Nightlife
6 addresses in Paris and Madrid
Bar De Vie: eleven seats in a cellar, and no ice in the house
Alex Francis and Barney O'Kane took the 2026 sustainable bar award and No.34 in Europe with a limestone basement where sub-zero drinks arrive without a cube.
22-24 rue Saint-Sauveur, 75002
Walk-in at the bar · reservations upstairs only
Bar Nouveau: the best bar in France is two flights of stairs
The Art Nouveau room co-founded by Rémy Savage, Sara and Hadrien Moudoulaud and Marc Puzzuoli took the French title and No.5 at Europe's 50 Best Bars. A diminutive space; no reservations upstairs, set menu on OpenTable.
5 rue des Haudriettes, 75003
Walk-in · busier from early evening, especially weekends
Club Metrópolis: a real door under Madrid's most famous dome
More than 6,000 m² inside the Edificio Metrópolis opened as a members' club on 21 January 2026, with a hotel, restaurants, a dress code, and no images taken or shared without prior authorisation.
Calle de Alcalá 39, 28014
Membership by application · calls only in the designated areas
Jack's Club: a piano bar in a vanished church
Under the Thompson on Plaza del Carmen, a British-minded speakeasy built into the remains of San Luis Obispo, where the cocktail list is written as chapters.
Plaza del Carmen s/n, 28013
In the hotel basement · from 7:00 PM · no photos or videos
Silencio: the door only opens after midnight
David Lynch's members' club under the old presses of L'Aurore — gold-leaf walls, a 24-seat cinema, and one hour of the night when the public gets in.
142 rue Montmartre, 75002
Members before midnight · Tue–Sat until 6am
Salmon Guru
Diego Cabrera's green-ceilinged cocktail den behind Huertas — speakeasy back room, mezcal list, and Madrid's best-known bar crowd.
Calle de Echegaray 21, 28014
No reservations for the front bar
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