What would a visit to Paris be without entering this unusual drinking establishment situated off the beaten track, but next to one of Paris’ most exhilarating markets, the Marché Aligre. The Baron Rouge is a cathedral to wine lovers and their accompanying “plates” to wash it down with. Wine can be taken home from the barrels found on the premises and you wont find anywhere else with a clientele spilling out on the streets with a dozen oysters at their finger tips and a Sancerre balanced in the other hand. Le Baron, as it is called is a local institution and many Parisians drop off here, market purchases literally the pavement for liquid courage before they set off home to make Sunday lunch. The staff is truly delightful and the choice of wines will make you dizzy. That is if a beyond reasonable consumption of it doesn’t get to you first. You’ll be allowed to totter back home as long as you don’t bother the neighbours. This is actually quite a task as Le Baron is a mecca for social gathering on market mornings. But don’t tell anyone we said so.

1, rue Théopile Roussel
75012 Paris (M° Ledru-Rollin
Tél. 01 43 43 14 32