Description:
At sank roo doe noo, as the ads tell you to instruct your cabdriver, is the most famous bar in Europe -- possibly in the world. Opened on Thanksgiving Day 1911 by an expatriate named MacElhone, it's where members of the World War I ambulance corps drank themselves silly. In addition to being Hemingway's favorite, Harry's is where the white lady and sidecar cocktails were invented; it's also the reputed birthplace of the Bloody Mary and the headquarters of a loosely organized fraternity of drinkers known as the International Bar Flies.
The historic core is the street-level bar, where CEOs and office workers loosen their ties on more or less equal footing. Daytime crowds are from the neighborhood's insurance, banking, and travel industries; evening crowds include pre- and post-theater groupies and night owls who aren't bothered by the gritty setting and unflattering lighting. A softer, somewhat less macho ambience reigns in the cellar, where a pianist provides music Tuesday to Saturday from 10pm to 2am.
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Awards:
Frommer's
- Recommended 2010
Other features:
Bars,Nightclubs,Bars & Pubs,Cocktail Bar
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Contact:
- visit website
- tel: 01-42-61-71-14
Address:
- 5 rue Daunou, 2e
- Paris 75002
Hours:
- Open daily noon until between 2 and 4am
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