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Le Syndicat

Paris, France · French-spirits cocktail bar hidden behind a postered facade · Europe

Behind a poster-covered façade in Paris's 10th arrondissement, Le Syndicat makes cocktails around French spirits, herbs and producers. Le Fooding’s profile, published 1 July 2022 and updated 30 July 2026, describes an entrance concealed by posters, padded curtains against raw walls, and a cocktail-list collaboration between the bartenders and French chefs.

Room description source · Checked 2026-10-08

Le Fooding's dated profile supports only the entrance, room and collaboration clauses in the second sentence. The first sentence is inherited from the original verified description audit and is not supported by this source. Page publication/update dates are not visit dates.

Plan Your Visit

51 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis, 75010 Paris, France10th arrondissement

Style
French-spirits cocktail bar hidden behind a postered facadeChecked 2026-09-09 · Source
Hours
Daily 18:00–02:00, per Le Fooding's venue record updated 30 July 2026; the owner's page does not print hours.Checked 2026-09-27 · Source
Booking
The owner site links Le Syndicat's Zenchef table-booking page.Checked 2026-09-27 · Source
Menu
The owner homepage links a bar-specific Menu route; it opens a dedicated “Menu Le Syndicat” page with an image.Checked 2026-09-30 · Source

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

The score & its evidence

Seven signals. One score.

43.8 / 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
73.7
World's 50 Best
7.7
Top 500 Bars
63.8
Spirited Awards
—None found · Checked; no qualifying signal found; contributes zero
Regional Recognition
45.1
Serious press
22.0
Social Vibes
61.6

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:

positiveRecorded mentions· high confidence

Sentiment score

88/ 100

The original score, confidence, mentions and score-read date are retained; this source check does not recalculate them.

Score context

Tanisha Townsend’s May 2024 review and Antoine Besse’s December 2024 review describe French-focused cocktails and an informal atmosphere. Townsend notes the dim lighting. These are dated critic assessments, rather than ordinary customer consensus.

Guest sources checked:

Source-role review of the existing record; publication dates are not visit dates.

Guest score details

Source observations

  • Critics: French-focused cocktails and informal atmosphere

Source qualifications

  • Critic: dim lighting
Source excerpt
“At Le Syndicat, you’ll never forget you’re in France, since this bar in the 10th only serves French spirits, mixers, herbs, and juices.”

Tanisha Townsend’s 3 May 2024 critic review.

Source: theinfatuation.com (linked below)

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Crowd signal

Google 4.5★ across 1,728 reviews.

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Awards

Results from the three global systems scored separately in our formula.

World’s 50 Best

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.

French Bar Awards

Reviews & press