PARIS - Sports bars and restaurants
The editors of Eat in Paris have selected seven of the most hopping restaurants in Paris for kicking back and cheering on your favorite teams. Choose from the following sports:
Football (that's soccer to Americans), American football, Rugby XV and XIII, Tennis, Golf, Basketball, Ice Hockey, Baseball, Cricket, Sailing, Formula 1 and similar Rallys, and - the icing on the cake - Horse Racing.
Havana Café : With a cozy, living room-like seating and three giant screens, this restaurant is the ideal spot for your favorite sports match.
* Equally a great place to catch big games in Foot ligue 1, Top 14 Rugby and the World Cup Rugby tournament.
Le Président : Centrally located just off the Champs Elysées, this modern restaurant welcomes les sports fans from Monday to Saturday.
* Equally a great place to catch big games in Foot ligue 1, Top 14 Rugby and the World Cup Rugby tournament.
Peanut’s Café : A spirited jazz club hosting frequent concerts, this café adapts like a camelion to accomodate the various sporting and cultural events at the surrounding Bercy shopping and entertainment plaza. With four plasma screens, you're sure to catch every play of your preferred sporting matches. And given its proximity to the Bercy Omnisport Palace, tennis (and especially the Paris Open) gets the most air time. Open from Monday to Saturday from 10am to 2am.
* Also a top spot to catch major games in Foot ligue 1, Top 14 Rugby and the World Cup Rugby tournament. Call in advance to find out if your desired event will be broadcast.
Losserand Café : This trendy, modern lounge easily transforms itself into a lively sports bar with a plethora of cushy seats and television screens, offering a panoramic view for every game. Open seven days a week from 6:30am to 2:00am.
* Also unbeatable for viewing major games in Foot ligue 1, Top 14 Rugby and World Cup Rugby, tennis and Formula 1.
Why not try any (or all!) of these omni-sports bars, with varied coverage suiting almost every fan.
PlayOff ClubHouse : Pub-style sports house serving tasty tapas and other inexpensive game munchies. Nightly sports matches on two flatscreen TVs and a video projector. Steak out a seat at the bar to watch any of the following sports:
French National Football and Rugby, Foot Ligue 1, Top 14 Rugby, Golf, Tennis, Ski, Basketball, Cricket, Horse Racing and Sailing.
The Mosse : Convivial Canadian bar luring in sports fans with juicy burgers, local beers and a royal selection of various North American specialties. An impressive eight flat screen televisions promise that every top sports game will have its "15 minutes." Open from Monday to Friday from 4:00pm to 2:00am and on Saturdays and Sundays from 12:00pm to 2:00am. Broadcasts all of the following major sporting events:
French National Football and Rugby, Ligue 1 Foot, Top 14 Rugby, tennis, hockey, American football, and, of course, basketball and baseball (you couldn't really ask for more!).
Au Métro : A perfect restaurant to grab a hearty breakfast, lunch or dinner while watching your preferred game. Fantastic location near the Montparnasse train station - close to plenty of movie theatres, restaurants and bars for an after-game film or apéritif. Seven screens dispersed throughout this restaurant guarantee you won't miss a mlnute. Make sure to reserve for lunch and dinner. Broadcasts select matches of the following sporting events:
Foot ligue 1, Top 14 Rugby and many others events.