Bar Hemingway is the Ritz Paris’s intimate, 25-seat cocktail room, filled with leather seating and literary memorabilia. Conversation takes the place of background music, while classics such as the Dry Martini sit alongside bespoke drinks and the house-created Serendipity.
Description source · Checked 2026-09-21
Plan Your Visit
Ritz Paris, 15 place Vendôme, 75001 Paris, France — ask hotel staff for Bar Hemingway
- Style
- Intimate luxury hotel cocktail barChecked 2026-09-21 · Source
- Hours
- Normally daily 5pm–midnight; tapas 5:30pm–10:30pm. The owner announces an exceptional closure on September 21.Checked 2026-09-21 · Source
- Booking
- Walk-in service without reservations.Checked 2026-09-21 · Source
- Menu
- Signature and tailor-made cocktails, including the owner-published Serendipity and Dry Martini examples.Checked 2026-10-05 · Source
Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.
The score & its evidence
Seven signals. One score.
26.0 / 100
The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.
Read the full calculation- Guest ratings
- 70.3
- World's 50 Best
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Top 500 Bars
- 32.5
- Spirited Awards
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Regional Recognition
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Serious press
- —None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
- Social Vibes
- 63.0
Weights: Guest ratings 23% · World's 50 Best 12% · Top 500 Bars 10% · Spirited 12% · Regional Recognition 18% · Press 10% · Social Vibes 15%
Missing evidence, confirmed none and evidence outside a scoring window each contribute zero. We do not redistribute their fixed weight to other signals.
Social Vibes
Score read updated:
Sentiment score
90/ 100
Score context
Tiny Ritz Vendôme shrine: memorabilia walls, rose garnish, no reservations. Tripadvisor guests queue before opening and call service a class act; Ritz prices and a 25-seat room are the constraint.
Guest score details
What guests like
- literary memorabilia room
- precise classic pours
- white-jacket service
- rose garnish ritual
What to know
- no reservations / queue
- Ritz cocktail prices
- 25 seats
- hotel-guest wait
Source excerpt
“A great place to relax and unwind after a busy work day. Excellent service all around. I was even given a fresh newspaper. Class act!”
Source: tripadvisor.com (linked below)
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Review & discussion links
Editorial citations in this read
Crowd signal
Google 4.5★ across 807 reviews.
The current operational Place is the exact Bar Hemingway listing and its Place ID is unchanged; the Ritz owner page identifies the same distinct bar and currently lists daily hours. The owner's hotel address is 15 place Vendôme while the bar card says 38 Rue Cambon; preserve that arrival-street conflict.
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Awards
Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.
Top 500 Bars
Regional Recognition
Regional and national lists, local awards and bartender peer picks considered for this room's Regional Recognition score. The strongest result from each program and year scores; assessed guides use the latest accepted dated status once.
No recorded regional recognition in the scored window.
Reviews & press
No linked coverage yet.