La Cave Marcadet

A very local wine bar. So local that there is a back entrance from my stairs... in other words, convenience is high. However, the place does not serve wine alone (as this requires another kind of license, as I'm patiently explained) - it serves wine with small plates of cheese or charcuterie. And it sells wines. And cheeses. And other kinds of nice stuff. Wines are to a large extent organic or natural, although a little bit pricey (which is probably only for the better from a very personal perspective, considering the location). The cheeses are excellent. A cosy place for a local feel, for a talk with nice people dedicated to their shop, or for tasting a glass of a new interesting wines you've never heard of before. 

In Champagne - Damien Wilmet in Reims

Located near the old market place (will the restoration ever end?) in a beautiful light butcher house, you'll find this elegant and sparkling bar, bistro and wine shop. Well carpentered wooden tables. An appropriate number of Champagnes on the glass. An unpretentious lunch kitchen serves exactly what you need. Everything is here. Just relax, sit down, and let it come to you. And hope that you have not planned any visites de cave within the short future.

Ma Cave Fleury

When you happen to do your afternoon stroll in the area around Rue Saint Denis, this small, cosy and personal Champagne bar is the perfect stop. If you're sitting outside, then keep an eye on your bag. And then relax and enjoy the extraordinary selection of exquisite - mainly organic - bubbles at almost no cost. And top up with a beetroot snack or some foie gras to keep the balance. Although the place is small and a makeshift, it does hold a nerve - but then again, good bubbles just make everything easier.

www.macavefleury.fr

Barav

Barav - short for "bar à vin" - is a cool wine bar in a perfectly chill neighborhood. Located in the Haut-Marais the bar is the perfect yet unpretentious hang out place, when you just want to share a good bottle of wine with some good friends. Or even a stranger... The concept is simple: A simple bar on a corner, a lot of randomly selected chairs and tables where people can sit. A limited menu. A wine shop of the house next door, open until 22.00, the "cork price" or droit de bouchon is almost ridiculous at 7 euros (but also helps attract a mixed and funny crowd of young locals). This concept allows you to taste a rich variety of very good and well selected wines for little money. Once the wine shop closes next door, a decent selection remains in the bar. Simple dishes are served, and a number of decent servings with cheese or charcuterie. 

Spring

In the heart of the first district in Paris is a recently opened wineshop/deli/wine bar called Spring. With a minuscule office under the roof and a only very basic kitchen at the back of the shop, the place is most of all an extended wine shop. 

The food served is simple, street inspired for people passing by during the day. They make excellent soups and serve good wines. You dont even need to get the soup.... The place is simple, not elegant, and although it at times may seem deserted, it's pure love and nice people looking for an occasion to start talking. Broad and interesting wine selection, though with an emphasis on young wines, and despite the good location it remains rather pricy.

The same guys also hold the supposedly excellent restaurant, also bearing the name Spring, just 25 meters away...


www.springparis.fr