Grazie mille, Italy. Paris is indebted to you for two very good-looking, very identical reasons. If you don’t know who Adrien et Anthony “Les Jumeaux” are, it probably means you don’t get out much.
Born and raised in France to Italian parents, the dynamic frèros have carved an impressive empire out of Parisian nightlife, by combining their DJ skills, hardcore networking, two matching sets of creative eyes and a natural ability to organize soirées that bring together the city’s hottest men and women who you don’t otherwise get the opportunity to come across during the daylight hours.
After more than a decade of making the rounds through some of Paris’s most exclusive spots, the duo has decided to plant their Italian roots in a place they can finally call their own. Enter Le Fourbi.
Formerly home to a left-bank bar à putes, think of it as your new bar à potes, where l’apéro becomes l’apéritivo with an original wine and cocktail menu à l’italienne full of light, bubbly concoctions that will have you daydreaming of weekend getaways to Venice or take you there in spirit. Rossini, Portofino, Cicciolina — the drinks roll easily off your tongue and go to your head like a Champagne buzz. There’s also a wide selection of natural Italian wines starting at 5 euros a glass (eg. Chianti Colli Senesi, Myrto, etc.) and artisanal beers.
It wouldn’t be a real apéritivo without something to snack on, so order an “assiette apéritivo,” a buffet trio made up of three different types of Italian charcuterie, cheeses and grilled vegetables, perfect for nibbling while sipping.
Ambiance-wise, the bar is intimate and chic with cozy, lush, pillow-covered benches lining the wall and candlelit tables, but it evokes an edginess that’s been lacking in the otherwise dormant 7th arrondissement. A wall mural with old clippings, pieced-together posters of nude bombshells and miscellaneous blended images adds a touch of sexy nostalgia, in addition to the bottom half of a fox protruding from the back wall and another furry creature in shades by the bar with cigarette in mouth and mini liquor bottle in paw. It’s kind of why Adrien and Anthony named the place “Le Fourbi” — a bit all over the place yet somehow coherent.
Aside from their other entrepreneurial/DJ/nightlife/design endeavors, for now think of “Les Jumeaux” as a pair of studly Italian mad scientists and Le Fourbi as their lab. Thirsty test subjects bienvenus.
Le Fourbi Wines and Cocktails Bar
25 bis rue Duvivier Paris 75007
Métro : Ecole Militaire or La Tour-Maubourg
Tél : 01 45 50 11 03
Reservations : lefourbi@lefourbi.fr
Currently open Wednesday to Saturday from 7:30 pm to 2 am
Article : Stéphanie Holmes
Photos : Jean Picon
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