Toulouse. Vintage, clandestine, at unbeatable prices… Here is our selection of cocktail bars
By Anthony Assemat
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Toulouse News a selection for you of addresses of bars to enjoy cocktails: original, made by mixology aces, in an atypical setting… So if you’re not afraid to think outside the box, this selection is made for you!
The Hour of the Monkey, the essential
This “mixing bar”, located in the Saint-Aubin district, offers convivial and sophisticated cocktails and surprising combinations. The drinks are made with homemade and seasonal products. Monkey Hour relies on varied and refined cocktails in an elegant atmosphere. While the bar organizes on request mixology class, every last Thursday of the month. It is set up the tasting of a different spirit.
59, rue Riquet
The Moloko Bar, vintage atmosphere
A bar with a vintage atmosphere that bears the name of the cult cocktail from the movie “A Clockwork Orange”. large sofas, an intimate atmosphere and regularly organized special evenings: the Moloko does not lack advantages. The varied cocktails are offered at more than reasonable prices, which does not detract from the charm of the place!
6, rue Joutx-Aigues
Fine cocktails at Fat Cat
This cozy bar with exposed brickwork is located near Place du Capitole. It offers a large menu of refined cocktails in a rather cozy setting. Jazz and soul concerts are regularly organized in this atypical place.
4 rue de Rémusat
Cosmopolitan, full of discoveries
This establishment, very well known by the thirty-somethings, offers a friendly and festive setting. It is obviously possible to taste a CosmopolitanFlagship cocktail of the house (based on absolut, Cointreau, lime juice and cranberry juice), but also beverages with the unusual name the First Lady, the Baroudeur, the Montmartre, or the Débauchard.
For El Paco, the place mixes 7-year-old Havana, lime juice, fresh mint, Tonka bean, mango purée and ginger beer. Four cocktails are available without alcohol (Virgin Mojito, Grenadilla, Gigi’s and the Fisherman). Make your choice !
1, rue des Trois Jours
the White Wolf (18, rue Bachelier) is also an address to try urgently… and in packs!
The Color of the Panties, of course!
Is it still necessary to present this mythical bar in Saint-Pierre square? Panties Color is, of course, known for its wild parties. But the bar also offers three ranges of cocktails: “classics” (mojito, Long Island, Ti Punch…), “Colors” (Ultim Désir, L’Olympique, Bénichou, etc.) and “Elite”understand more refined or more dosed.
These cocktails, priced at 8.50 euros, are served in “Royal” mode. And “for the strongest”, as the place stipulates, the Charlekler (13 euros), with the three shooters chosen by the bartender, go and get involved!
14 St. Peter’s Square
Clandestine cocktail bars!
This gourmet address in Toulouse, which opened in April 2022 at Les Carmes, is full of surprises. Upstairs, Under Luo is a restaurant that puts Asian cuisine in the spotlight under a sky of Chinese umbrellas.
In the dining room, there is a large Chinese cupboard. Take a close look at it and try out its many handles: one of them gives access to a speakeasy hidden in the basement of the establishment! This clandestine bar, in fact a cocktail bar, can accommodate up to forty people. The basement is divided into three separate living rooms: a bar, a fashionable Orient-Express space“like on a train”, specifies the manager, Hugues Alba, and a lounge area with friends or moments as a couple. “Our signature cocktail menu revolves mainly around citrus fruits and peppers from Asia,” says Hugues Alba.
6, rue de la Fonderie
Another speakeasy to test in the Pink City since September 2021: The Agency (26, rue du Languedoc) hidden behind the facade of a travel agency. “We do not recommend a real immersion in the time of American clandestine bars”, specifies the place. On the program: “Atmosphere prohibition and the 1920s”.
Creativity and Art Deco at Le Soulier
In the spring of 2022, the new establishment The shoe had opened its doors at 3, place Montoulieu on the site of Vélane. This restaurant offers a unique concept in a place in the neo Art Deco style... and a nice offer of cocktails in the evening. “Figs, kiwis, carrots, citrus… We change the menu every season,” explains Jean, the team coordinator there.
Cocktails with alcohol rub shoulders with non-alcoholic ones in a creative atmosphere. “Customers are very curious, looking for something new and the palate of the people of Toulouse is becoming more and more sharp! The visual is important”, continues Jean.
3 place Montoulieu
Mojito bar: an unbeatable price!
Open since the end of April 2022, the bar Tito Mojitoinstalled rue Jean-Baptiste Merly, between Compans-Caffarelli and Joan of Arc, offers the famous Cuban cocktail at unbeatable prices ! Here, the mojito is 3.90 euros. The managers have launched the verb “mojiter” to make people curious to discover the place.
L’Enrage, the youngest
At the beginning of September 2022, the L’Enrage tapas bar opened its doors between la Colombette and Gabriel Péri. There is a whole series of cocktails to discover, and in particular “Le Toulousain”, based on vodka and violet liqueur, as they relayed on their Facebook page.
11 Thionville Street
With a watering can rue de Metz
Since October 13, 2022, a little new one has appeared: the watering can. The place is run by two former residents of the CFA of Blagnac (Haute Garonne)Johan and Morgan, who cut their teeth together in the training section dedicated to professional bartenders.
The two managers went to the end of the concept, serving their house cocktails in glasses or in real watering cans! “We like the idea of sharing, the good festive side. The image of the watering can, with its links to nature and the garden, imposed itself,” says Johan.
47, rue de Metz
Nasdrovia, with fruits and vegetables from the garden
Open since 2013, the Nasdrovia, managed by François Galerneau, is attached to the environmental and local approach. In the summer of 2022, it notably offered a menu based on fruits, vegetables and herbs from its own vegetable garden. The place renews itself regularly to offer innovative products.
2 Maletache Street
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