Top 10 quirky bars in Paris

With over a thousand bars, Paris isn’t short of places to have a drink. But if you’re looking for something more than a typical local bar to spend the evening, then the following places should catch your eye. They are Venues unlike any other, ranging from simply original to outright bizarre!

Top 10 des bars insolites à Paris :

• Chez Bouboule
• Zéro de conduite
• Lavomatic
• Lucca Libre
• Trucmush
• Reset bar
• Wall street bar
• Café des chats
• Ice Kube bar
• Gossima

Pétanque pitches are in abundance throughout the streets of Paris. But what do you do when it’s raining or too dark to point like a pro? Solution: take shelter in Chez Bouboule! They have three bars located in the neighbourhoods of Pigalle, Montorgueil and Oberkampf, and all three offer indoor pétanque terrains. So, grab a drinks menu and enjoy the warmth.

In between games, you can also nibble on tapas or enjoy a full meal. You have no more excuses for finishing on a “Fanny!”

This is a place that would have thrown Freud into deep reflection. Here, drinks are served in baby bottles with decor reminiscent of our afternoon activity centres, Velleda whiteboards included. But if you’re not afraid of the Oedipus complex, give it a visit!

Easily return to your childhood in this venue, where cocktails and sweets add to the party. And what’s more, no one will scold you if you’re still up at midnight.

At first glance, the small street of Rue René Boulanger, just off Place de la République, seems quite insignificant.  And it certainly isn’t the dimly lit small launderette in number 30 that would suggest any different. And yet!

Pulling a dryer at the bottom of the room opens a door which leads you directly to Lavomatic: a cocktail bar nestled above in a small cosy apartment. It’s an intimate and warm atmosphere.

Be warned, there’s no messing around here: Lucha Libre is the best (and the only) wrestling bar/restaurant in the world. Every first and third Friday of the month, we sweat, shout and applaud for the wrestlers in the ring of this little cellar.

They are professionals who perform stunt after stunt in a good-natured atmosphere with humour and self-deprecation, all while surrounded by the sweet smell of beer. And if you want to compete against your friends, that can also be arranged! Put on a padded suit and wrestle without mercy!

As its name suggests, we can’t quite get our head around Trucmush.  From more than honest pricing (€3 for a pint during happy hour) to the decor featuring a bathtub as a table and car bumpers on the wall, everything is there to create the perfect setting for relaxing with friends.

The music selection is also excellent and theme nights (beer pong, blind test, etc.) are frequently organised. So make this your next venture!

Are you nostalgic for video games from your childhood or adolescence? Then this is the place to be! In Reset Bar, you can enjoy a drink while playing old video games.  Grab the NES, the Dreamcast or the original Playstation and warm up the controllers with your friends on Street Fighter, Mario Kart or even Fifa 98.

The bar’s decor is warm, far from the clichéd “geek cave”. You’ll have a ball.

Take out your cigar and your best suit, because tonight you will assume the role of a finance shark. But don’t worry, it’s only the Wall Street Bar beverage exchange rate that you have to monitor. Because here, prices vary just like on the stock exchange!

The price of a Mojito is at its lowest? Buy it before it goes up! But beware of speculating. And when the siren sounds, it’s the stock market crash! All prices are then at their lowest for 100 seconds. You’ll see — it’s easy to get the hang of it.

A concept originating in Tokyo and New York, “cat cafes” were introduced in Paris a few years ago. Here, around twenty feline friends are free to do as they please: jump on you, purr on your knees, leave, and meow. They love having humans around!

It’s perfect for satisfying your cat obsession while enjoying some tea, coffee or even a salmon quiche. Don’t worry, the animals are never locked up and are very well looked after.

This is the ideal spot when the heat hits Paris. Located in the Kube Hotel, a trendy new venue in the 18^th arrondissement, this unique bar in the city offers you the chance to sip on a drink in -20° in the midst of ice sculptures.

Don’t worry, gloves and a parka are provided on arrival, so you won’t turn into an ice cube yourself! Within this freezing venue, each drink gives you a new sensation.  It really is extraordinary!

Want to show all your friends who’s the master of the little orange ball? Get yourself down to Gossima, the first ping-pong bar in Paris. There are eight game tables in this 600 m² (!) establishment, which features two bars and two floors.

Witness intense games all with a beer or cocktail in hand. You can even order something to eat on site! We’re fairly sure there will be a number of rematches taking place.