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Candelaria
MOOD: AFTER HOURS, CASUAL, SCENE
BUDGET: $, $$
Paris has a craving for Mexican, the antithesis of heavily-sauced, formal French cuisine. Blink-and-you’ll-miss it Candelaria, on a tiny street in Paris’s hipper than hip haut Marais, in an even tinier canteen is the local’s choice for €3 tacos. Most wait along the wall for a seat to open up at the packed counter or one small table, while a steady stream elbow their way in between to the unmarked bar in the back. Dinner in the front, party in the back.
Speakeasies are a relatively new phenomenon in Paris, but unlike its counterpart La Esquina in New York, makes no effort to hide its bar. Turn the corner on rue de Saintonge and you’ll see the young and beautiful making eyes at each other in a dimly-lit room. House specialities like the admirable Pisco Disco (Pisco Barsol, Aperol, Galliano, orgeat maison, citron vert, Angostura) (€12); oddly-shaped nook-filled den bathed in a red glow; and penchant for attracting the artistic and chic has garnered Candelaria rave reviews, some international press call it one of the world’s best.
Speakeasies are a relatively new phenomenon in Paris, but unlike its counterpart La Esquina in New York, makes no effort to hide its bar. Turn the corner on rue de Saintonge and you’ll see the young and beautiful making eyes at each other in a dimly-lit room. House specialities like the admirable Pisco Disco (Pisco Barsol, Aperol, Galliano, orgeat maison, citron vert, Angostura) (€12); oddly-shaped nook-filled den bathed in a red glow; and penchant for attracting the artistic and chic has garnered Candelaria rave reviews, some international press call it one of the world’s best.
ADDRESS
52 rue de Saintonge, 75003
PHONE
+33 1 42 74 41 28
WEBSITE
candelariaparis.com
HOURS
Food: Daily, 12:30-23:00
Bar: Daily, 18:00-02:00pm
52 rue de Saintonge, 75003
PHONE
+33 1 42 74 41 28
WEBSITE
candelariaparis.com
HOURS
Food: Daily, 12:30-23:00
Bar: Daily, 18:00-02:00pm
The cocktail list is tightly edited and excellent, but feel free to test the bartenders who pride themselves on their skills.