairro Alto plays home to Lisbon’s hip, alternative side. Its bohemian denizens mesh nightly with crowds of twenty and thirty somethings to create one of Europe’s most lively neighborhoods. While some streets are packed with…

  • The Old Pharmacy

    The Old Pharmacy

    Located in a former pharmacy along Bairro Alto’s bustling Rua do Diário de Notícias, The Old Pharmacy plays home to a vast selection of Portugese wines. Like many of the drinking spots in this Lisbon…