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Two colorful cocktails on the counter of a modern bar in Bordeaux, with bottles of alcohol and a bartender in the background, illuminated with blue and red neon lights.
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The bars of Bordeaux

Are you looking to have a good time with your family and friends over a drink and a few platters or tapas? If Bordeaux’s wine bars are the obvious pick, the city offers many other options. Discover one of the city’s trendy cocktail bars or opt for a lively concert venue where the rousing atmosphere will make you want to show off a few dance moves.

A bartender wearing glasses and an apron prepares a cocktail behind the bar counter, with illuminated bottles of spirits in the background at a Bordeaux bar.

A selection of cocktail bars in Bordeaux

A bartender wearing glasses and an apron prepares a cocktail behind the bar counter, with illuminated bottles of spirits in the background at a Bordeaux bar.

For several years now, cocktails have been making a comeback. Gone are the days of questionable mixtures from prohibition-era America, or cheap beverages from the 80s. Today, cocktails have become an artform that even boasts its own name: mixology. In Bordeaux, like everywhere else, cocktail bars have become the new hotspots. Here’s an overview.

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