Oh, that papered over and presumably deserted storefront? That’s Le Syndicat. Cleverly hidden in plain sight, it doesn’t contemplate itself a bar per se, however fairly, an “Group in Protection of French Spirits,” the place Romain Le Mouëllic and Sullivan Doh (final seen at Sherry Butt) are revisiting and reviving old school French spirits as the bottom for uncommon cocktails aimed toward a modern, youthful viewers. The bar is pegboard and concrete warmed up and made gritty-glamorous by the addition of gold metallic curtains for a utilitarian stylish that appeals, primarily based on the scale of the comely crowd late on a weeknight. There’s a smattering of dear nibbles, rillettes of some kinds or marinated greens, however you’re right here to discover the obscure aperitifs, eaux de vies, and Cognacs of yore. For €40, decide to the Chemin Educatif which takes you on the Tour de France of booze experiences with a degustation flight of three liqueurs plus one revisited traditional cocktail, and one ingenious up to date creation.
— Catherine Down, January 2016
Sensible info
Tackle: 51 rue Faubourg Saint-Denis, 75010
Nearest transport: Strasbourg Saint-Denis (4,8,9)
Hours: Open each evening
Phone: 06 66 63 57 60
Common worth for cocktail: 13€
Web site Fb
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Critiques of curiosity
Journey + Leisure (2016) “Servers deliver cucumber water unannounced (a rarity in Paris), even earlier than you order one in every of their $11 to $14 drinks. Attempt the appropriately named “Drop the Beet,” made with the French apple brandy Calvados, beet juice, and home ginger.”
Paris Bouge (2015) “Le idea, remettre au goût du jour des alcools de grand-père, sélectionner des spiritueux au quatre cash de la France et créer, comme en couture, un sur-mesure en matière de cocktails. Tout est français mais surtout, tout est particulièrement bien travaillé, les associations entre alcool et jus, liqueurs, saveurs.”
52 Martinis (2014) “Le Syndicat is the self-proclaimed “Group in Protection of French Spirits” and, as such, focuses strictly on French elements. The idea of its creators, Sullivan Doh and Romain Le Mouellic, is to inventory the bar with bottles of gentian primarily based drinks, French Gins, Cognacs, Armagnac, and different elements hailing from l’Hexagone.”
Time Out (2014) “Une façade décrépite, des affiches placardées sur une épaisseur de 5 centimètres… Mais où est ce bar? … C’est sur un idea très rafraîchissant que Sullivan Doh et Romain Le Mouellic ont décidé de fonder un rade aux allures de bar clandestin, qui contraste nettement avec un intérieur clinquant aux tonalités mordorées.”
Le Figaro (2014) “Sullivan Doh, transfuge de l‘Experimental, qui a fait ses lessons à l’école Ferrandi et participé au succès du Sherry Butt (dans le IVe), jongle avec vieux cognacs, rhums blancs de La Réunion et eaux-de-vie de myrte. La carte est brève, précise et séduisante pour les amateurs de boissons tourbées.”
