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Harry's Bar Paris

Paris, France · Historic American cocktail, whisky, and piano bar · Europe

Harry’s Bar is a century-old American cocktail bar in Paris with more than 400 cocktails, an extensive whisky cellar, and a downstairs piano bar with nightly music.

Description source · Checked 2026-09-09

Plan Your Visit

5 Rue Daunou, 75002 Paris, FranceOpéra

Style
Historic American cocktail, whisky, and piano barChecked 2026-09-09 · Source
Hours
Monday–Saturday 12:00–02:00; Sunday 17:00–01:00. Live music begins at 22:00.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source
Menu
The official page publishes examples from a list of more than 400 cocktails, including the Boulevardier, Bloody Mary, Sidecar, and French 75.Checked 2026-09-09 · Source

Hours and menus can change. Check the venue’s latest details before visiting.

The score & its evidence

Seven signals. One score.

46.8 / 100

The composite combines the seven weighted signals and the published adjustments. The chart shows each signal before weighting.

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Signal / 100Score
Guest ratings
76.1
World's 50 Best
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Top 500 Bars
72.3
Spirited Awards
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Regional Recognition
69.9
Serious press
13.4
Social Vibes
54.6

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:

mostly positive2 mentions· high confidence

Sentiment score

78/ 100

Score context

Iconic historic bar known as birthplace of the Bloody Mary and Sidecar; guests praise the classic atmosphere, skilled bartenders and sense of history, while noting tourist crowds, occasional brusque service and high prices.

Guest score details

What guests like

  • historic atmosphere
  • classic cocktails
  • Bloody Mary
  • professional bartenders

What to know

  • tourist trap feel
  • high prices
  • variable service
  • cramped
Source excerpt
“One of the most iconic bars in the world. All you need to know is that Hemingway drank here, and the Bloody Mary was invented at this very bar.”

Source: wanderlog.com (linked below)

Review & discussion links

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Crowd signal

Google 4.5★ across 2,985 reviews.

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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.

Europe's 50 Best Bars

French Bar Awards

Reviews & press