Happy Hour: Le Hideout

Le Hideout has a few locations around Paris - near Bastille, rue Mouffetard, and Châtelet, but I visited the one just down the street from Gare du Nord. An Irish pub that features rugby and tennis on the telly and a bustling terrasse, Le Hideout is a fab place to chill outside, watch the people go by and have a cheap cocktail.

Each day from 6pm-midnight (a generous several happy hours!), one can get a deliciously tall mojito or whiskey-cola for 4€, or a pint for - gasp! - just 3,50€. (Happy Hours vary with location.)

Note: the Bastille location has a weekly competition to correctly identify pieces of music - blind! See how you muster against some of Paris' best music lovers each Wednesday from 9-11:30pm.

Le Hideout Gare du Nord
Happy Hours: 6pm-midnight daily, mojito/whiskey cola: 4€, pints 3,50€
8 Boulevard de Denain 75010 Paris
Métro: M4, M5 to Gare du Nord
http://www.hideout-bar.com/