The Bar du Plaza at the Hotel Plaza Athenee is positively regal. The opulent Avenue Montaigne is one of the most expensive, luxurious shopping streets in Paris and the Plaza Athenee is its jewel-like hotel.

Grand, red and gold, this hotel is the home of star chef, Alain Ducasse’s showcase restaurant, and gives shelter to the rich and famous.

The Bar du Plaza is seriously modern and so are the drinks. Tall bar chairs allow for excellent patron-watching and cocktails such as Fashion Ice, are de rigeur.

More intimate clubby seating is available as well. Drinking has never been more entertaining, or expensive. You won’t have much left in your wallet for dinner, but you’ll leave happy.

Le Bar du Plaza
Hotel Plaza Athenee
25 Avenue Montaigne
8th Arrondisement
Metro: Alma-Marceau/Franklin D. Roosevelt
www.plaza-athenee-paris.com
Open Until 2am Daily

Hotels are not just for sleeping anymore. Some of the world’s coolest bars are sequestered away behind glitzy addresses. Paris has its share of extraordinary drinks served in extraordinary settings.