Description:
In 1944, during the liberation of Paris, Ernest Hemingway made history by ordering a drink at the Ritz Bar while gunfire from retreating Nazi soldiers was still audible in the streets. Today the Ritz commemorates the event with bookish memorabilia, rows of newspapers, and stiff drinks. Look for the bar's entrance, and homages to other writers such as Proust, near the hotel's rue Cambon entrance. If you develop a thirst in the daytime, when the Bar Hemingway isn't open, head for the Bar Vendôme, near the hotel's place Vendôme entrance. The setting is just as cozy and woodsy, albeit a bit more grand. Open Tuesday through Saturday from 5pm to 1am.
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Awards:
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- Top 100 Bar 2009
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- tel: 01-43-16-33-65
- fax: +33 1 4316 3375
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Address:
- 15 place Vendôme, 1er
- In the Hôtel Ritz
- Paris 75001
Hours:
- Tues-Sat 5pm-1am
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