Do you know the name of this bar in Paris?
July 3, 2008 10:13 AM
Do you know the name of this bar in Paris?
I am trying to come up with the name of a bar in Paris that I went to in Paris a few times in 1998-1999.
There were two unique things about the bar which make it stand out in my memory:
1. They served ti punch as a sort of house specialty which seemed rather exotic at the time.
2. The bar had an outdoor space that was essentially a courtyard formed by the walls of the surrounding buildings. The walls surrounding the courtyard were ~3 stories high. I think the courtyard was created by removing a building, because as you enter the courtyard from the bar there was the remains of an apartment bathroom still intact against a wall to the right. There were blue-ish bathroom tiles, and I think maybe there was still part of a shower.
The bar was not fancy -- if anything it seemed "grunge-ish" sort of a place where musicians or artists might hang out. The courtyard had ~12-15 white plastic tables and chairs, with little candles on the tables.
I *think* the bar is/was on the right bank (maybe in the 11th? or the 10th? ) and just a little off the beaten path.
I am trying to come up with the name of a bar in Paris that I went to in Paris a few times in 1998-1999.
There were two unique things about the bar which make it stand out in my memory:
1. They served ti punch as a sort of house specialty which seemed rather exotic at the time.
2. The bar had an outdoor space that was essentially a courtyard formed by the walls of the surrounding buildings. The walls surrounding the courtyard were ~3 stories high. I think the courtyard was created by removing a building, because as you enter the courtyard from the bar there was the remains of an apartment bathroom still intact against a wall to the right. There were blue-ish bathroom tiles, and I think maybe there was still part of a shower.
The bar was not fancy -- if anything it seemed "grunge-ish" sort of a place where musicians or artists might hang out. The courtyard had ~12-15 white plastic tables and chairs, with little candles on the tables.
I *think* the bar is/was on the right bank (maybe in the 11th? or the 10th? ) and just a little off the beaten path.
This is the closest thing I've seen (in 2002). It's in the Marais off Rue de Rivoli and it's definitely in a courtyard. I don't remember bathroom tiles and I don't know the name. In the 11e, Rue de la Roquette has a lot of bars.
posted by desjardins at 1:03 PM on July 3, 2008
posted by desjardins at 1:03 PM on July 3, 2008
It sounds like le Pantalon, but that's on the left bank, near the Pantheon.
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 1:12 PM on July 3, 2008
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 1:12 PM on July 3, 2008
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