Four years ago, Pershing Hall was the talk of the town when in opened, with its futuristic décor designed by Andrée Ptmann and its huge wall of plants. Everyone who was anyone hung out here to exchange gossip about new trends. Today the new phenomenon has swept by and the trendy set have moved on to the next place to be, but a the bar is still worth a visit just for the décor. The drinks are on the pricy side with cocktails at an average of 15€. Read more

This bar has the most magnificent terrace on the top floor with a 360° view of Paris. Celebrities, politicians and Paris jet-setters all hang out here to preen or discuss serious issues over a club sandwich French singer-songer writer Serge Gainsbourg was a regular with his own suite at the hotel. The service of course irreproachable as this is one of the classiest Hotels in Paris. Read more

Legend has it that Ernest Hemmingway himself liberated the Ritz on August 25th 1944. After having inspected the corridors spattered with bullet holes, he sat himself at the bar and downed 50 Martinis one after the other egged on by the German soldiers. To pay homage to this thirsty and prestigious man, the place gave his name to the smallest and warmest bar, which not so long ago was for ladies only. In order to access this discrete little place filled with comfortable club armchairs, you have... Read more