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buzzing bars and clubs. The pace picks up around Palais de Tokyo, and the
lively bars and cafes of St-Germain are a short walk away.
BAR
ST JAMES PARIS
€15-25, Sun brunch €65; 7-11pm; ; Porte Dauphine)
It might be a hotel bar, but a drink at St James might well be one of your most memorable in
Paris. Tucked behind a stone wall, this historic mansion opens its bar each evening to non-
guests - and the setting redefines extraordinary. Winter drinks are in the library, in summer
they're in the impossibly romantic garden.
CAFE, BAR
BÔ ZINC CAFÉ
With its soft sage-green facade and buzzing pavement terrace, Bô Zinc is one of those great
hybrid addresses - perfect for hanging with locals over coffee, tea or after-work cocktails.
Seating is a mix of wooden bistro chairs and 'flop-in' armchairs, while potted palm trees -
inside and out - add a touch of chic. Top-notch nosh too, served until 11pm.
CAFE
CAFÉ BRANLY
9.30am-6pm Tue, Wed & Sun, to 8pm Thu, Fri & Sat;
Pont de l'Alma or Iéna)
This casual spot at the Musée du Quai Branly has ringside views of the Eiffel Tower and
quality cafe fare (foie gras salad, XL
croque monsieur
) to tuck into over a drink or three.
The setting, within the museum's modernist garden, is peaceful and fantastic.
CAFE, BAR
UPPER CRÈMERIE
The sun-flooded tables at this hybrid cafe-cocktail bar in a quintessential Parisian pavement
terrace heave at lunchtime and after work with a well-dressed crowd from surrounding of-
fices. The place is hip, and the cocktails (and food) hit the spot just right. Inside, blue sofas
and neon lighting reassure trendsetters that the place is anything but 'Paris-traditional'.
ENTERTAINMENT
LIVE MUSIC, CINEMA
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