The Fifth Bar Dive Bar / Irish Pub

Latin Quarter - 5eme, Paris –

Named for the 5th Arrondissement, The Fifth Bar is a tiny Irish pub that offers a little bit of everything to its primarily English-speaking patrons.

The epitome of a dive, the bar’s hodgepodge décor consists of Halloween decorations (all year long) and walls plastered with everything from flags to fine art to beer posters. The basement is set up like a dungeon, complete with a skeleton bearing the sage advice to “Tip the bar staff…I didn’t.”

Plenty of extras tempt patrons to give the venue a try, including beer pong competitions, ever-changing theme nights, live music, sporting events, and the occasional showing of American TV shows and movie classics – not to mention the self-proclaimed “cheapest Happy Hour in Paris.”

Regular pub hounds will argue it’s hard to have a bad time in any Irish pub, and once customers join the other friendly locals, students, and travelers at The Fifth Bar, they’ll probably agree.