Prost brings a slice of Bavaria to Place de la Bastille with its franco-allemand bistronomic concept that's more than just a gimmick. The ground floor is all about generous plates and German beer on tap, while the second floor hides a speakeasy-style cocktail bar that feels like a completely different venue. It's the kind of place you go for dinner and end up staying for drinks upstairs.
A Franco-German spot on Bastille with hearty food, German beer on tap, and a hidden speakeasy cocktail bar upstairs that changes the whole night.
Head upstairs after dinner — the speakeasy cocktail bar on the second floor is the real highlight and easy to miss if you don't know it's there.
Franco-German fun with a secret speakeasy upstairs
Prost is one of those places that shouldn't work but absolutely does. A Franco-German restaurant on Place de la Bastille sounds like a tourist trap waiting to happen, but the execution is genuinely solid. The ground floor is a bustling, convivial space where you'll find generous plates that mix French bistronomic technique with German comfort food — think sausages, pretzels, and hearty mains done with more finesse than you'd expect. The German beer selection is the real draw here, with several on tap that you won't easily find elsewhere in Paris.
The real surprise is upstairs. The second floor houses a speakeasy-style cocktail bar that feels like stepping into a different venue entirely — more intimate, dimly lit, and properly crafted cocktails. It's worth coming for dinner just to migrate upstairs afterward. With 130 seats across two levels, it can get loud and busy, especially on weekends, but that's part of the energy. The 4.9 rating on Restaurant Guru from over 1,200 reviews tells you locals aren't just tolerating this place — they're coming back.
Prost, c'est l'endroit que tu repousses en te disant que le concept franco-allemand sur la place de la Bastille, ça sent le piège à touristes. Et pourtant, ça marche vraiment. Au rez-de-chaussée, l'ambiance est conviviale et animée : des assiettes généreuses qui mêlent technique bistronomique française et réconfort allemand — saucisses, bretzels, plats copieux avec plus de soin que prévu. La sélection de bières allemandes pression est la vraie raison de venir, avec des références qu'on trouve difficilement ailleurs à Paris.
L'étage, c'est la surprise : un bar à cocktails type speakeasy, plus intime, tamisé, avec des cocktails soignés. On vient dîner en bas et on finit la soirée là-haut sans avoir à changer de lieu. Avec 130 places sur deux niveaux, ça peut devenir bruyant, surtout le week-end, mais c'est l'énergie du lieu. Le 4,9/5 sur Restaurant Guru avec plus de 1 200 avis confirme que les Parisiens reviennent — et pas par hasard.