Apéro Square

Apéro Square is a wine bar and tapas restaurant at 24 rue Daunou, in Paris 2e, between the Opéra Garnier and Place Vendôme, that organisers hire for groups from 10 to 70 people. The room has a double-height ceiling, a mirrored ceiling and a visible wine cellar. The official site offers afterworks, seminars, year-end evenings and private events, with live cooking and a TV screen for presentations.

Seminars and company events The site targets company events directly: team afterworks, seminars, end-of-year evenings and private parties. A group of 10 or more can sit at a table without taking over the whole venue. Partial hire gives part of the room to a group, and full hire gives the entire bar. A TV screen is available for presentations, and a dedicated server stays with the group all evening. Quotes are promised within 48 hours. The format is a drinks and food evening, not a full-day seminar, so it fits a session that ends with a tasting or a team celebration.

Weddings and receptions Weddings are not offered. The venue accepts birthdays and other private events, and the standing dinner cocktail format for up to 70 guests can suit a small reception. Ask the team for details before planning a ceremony-related event.

Rooms and capacities There is one main room. Three formats are defined by group size. Seated, for 10 to 15 guests, reserves a table. Semi-privatization, for 15 to 25 guests, uses part of the room for a standing dinner cocktail. Full privatization, for 26 to 70 guests, hands over the whole bar for a standing dinner cocktail. The room has a double-height ceiling, a mirrored ceiling and an exposed wine cellar.

Catering Catering is in-house. The offer includes more than 35 wines by the glass, with Grands Crus among them, plus champagne, house cocktails, mocktails and craft beers. Tapas and boards of aged cheese and cured meats are prepared, and slicing is done at the counter in front of guests as live cooking. The venue also runs a delivery caterer service for up to 30 people in Paris, for a farewell drink or a team meeting at the office.

History and setting The address sits in the Opéra and Vendôme area, close to offices in the 1st, 2nd, 8th and 9th arrondissements. The decor does part of the work, with its mirrored ceiling and its wine cellar on view. Wines are selected with winegrowers, many of whom practice reasoned farming, according to the site.

Getting there The bar is at 24 rue Daunou, 75002 Paris. Opéra is served by metro lines 3, 7 and 8, and Madeleine by lines 8, 12 and 14. RER A stops at Auber, and Gare Saint-Lazare is eight minutes away on foot.