Tapas bars are the perfect place for a fun evening together with your friends along with a drink. Far from classy restaurants with full three-course meals, tapas bars are a concept coming directly from Spain and offer, as an only meal, mini-dishes. Ideal for warm summer nights, here are the best tapas bars in Paris.
Les Fils à Maman
7 rue Geoffroy-Marie, 75009 Paris
57 rue des Batignolles, 75017 Paris
Les Fils à Maman will bring back some childhood memories with its friendly atmosphere and tapas which seem to come straight out of the family oven.
Dips and chicken fingers will come together with cocktails named “manga cocktails” which you will be able to enjoy in a cozy and relaxing room.
Both restaurants also broadcast important sports events and have football tables to end the night with joy and good humor.
Opening hours:
From Monday to Saturday: 12PM – 2:30PM / 8PM – 11:30PM
Sunday: 12PM – 4PM
Rates: A plate of tapas starting from 16€.
TripAdvisor : 4/5
La Fourchette : 9/10
Google : 3.9/5
More information on the website (website in French)
The Cod House
1 rue de Condé, 75006 Paris
For some more innovative tapas, let’s go to The Cod House.
Inspired by Izakaya bars, in Japan, this restaurant offers French tapas, with cheese and delicatessen, but also typically Japanese mini-dishes.
Enjoy a miso soup and tapas made with rice and seafood in a chic and glamorous atmosphere.
Opening hours: Everyday: 12PM – 2:30PM / 7PM – 11:30 PM
Rates: Starting from 12€.
TripAdvisor : 3.5/5
Google : 3.9/5
The Code House’s website (website in French)
La Mangerie
7 rue de Jarente, 75004 Paris
Located in the 4th district of Paris, La Mangerie offers elegant and good products.
Don’t let the wooden and childish decoration fools you because, here, you’ll be able to enjoy mini-dishes which could be served in a three-star restaurant.
Gouda cheese cooked with truffles, beef risotto and mozzarella dips dressed in chic and modern plates are waiting for you to eat them.
Opening hours: From Monday to Saturday: 18PM – midnight
Rates: Starting from 12€.
TripAdvisor : 4/5
Google : 4.3/5
The official website (website in French)
Lotus & Cactus
2 rue des Taillandiers, 75011 Paris
Lotus & Cactus is the perfect place for vegans who want to give tapas a try, Lotus & Cactus.
Here, the tapas are cooked without using meat or animal production.
In this restaurant, you will find only tasty dishes cooked with vegetables and served with a traditional French baguette.
If you’re still hungry, enjoy a delicious gluten-free apple-cinnamon crumble or a lemon pie.
Opening hours:
Tuesday: 10AM – 7PM
From Wednesday to Saturday: 10AM – 11PM
Rates: Starting from 6.5€.
TripAdvisor : 5/5
La Fourchette : 9.4/10
Google : 4.9/5
Au Sens des Saveurs
19 rue Sedaine, 75011 Paris
What would be a top of the best tapas bars in Paris without including a traditional Spanish restaurant?
Au Sens des Saveurs will offer the best serrano ham, chorizos and other delicatessen coming straight from the other side of the Pyrenees.
Even its menu is written entirely in Spanish in order to let you be completely immersed in the Spanish atmosphere.
Opening hours:
From Sunday to Thursday: 7:30PM – midnight
Friday and Saturday: 11:15AM – 2PM / 7:30PM – midnight
Rates: A plate of tapas starting from 14€.
TripAdvisor : 4.5/5
La Fourchette : 9.3/10
Google : 4.7/5
Cabana Beach
12 Boulevard de Sébastopol, 75001 Paris
Located in the middle of Paris’ first district, Cabana Beach has a tropical island atmosphere with surfboards on the walls, large wooden tables and parasols made with coconut leaves.
Here, the music is festive and, once you have finished your plate of tapas, it’s time to push away the tables and move to the dance-floor.
La Cabana also offers tasty pizzas, to enjoy on-site or as take-away.
Opening hours:
From Monday to Friday: 12PM – 3PM / 7PM – 12:30AM
Saturday and Sunday: 11AM – 4PM / 7PM – 12:30AM
Rates: Starting from 6€.
TripAdvisor : 2.5/5
La Fourchette : 8.1/10
Google : 3.3/5
Menus and information on Cabana Beach (website in French)
Libra
27 rue Augereau, 75007 Paris
One of the best tapas restaurants in town isn’t French or even Spanish, but Persian. Libra will take you to a journey to the Middle-East, in Iran, with its exotic cuisine full of flavors and still very little known in France and Europe.
Sit down on one of its many colorful cushions and dip your barbari bread in a bowl of curdled milk. A must-try!
Opening hours: From Monday to Saturday : 12PM – 2:30PM / 7PM – 10:30PM
Rates: “Discovery” menu for two at 35€.
TripAdvisor : 4.5/5
La Fourchette : 9.2/10
Google : 4.5/5
Soumsoum
59 rue de Miromesnil, 75008 Paris
To bring the southern sun with you, even in winter, here is Soumsoum, the first Parisian restaurant fully dedicated to hummus.
In this restaurant, you will be able to enjoy many specialties made with hummus, the famous Middle-Eastern mashed chickpeas.
From sandwiches to tapas coming with a delicious naan, there will be several ways for even the most reluctant of you to change your mind.
Opening hours:
From Monday to Thursday: 11:30AM – 11PM
Saturday: 8:30PM – 11PM
Sunday: 12PM – 3PM / 7PM – 11PM
Rates: Plates starting from 10€.
TripAdvisor : 4/5
La Fourchette : 9.1/10
Google : 4.3/5
More information on the website
Mais Oui Madame
100 Boulevard de Ménilmontant, 75020 Paris
Located not far from the famous Cimetière du Père Lachaise, the restaurant Mais Oui Madame welcomes you in a warm and cozy atmosphere.
On its terrace, perfect for summer days, you will be able to enjoy some Tex-Mex cuisine with burgers and, of course, meet and vegetable tapas coming together with mashed potatoes and their various sauces.
Opening hours:
From Monday to Thursday: 11:30AM – 11PM
Saturday: 8:30PM – 11PM
Sunday: 12PM – 3PM / 7PM – 11PM
Rates: Plates starting from 10€.
TripAdvisor : 4.5/5
La Fourchette : 9.2/10
Google : 4.6/5
Jamon Jamon
29-33 avenue Daumesnil, 75012 Paris
This tapas bar goes back to the source and offers, from morning to evening, to enjoy traditional Spanish dishes right at the counter or sitting down at a table.
This establishment’s particularity is that Jamon Jamon lets you put together your own plate of tapas using a tapas buffet.
It’s perfect to satisfy even the most difficult of people.
Opening hours:
From Monday to Saturday: 10AM – 1AM
Sunday: 10AM – 8PM
Rates: Starting from 8€.
TripAdvisor : 5/5
La Fourchette : 8.6/10
Google : 3.4/5
Ô Lieu De
6 rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud, 75011 Paris
Ô Lieu De is a bar-restaurant located in the 11th district of Paris.
Composed of four rooms where you will enjoy coming for a snack or a drink, the establishment welcomes you with its friendly atmosphere and artsy decoration.
Here, you can’t drink if you don’t eat. To be able to sip a beer or a glass of wine, you will have to try a few tapas as well.
Your body will thank you.
Opening hours:
From Monday to Wednesday: 6PM – 11PM
From Thursday to Saturday: 6PM – 1:30AM
Rates: Starting from 4€.
TripAdvisor : 4/5
La Fourchette : 8.8/10
Google : 4.2/5
Upper Café
5 rue de Clichy, 75005 Paris
From the sunny terrace or the inside of the restaurant, enjoy the Upper Café’s “goodies”; some plates of tapas inspired by international cuisine.
Xipirones, nems, mozzarella sticks, mini-burgers, a full world tour is waiting for you from the inside of your plate.
This establishment also offers fish and chips, salads and burgers if you get a little hungrier.
Opening hours: From Monday to Friday: 8AM – midnight
Rates: Starting from 4€.
TripAdvisor : 4/5
La Fourchette : 8.3/10
Google : 4.1/5
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