The brilliant, expansive bar at CopperBay is a pleasant antidote to the cramped, darkish speakeasies that make up a lot of the Parisian cocktail scene. It’s unpretentious and accessible, from the angle of pricing – cocktails begin at 10€, which is much decrease than most different spots of comparable high quality – and of service. Earlier than ordering on the bar, purchasers are given a deck of playing cards because the menu. Every one explains a beverage and breaks down the substances and taste profile right into a pie chart. Servers are easygoing and attentive. They care in regards to the presentation, doubtlessly an excessive amount of, and it’s possible you’ll end up being served a cocktail within a plastic bag that roughly resembles a bouquet of flowers, but it surely’s enjoyable.
A latest favourite throughout this chilly winter was the “Scorching Butterhead” of aromatic calvados, rum, Velvet Falernum, and liberal chunks of nonetheless melting butter, served heat in a mug sporting its personal woolly sweater. The drinks menu has a wide variety of pastis in all its kinds, traditional drinks, and CopperBay’s personal authentic creations that are advanced, multilayered and memorable (even when within the case of some, just like the cauliflower-banana rum cocktail, maybe for the fallacious causes). By the use of eats, there’s a small menu of impeccable if typical merchandise (burrata, rillettes). Though CopperBay seems to have gone by a number of soul looking out iterations since opening in late 2014 – the vaguely nautical bar not manufacturers itself as “Mermaids & Magic Potions” for instance – it’s hitting its stride proper now.
— Catherine Down, January 2016
Sensible data
Tackle: 5 rue Bouchardon, 75010
Nearest transport: Jacques Bonsergent (5), Strasbourg Saint-Denis (4, 8, 9)
Hours: Closed Sunday & Monday; Open Tuesday-Saturday 6pm-2am
Reservations: Reservations not accepted
Common value for dinner: 10-19€
Type of delicacies: cheese & charcuterie
Web site Fb
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Evaluations of curiosity
52 Martinis (2015) “For the meals menu, they’re specializing in native distributors and turning out a menu of munchies comprising rustic breads, cheeses, meats or My Loopy Pop popcorn with flavors like Roquefort & nuts or wasabi & sesame.”
Le Figaro (2015) “«Il y a seulement douze cocktails (à 10 et 11 €) dont six cocktails signatures», précise Julien Lopez, orginaire de Montpellier. Parmi les créations, le Faluka, aux accents libanais relevés par un sirop de datte, ou encore le spectaculaire The Beast, à base d’infusion de graisse de viande fumée et bourbon. Pour accompagner les élixirs, des petites nourritures servies dans de jolies barquettes en bois. Les produits proviennent des commerçants du quartier (la charcuterie italienne de Capri Bazar, le ache au goût de châtaigne de Liberté). Mais ici aucune obligation: celui qui veut une mauresque (à 3 €) peut aussi passer une bonne soirée.”
Time Out (2015) “Le CopperBay: Mermaids & Magic Potions est un joli bar au design un peu froid, habillé de bois et tendu de cordages, une invitation à prendre la route du rhum mais aussi celles de la vodka, du gin ou du bourbon grâce aux savants mélanges secrets and techniques et étranges concoctés par Elfi, Julien et Aurélie (des maîtres en mixologie, tous déjà réputés et primés pour leurs compétences).”
World’s Finest Bars (2015) “The tempting drinks menu options quite a few classics in addition to a small collection of home creations and nearly all of drinks are at pocket-friendly costs (not less than by Paris requirements – across the 9€ mark). The Black Julep is a working example, a inventive and elegantly introduced drink flavoured with fig extract and blackberry. It’s an actual deal with. There’s checklist of wine, beers and different aperitifs to select from they usually’ve extra just lately launched an attractive meals menu for individuals who need one thing tasty to pair with their cocktails.”
Paris Bouge (2015) “Copper Bay, immense, est décoré par les architectes et designers de RoWin’Atelier à la façon d’une cabine de bateau, avec beaucoup de bois, de cuivre, des cordages. Les grandes baies vitrées et les lumières bien dosées en font un endroit plutôt cosy, dans la calme rue Bouchardon: les trois créateurs des lieux, Elfi, Julien et Aurélie, tous bien expérimentés dans le milieu du bar et du cocktail, ont voulu une ambiance loin des habituels speakeasy trop sombres, mais plus proche d’un dépaysant apéro sur la plage.”
Photograph through CopperBay’s Fb web page
