Paris - Wine Bar Recommendations

Wine bars as such are not a really French thing. Drinking the regional product in a cafe in the region of production is. that said there is a wine bar in the truest US sense in that bastion of yuppiedom, Bercy. Take the 14 line to Bercy and you will find on departing the station a little section of former wine warehouses. in the middle of this is a Nicholas (think France's version of your biggest chain of wine merchants) Nicholas is a wine bar.

"Paul Parker" wrote in news:aOkBh.17$h8.7@trnddc05:

Lavinia (the large wine shop) has a restaurant and wine bar inside. You pay retail price for the bottles you drink there and they say they have many wines by the glass.

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LAVINIA France

Le Restaurant est ouvert du Lundi au Samedi de 12h à 15h30 et le Bar- Dégustation tous les après-midi sauf le dimanche jusqu’à 20h00. Réservation conseillée au 01 42 97 20 27.

Restaurant open from Mon to Sat 12h-15:30 Wine bar from midday to 20:00 (except Sundays) Booking is advised

Have a good time,

S.

Long way away, but in the 6th, on rue bacci(sp), is a real wine bar(if still there). wines are served by the "pot", which is about a half liter. the selection is on a chalk board, and all from france. no grand cru here.

For brunch, have a toast with foie grae and a pot of w>Will be going to Paris for 10 days in June with my wife and son; we will be

Willi's Wine Bar is good, food is well prepared, great choice.