Harry's New York Bar
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Legend has it that Gershwin composed « An American in Paris » in the downstairs piano bar here. I don't doubt it as the other legend, that Fitzgerald drank himself unconscious at Harry's, seems to... Read More
Legend has it that Gershwin composed « An American in Paris » in the downstairs piano bar here. I don't doubt it as the other legend, that Fitzgerald drank himself unconscious at Harry's, seems to have held up through the ages. But most people who come here to enjoy a whiskey-sour, bloody Mary or rum-and-coke in the wood-paneled bar, probably don't come her for those reasons, even if they do know who Gershwin and Fitzgerald are. Harry's is just one of those Paris bars that has always been and forever will be. It was established in 1911. And its location, just by Opéra and Place Vendome, make it so very convenient. It's also a good spot to hang out in if you're looking for some expat comraderie.
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Paige Donner
Paris Local Expert
- Bars: "See if you can find your college pennant tacked up behind the bar. They're nearly all there, from US universities. This still is one of the best meeting points when you're new to the city or meeting up with people who are."
- Best for Bars Because: My grandfather had a drink at Harry's Bar when he was stationed in Paris as one of the liberating American troops after WWII.
