Gilgamesh is a wine bar at 3 rue Poissonnière in Paris 2e that can be privatised for corporate events of 5 to 50 guests: afterworks, guided tastings, team dinners, farewell drinks and launch cocktails. The venue serves wines from some of the oldest wine regions, including Lebanon, Armenia, Georgia and Moldova, with Afghan dishes made to share. It opened in Paris in 2025.
Seminars and company events
The official page lists four formats. An afterwork with wine, cheese and charcuterie boards and a few Afghan dishes suits 10 to 50 people. A guided tasting for a team lasts 1 hour 30 minutes and covers five wines from different traditions (white, red, amber or orange, and natural), with cheese and small bites. The host tells the story of each wine in French or English. A team dinner in the vaulted cellar suits 5 to 12 people, for example a management committee or a client. The whole venue, meaning bar, room and cellar, works for a company evening, a launch or a cocktail dinner for 25 to 50 people.
The room has a video projector, Wi-Fi, a cloakroom and air conditioning. Guests can bring their own music. This is a lounge setting, not a seminar room, so it fits short presentations rather than a full day of sessions.
Weddings and receptions
The official text does not offer weddings. It does cover private receptions in the company context: farewell drinks, a launch evening or a cocktail dinner for up to 50 people.
Rooms and capacities
The vaulted cellar, with its exposed stone, holds 5 to 12 people and can be reserved on its own. Part of the room takes 8 to 50 people. The entire venue, with the bar, the room and the cellar, takes 25 to 50 people for a cocktail. Privatisation is possible Tuesday to Saturday in the evening, and on request outside opening hours until midnight.
Catering
Catering is in-house. The kitchen prepares family recipes from Afghanistan and Tajikistan every day, such as mantu, bourani and kofta, and vegetarian options are available on request. Cheese and charcuterie boards come with the wines, and a cocktail dinner can be arranged. Wine is poured by the glass, with an all-you-can-drink or a fixed package as options for afterworks.
History and setting
Gilgamesh is the Paris sister of De Filosoof, a wine bar and cellar in The Hague that has run for 15 years. The Paris venue brings the same list of rare wines and the same habit of talking about them. The name comes from the ancient Mesopotamian epic, in which a tavern keeper advises the king to enjoy bread, wine and company.
Getting there
The address is 3 rue Poissonnière, 75002 Paris, between Montorgueil and the Grands Boulevards. The nearest metro stations are Bonne-Nouvelle and Sentier. The team answers quote requests within 24 working hours, by form, e-mail or WhatsApp.
