Arbela 10 is a wine bar and Basque tapas restaurant at 49 rue de l'Échiquier in Paris 10th, run by the chef Juan Arbelaez. It takes private groups from 12 to 80 guests, in a cocktail or a seated format. Events are booked in the evening, as the bar opens from Monday to Saturday from 6 pm.
Seminars and company events
The official page calls the setting intimate and offers the venue for all kinds of events: company evenings, team dinners, afterworks, departure parties and client cocktails. The minimum is 12 people. For a seated dinner or a standing cocktail, the capacity goes up to 80. The team says it takes care of everything, so an organiser does not need to coordinate separate suppliers for drinks and food.
This is not a place for a day-long meeting with projection equipment. No meeting room, screen or equipment is described. It suits the evening part of a seminar programme, the dinner after a day spent elsewhere.
Weddings and receptions
The official pages do not mention weddings. Private receptions of the same type as the company formats, such as birthdays or small celebrations, fit the 12 to 80 guest range.
Rooms and capacities
The site gives one capacity range and no named room: groups from 12 to 80 guests, in cocktail or seated format. The room layout, the plan of the tables and the share of the space that is privatized are agreed when the quote is prepared. Ask whether a partial or full buyout applies to your date and group size.
Catering
The cuisine is Basque. The tapas are made by the chef Juan Arbelaez, and the wines come from growers, which is the house signature. The name Arbela means slate or blackboard in Basque, a reference to the menu written on the board. The restaurant presents itself as a place of simple moments, good produce and the Basque Country, without frills. A recurring evening on the first Wednesday of each month pairs oysters with a changing selection of white wines, which gives an idea of the style of the house.
History and setting
Arbela 10 belongs to the Eleni Group, which operates other restaurants in Paris. It is located in the 10th arrondissement, a district of theaters, bars and restaurants between the grands boulevards and the Gare de l'Est.
Getting there
The address is 49 rue de l'Échiquier, 75010 Paris. The official pages do not list transport links. The area is served by the Strasbourg-Saint-Denis and Bonne Nouvelle metro stations, a few minutes on foot. The phone number given for requests is +33 1 48 00 08 28.
