Le Syndicat

Paris, France

No. 24 on The World's 50 Best Bars 2018. The World's 50 Best Bars: No. 34 (2017); No. 84 (2022), No. 79 (2020) and No. 84 (2019) on the 51-100 list. Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards: Best International Cocktail Bar (Regional Honoree, 2020), Best International Cocktail Bar (Top 4: 2019, 2018, 2017), Best International Bar Team (Regional Honoree, 2018), Best New International Cocktail Bar (Top 4, 2015).

The Organization for the Defence of French Spirits works exclusively with French-produced alcohol, no exceptions, no compromises. Robin Davalo took over direction in November 2022, with Rémy Savage serving as associate director, and the Faubourg Saint-Denis bar continues to prove that France's distillation heritage provides sufficient depth for a complete cocktail program. Calvados, armagnac, cognac, pastis, and domestic gin replace the usual international suspects. Le Syndicat turns a nationalist constraint into creative liberation.