Chez Georges

Way too cool bar. While strolling with my party freak Paris loving brother, we landed on this gem of a place. It’s authentic away from touristy places, although we’re tourists or may be not after our nth visit in Paris. Drinks are cheap, ambiance is amazing and location is superb. Recommend this place if you’re looking a genuine Parisian feel away from glitzy bars. The narrow alley in the beautiful Saint Germain area, the overlooking apartments where local Parisians stay, the closed small boutique shops added a magic to this place. More so it’s a wine and cocktail bar offering a wide range of variety.

The only bar in Paris that we went to twice over our 6 night stay. Loved it. Local, cozy, authentic. Everyone welcome. Tight on weekends. They do have a small selection of food - we had great chili. There was no music the night we visited but the basement room looks super cool for small performances.

To begging with Chez Georges, it's a very good and very positive atmospheric bar. More precisely it's more than just a parisian café or bar, it's a small light and heart of the district positioned right next to the beautiful Saint Sulplive Square and the vibrant Saint German des Près. Thou you might think it's a bar like any other in the district well you are wrong, it has more than 70 years of heritage and transmits the poetic feeling of being in real Paris, true city of Love, Poetry, Writing, Physosophy and Arts. This little yet spacious café will warm you up with a perfect café and tasty wine. From delicious cocktails to tasty snacks that match perfectly your drinks. You will have the possibility to meet new people from the French world of arts, poetry, philosophy, divers cultures and languages, and science. The community that was built around this place is truly faithful to the ambiance of Paris that so many locals and tourists look for in this city. Overall it's a café where you never feel lonely even if you come all by yourself or with a group of friends. You will be greeted with a smile and invite to come back the next evening as it is opened 7/7 from 18pm to 1-2pm. Merci à toute l'équipe et aux habitués de Chez Georges pour les moments passés ensemble. Bravo à vous et à très bientôt ! George from Prague 💙🤍❤️

Great place!!! 10/10 would recommend and tell you to make it a destination. Wine is cheap, tasty, and the staff is friendly. Go here for a good time

"Absolutely outstanding dining experience! From the warm ambiance to the impeccable service, every aspect exceeded expectations. The menu boasts a delightful array of dishes, each bursting with flavor and beautifully presented. A culinary journey that tantalizes the taste buds and leaves you longing for more. Highly recommend!" And we thank out local hotel Le Perle for calling and making reservations.

A well kept secret in Paris. This place is great. Local atmosphere, good and cheap wine plus delicious ham and cheese. A place for long stays enjoying friends and conversations. Few options on the menu but that keeps it simple. Love it and will return for sure. Great stop to finish one night and relax.

We order a tea and a hot chocolate. The cup's was looking dirty with finger tips shape from some grease maybe and with chocolate on the cup. When I told to the bartender this issue the sayd why I'm speaking with him like this because is not his fault.I don't know about you but I will never go there anymore.

A must go in Paris! Amazing wine, cheese, charcuterie and lovely staff! The place is very cool to enjoy the French atmosphere. Also the cost-benefit is the best one

Went in here for a glass ended up having a bottle. Amazing list and just really friendly people who want you to have good wine. It is hot inside, but worth it. We only went for a peak and sat outside to eat some fresh meats and cheeses, and enjoy the views. Good for a quick glass or a long sit down.

Very good local spot. Steak frites with sauce was amazing. Enjoyable experience. Get over the closeness of the table and the food.

Husband and I stumbled upon this fun pub after walking through the Saint Germain area and visiting the Saint Sulpice Church. Passing through the area, we spotted their cozy nook seating that overlooks the quaint Rue de Canettes. How lucky is that! Especially since it had just started to rain. The waiter was very welcoming and said we could sit anywhere. Of course we went straight for the cozy nook. We decided to order the charcuterie platter and wine. It was very good and all of the ingredients were fresh. The waiters that served us were very friendly and helpfully as well. We had an amazing evening lingering at Chez George's while watching the rain fall in this magical part of Paris. The atmosphere is cozy, and the vibe is friendly with many locals stopping in after work. I would definitely visit again.

Husband and I yelped it and knew we had to give it a try. Bartender spoke english well and was very friendly/helpful. She explained the menu and recommended the cheese platter. We also order some red wine. We sat on the side near the restroom because the other side held a birthday party with loud music. The atmosphere was casual yet fun, we really enjoyed ourselves and highly recommend giving this place a shot!

Descending into the cave that is this wine bar, heat sneaks up on you. A reddish hue fills the cellar's chambers, and the energy level is high, the mood festive. Table after table is crowded, and there is much merrymaking: revelers mosh and dance and grind and laugh and hug to the DJ - Pierre - behind the bar, where an Israeli flag proudly hangs next to Canadian and UK flags and retro pin-up models. When Pierre played "Hava Nagila", all hell broke loose. Later, we asked Pierre if he was the owner (he wasn't). He invited us behind the bar, then poured us hefty glasses of wine for free. Discovering we were Americans, he blasted the American national anthem - twice. Friends and I emptied a few bottles of Sancerre (Domaine Paul Cherrier, 2008). We put one aside, where strangers accidentally finished it. They apologized profusely, then bought us yet another bottle. Needless to say, my time here was a blur of awesomeness.

When your significant other is doing a mad dash through one of the best pharmacies in Paris for under market rate skin care products, what's one to do to pass the time? Crush a quick glass of red wine at Chez Georges is the answer. An unassuming wine bar that smells like cigarettes, serves cheap glasses of wine and other alcoholic products, offers free pretzels, and apparently features a wine cave that doubles as a dancehall on weekends. Not a place I'd normally circle as a must-stop while on vacation, but in a pinch, it was just what I needed.

Fun place to start the night, but I wouldn't stay there the whole time as it gets exponentially more crowded. Even so, people were trying to dance to the strange mix of old American hits. You're going to get elbowed, and we saw someone topple over into a poor crowd of girls. I don't know how, but six of us fit into a table for two. It's a limited selection of beer, and zero cocktails. There's some novelty to polishing off bottles of wine and people-watching in the cave setting, though.

Drinking a bottle of Côtes du Rhône in the cellar of a building that was constructed before my country was formed, eating the house plate of cheese and bread, all the while listing to amazing music that must have played just after the war. Defining experiences in Paris may seem easy to come by, but in a city that is rapidly adopting burgers and changing to feel more like Brooklyn, it's an amazing thing to stumble into a place like Chez Georges. Cities change, as they should; it's stereotypical to believe Paris to be full of cafe's serving only bouillabaisse or coq au vin, everyone sipping on tiny coffee's and smoking. Yes, you can absolutely still do these things, but it is becoming more and more touristy, or even elderly to do so. There is a feel of a new city growing up around the old brasseries, full of a new generation of Parisians that just won't have it. They are changing the city in some really fun ways, and like I said the evolution of a city has to happen (and it's and experience in itself to see what's going on), but I will always have a weak spot for an old bar that will serve up a cheap (in price, not in quality - this is France we are talking about) bottle of wine and play old songs, with a friendly bartender trying to understand your shitty French. Come here, skip the upstairs and head down to the cellar. Come before it gets too crowded; ideally when the locals are having their unwind hour after work and soak it in. Look at the walls and how the power lines are under a newer concrete than the walls are made of, as they came so much after this place was built. Enjoy that most light comes from candle, not from light bulbs, and relax. This is why you came to Paris, and if it's not the reason, it should have been (and you're lucky to have found Chez Georges). These things are a right of life in Paris, and if you find yourself in this amazing city, make sure to come here. Drink wine, listen to the locals talk about their day (even if you can't understand what they are saying) and savor it.

How is it that we visit the best spot on the last night of our trip? Who could possibly resist drinking bottles of wine with a huge cheese plate served with bread all for under 30 euro? Add the "cave" ambiance and you'll have me running straight for it. We arrived early on a weeknight and went downstairs to a nearly empty seating area. The rounded ceiling and low lights made it feel nice and cozy. Old timey war time ballads and dance hall tunes played lightly in the background. We settled at a table and grabbed a bottle of house red. After a glass, we decided to order a cheese plate as well to satisfy the small appetite that was growing before dinner. When it came out, we were thrilled. There were 6 large cuts of cheese with a huge bowl of bread to eat with it. By the time the end of the bottle neared, we could barely fit more cheese and bread into our bellies! I'm glad we came in the early evening. The place was starting to build in popularity as we were leaving. On a different night, I would love to come back and check out the later vibe. If we can still get cheese and wine, I'm sure I'd still be a completely satisfied customer!

If you are in Paris and looking for a great time out dancing with friends, look no further than Chez Georges! As previous reviews promise, this is the kind of place where you will have wine spilled on you while dancing on tables in an underground cave. Prices are affordable and the music is great! They played everything from 90s pop, to todays hits, to bali, to latin - even the hava nagila! Since there is not ventilation, be prepared to get a little sweaty but also be prepared to have a great time!

Loads of fun local spot diverse crowds nice wine and cheese plate and decent prices! We went back a second time.

This is the real Parisian experience for nightlife. We arrived around 9:30pm and had the charcuterie and cheese board with a bottle of rosé. Our waiter was funny and allowed us to practice our French on him. Around 10:30pm it got very crowded and wine was poured like water. No tourists whatsoever, everyone was French and dominantly younger. We were sat in the main room but wished we had gone downstairs to eat in "the cave." Looks cool! Everyone was very kind, from a French girl who toasted with us to a photographer who we spoke with for over an hour. Parisians love their stories and love to talk. You'll easily make new friends if that's what you're looking for. Dancing happens in the basement on weekends, so we will be back for that!

I could not wait to review our wonderful evening at Chez Georges. Isabel and Georges were the warmest hosts and made us so comfortable. The ambiance is charming and the menu has a wonderful assortment of dishes especially from the Alsace-Lorraine region of France. The quiche Lorraine is the best I've ever had. Everyone at our table of 6 thoroughly loved their meal but I think my Coq au Vin and the Vol au Vent were particularly wonderful. I truly don't think you could go wrong. We will be back in town around Christmas time and I definitely plan on returning to this charming restaurant.

Many fond memories here. Just a warning, this place gets PACKED! Especially downstairs in the cave. But in the winter, its super cosy and with the fire going there's nothing better! The wine is reasonable, and the music is fun. Overall, very kitsch with a young student crowd.

Drinking affordable wine in a cave?! Dude sign me up! The joint gets packed and the music is hit-or-miss, but we found ourselves really enjoying the overall feel of Chez Georges. Two bottles of champagne and two bottles of red later, we stumbled out and as best I can tell enjoyed the walk back.

Always filled with young parisian students crowded over a vaulted stone wall cellar (careful with your head... going out!) you will hear songs you might not know to the sound of the pouring wine and dancing... theres dancing even though there seems to be no space. If you are around Saint Germain you must stop at least for a quick peak! or why not, a bottle of "rouge" to rest the mind after a whole day of doing touristy stuff.

We didn't go into the downstairs area, just sat upstairs int he tiny restaurant portion and had the charcuterie and cheese plate. That was our choice only after hearing that they were out of the two chicken dishes that sounded good (we were here very early for dinner). The plate was excellent and the wine good, so we enjoyed the experience. Clearly we missed out by not going downstairs!

Great traditional french wine bar - used to be smoky and oldyworldy. Since smoking ban its lost some of its atmosphere. Buy a bottle of the house red, and enjoy baguette with camenbert as a casse croute.

Save time and money by dining at other bistros in Paris rather than Chez George. I have been to this restaurant a minimum of thirty times over the past decades and each time I have returned within the last five years it becomes less and less enjoyable. The bistro has rude management, rushed service and low quality food products. We all enjoy a good sauce but when your food is floating in it something is lost. If an establishment is charging $45 and up for a main course the food product should reflect the cost - not at this bistro. What has happened over the years is a greed for more and more business - tourism!! No more Chez George but definitely more Bistro Paul Bert.

She had the beef burgundy and I had a slow cooked lamb. Nice intimate place. Food was great. English menu with great service. Place was jam packed on a Monday night! Glad we had a reservation

Absolutely my favorite wine bar in Paris for wine, music and atmosphere. World music DJ Jean-Francois has a vast knowledge of music and how to please a crowd, the cave atmosphere is completely authentic and the wine is not only inexpensive but delightful. National Geographic did a big article on underground Paris in February of 2011, and Chez Georges was recognized for the beautifully preserved and historical venue that it is. Bob Dylan sang there long ago and Zola wrote there. It's a must for me every time I am in Paris.

Fun night at the old Parisian hot spot. The lamb chops were nice, loved the house red Bordeaux and pretty much ate a whole baguette. Oh, did I mention Drew Barrymore was in the house! With about 2" between each table she was not too hard to miss. Seemed like she was having a great night too! We'll be back!

Well, OK, it's been almost 17 years since I've been to this cave bar. But boy did I have a great time hanging out here in my day. And it's suppose to be exactly the same as I left it back then. Great people and a great vibe every night. It's a must for everyone who likes to party and doesn't mind a bit of wine splashed on their clothes.

I love this place. I make sure I come in anytime I'm in Paris.

top notch, quintessentially French wine barthe crowd is a mix of the older generations and student types.. great to share a bottle of the house red with a few friends in the dimly lit bar one can also bring in your own food and play a game of chess if it takes your fancy!

Didn't eat here but parties here an had an epic night! So much fun and great crowd. Danced all night until closing!

Very chill & good vibes--I like the cave aspect and the red colored lights and the reasonably priced drinks. I had a good night out arriving at 11, and leaving at 1. Around 12 people starting dancing, which was when it got really fun. the best part about this place is how relaxed and fun the people are.

I lived in Paris for a year and this was by far my favorite bar I found, I almost don't want to tell anyone about it! Yes, it is small, and yes it gets crowded..and that's exactly what it's good for. There was always a mixed age group when I was there and ended many nights here dancing on the tables with new friends