Corcoran's Grands Boulevards is an Irish pub at 23 boulevard Poissonnière in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris that can be hired for afterworks, farewell drinks, team evenings and company parties. The official site lists three areas that can be privatized, for 10 to 100 guests each, and states a maximum capacity of 700 people for the pub as a whole.
Seminars and company events
This is a lively bar, not a meeting venue, and no seminar room is described. It suits the informal end of corporate life: an afterwork for a department, a farewell drink, a team celebration or a company party. The privatization page names company evenings among the events it handles, next to birthdays and bachelor parties, and offers solutions for a group, from a few seats to a mezzanine or the whole establishment. The pub is open until 5 am, so a late party is possible.
Projection equipment is listed for the three privatizable areas, and the pub has four extra-large video projectors and more than ten 4K screens. A short presentation or a live sports broadcast for clients or colleagues is therefore realistic. A sound system, a microphone and a cloakroom are also listed.
Rooms and capacities
The site describes four ways to book. A table reservation covers 1 to 700 people. The top area can be privatized for 10 to 50 guests. The back bar takes 40 to 100 guests, and so does the side bar. The pub is described as a semi-open space. The listed equipment includes access for people with reduced mobility, a terrace, a heated terrace, air conditioning, a lighting system, a sound system, a microphone, projection equipment, a cloakroom and Wi-Fi.
Catering
Food and drink come from the house menu: draught international beers, house cocktails and shots, burgers, fish and chips, and sharing boards, with street food as well. Happy hours run every day from 5 pm to 10 pm. The site does not describe set menus or an outside caterer, so ask the team what a quote can include for your group size.
History and setting
The official text presents the pub as a long-standing address of Paris nightlife, with wood paneling, giant screens for football, rugby and tennis, karaoke every Thursday from 9 pm and DJ sets on Friday and Saturday, when it turns into a dance bar. If your event is on one of those evenings, expect the regular crowd around your group unless you have privatized an area.
Getting there
The pub is 38 meters from Grands Boulevards station, served by metro lines 8 and 9. It sits in the middle of the Grands Boulevards district, a short walk from theaters, cinemas and concert halls, which makes it an easy meeting point for guests coming from several parts of the city.
