The Best Bars in Bordeaux

Updated October 2026

In Bordeaux the wine bar comes first, but cocktails have become an institution here too, and the two often meet in the glass. The best bars in Bordeaux gather around Saint-Pierre, with others near Saint-André Cathedral and by the river at Sainte-Croix. On Rue de la Devise in Saint-Pierre, Madame Pang hides behind a discreet shopfront and mixes Asian-influenced cocktails such as the Kaika, with rum, green tea, yuzu and umeshu, to go with its dim sum. A few doors down, Aux Quatre Coins du Vin pours 40 wines by the glass from Enomatic machines. La Drôlerie on Rue du Parlement Saint-Pierre is a terroir bar open every night. Point Rouge on Quai de Paludate fills a former wine cellar with a 100-drink menu built on wine-based cocktails, among them the Bordeluche of red wine, rum and passion fruit. Near the cathedral, Bar Casa at the Grand Hôtel Français serves cocktails with or without alcohol under a mural by Emma Kadroui. Madame Pang takes no reservations. These are the bars we would start with.