Paris sparkles! The popping of corks and sparkling bubbles are de rigueur for the end of year festivities.
Paris is the place to savour the best champagnes in specialist wine bars, on a river Seine cruise or in the company of experts … A trend with plenty of fizz!
Lovely bubbly in Parisian wine bars
Bubbles are hip in Paris! People throng champagne bars, the meeting place for Epicurean enthusiasts of the famous
sparkling wine, produced in the Champagne region of France. And there are many different types of venues to choose
from.
At the Flûte l’Étoile, a few steps from the Champs-Élysées, the lounge atmosphere of the establishment gives guests a VIP welcome. After opening two Flûte bars in New York, Hervé Rousseau returned to Paris with this tested concept: tasting of champagne or legendary New York cocktails with finger food from the best suppliers (Pétrossian caviar, smoked salmon and foie gras, Androuet cheeses, bread from the Kayser bakery, chocolate from the Maison du Chocolat, champagne macaroons from Ladurée), playlist of DJ Douane Harriat put together each day and sent from New York, cosy bar on the ground floor and lounges on a mezzanine. And finally, a programme of events at the venue: happy hour every Tuesday, jazz trio on Wednesday, live DJ Friday and Saturday, Champagne School once a month, but also exhibitions, tasting sessions in aid of charity, etc. Fine wine fans also frequent Le Dokhan’s bar, the capital’s first champagne bar, tucked away in the Hôtel Radisson Blu Le Dokhan’s****, in the Trocadéro district. The Empire style decoration with gilded wood panelling and antique mirrors gives the place an intimate and luxurious atmosphere. The menu offers more than 60 prestigious champagne labels, and each week the sommelier presents three different vintages to taste.
In another area, on the heights of Montmartre hill, the champagne bar Call me bubbles specializes uniquely in champagne tasting! Select bottles are tasted at the bar with flute champagne glasses galore for a merry after-work experience. The venue draws Parisians and locals attracted by the warm colours of the window display.
Paris is the capital of the art of living, and so the big department stores have everything from interior decor and fashion to champagne bars. Heady refreshment on a whirlwind shopping spree! At the Bar à bulles at Galeries Lafayette on the first floor of the main store in the Espace Créateurs, fashionistas treat themselves to a glass of champagne … or sparkling water.
Finally, for those looking for an unforgettable champagne sipping moment, there is the Bar à champagne de la tour Eiffel: a festive way of celebrating the majestic view from the Tower and the finest most sparkling memory of Paris! White or pink champagne, but also sparkling water are available every day from 12-noon to 10pm at the top of the Tower.
BAR À BULLES DES GALERIES LAFAYETTE
1st floor, Espace Créateurs
40 boulevard Haussmann, Paris 9th
Tel +33 (0) 1 42 82 34 56
www.galerieslafayette.com
From Monday to Saturday, 9.30am-8pm, Thursday 9.30am-9pm
BAR À CHAMPAGNE DE LA TOUR EIFFEL
3rd floor of the Eiffel Tower
Champ de Mars, Paris 7th
Tel +33 (0) 1 44 11 23 23
www.tour-eiffel.fr
Every day, 12-noon to 10pm
CALL ME BUBBLES
54 rue Custine, Paris 18th
Tel +33 (0) 6 48 27 14 76
www.callmebubbles.fr
La cave, 11am-1pm, 4pm-10pm
FLÛTE L’ÉTOILE
19 rue de l’Étoile, Paris 17th
Tel +33 (0) 1 45 72 10 14
www.flutebar.com
From Monday to Saturday, 5pm-2am
LE DOKHAN’S BAR AT RADISSON BLU LE DOKHAN’S
117 rue de Lauriston, Paris 16th
Tel +33 (0) 1 53 65 66 99
www.dokhan.paris.radissonsas.com
Every day, 12-noon to 12.15am
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