Chez Gudule is one of the only bars in the ultra calm Picpus area. Its large terrace and its plum coloured façade make it easy to find. The inside is pleasant as well as being a little quirky. There are tables, chairs, bikes and all manner of objects suspended from the ceiling. The bar has the same prices and attracts a similar clientele to Chez Prune (on canal St Martin) as they are run by the same company. However, it is the particularly Parisian atmosphere that has earned this bar its... Read more

This is one of the friendliest and most animated bistros of the city. The bar dates back to the 1930’s with its marble-topped bar, wooden furniture and old style mirrors. However the specificity of this bar is the brass bands that com here to practice from the Beaux-Art (Paris most famous art school) next door. They hold their rehearsals in the basement and regularly come up to the bar to perform. Usually there are ten or so musicians to about twenty drinkers who fill the bar with loud tuba,... Read more

As its name indicates (The chair on the ceiling), this bar is all topsy-turvy. The mosaics on the floor are a reproduction of those at the Dome of the Palais-Garnier, the pieces of metal attached to the ceiling represent the tectonic plates of the earth, and the toilettes entirely made of stainless steel look like a bizarre spaceship. If you are extra observant and notice obscure details you will notice that the plaque placed into the stairs reproduces a quote by the writer Paul Claudel. This... Read more