Le Bistrot des Cinéastes can be hired for seminars of 15 to 30 people, team lunches of 15 to 40, afterworks in a lounge or a hall of 40 to 70, and full-venue evenings of 50 to 80 guests. It is a speakeasy bar of about 100 m² on the first floor of the Cinéma des Cinéastes, at 7 avenue de Clichy in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, a few steps from Place de Clichy.
Seminars and company events
By day the space can be privatized for a seminar, a study day, a regional committee, a brainstorming or a team building. The site recommends it for 15 to 30 people, with a modular layout in U shape, islands or theatre style, and gives about 25 people as a comfortable figure. The room is equipped with a video projector and screen, sound system and microphones, a flipchart, a piano and Wi-Fi. Access starts at 8:30 with a welcome breakfast, and a half day or a full day can be booked.
The venue also sells a ready-made day: breakfast, working time, lunch on site and an afternoon workshop. The workshops are improvisation theatre and film dubbing, each led for 15 to 40 people, and a music blind test or live karaoke can close the day. For afterworks, two spaces are listed: the lounge for 20 to 30 people and the hall for 40 to 70.
Weddings and receptions
The bar also hosts birthdays, private evenings and small weddings. A civil wedding or PACS reception is possible, 600 meters, about 8 minutes on foot, from the town hall of the 17th arrondissement. A full privatization takes 50 to 80 guests and can run until 2:00 in the morning, with decoration, a photo booth or musicians brought by the hosts, or the resident DJs. The lounge area is offered for groups of 20 to 40 who want a dedicated space while the bar stays open.
Rooms and capacities
Two spaces are described: the lounge with sofas, for 20 to 30 guests, and the hall for 40 to 70. The whole venue is about 100 m². Full privatization is sold for 50 to 80 guests on request.
Catering
The kitchen is run on site by the venue's chef. Team lunches follow a format of shared mezze and tapas, a seasonal main course and a homemade dessert. For evenings, standing cocktail dinners, shared boards, house cocktails, natural wines, craft beers and champagne are offered.
History and setting
The space once housed the cabaret of Père Lathuille, painted by Manet, and became a cinema in 1930. Today the decor mixes marble, vintage furniture and frescoes by Tofdru that pay tribute to Georges Méliès. The room is also rented for filming and photo shoots.
Getting there
The venue is at Place de Clichy, with Place de Clichy metro on the doorstep. The site mentions about 10 minutes to La Défense via Pont Cardinet on line 14, and easy access from Levallois, Clichy and Saint-Lazare. Parking is available nearby.
