Le Bar Botaniste opens at Shangri La Paris with ten signature cocktails
Reimagined around Prince Roland Bonaparte's botanical passions, Shangri La Paris's new bar merges mixology with natural specimens, each cocktail paired with delicate dim sum.
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Le Bar Botaniste at Shangri La Paris draws its identity from the botanical collections of Prince Roland Bonaparte, transforming cocktail service into something between scientific study and sensory indulgence. Ten signature cocktails, each built around a carefully selected botanical, arrive presented as specimens from a contemporary herbarium; the precision of their construction matched by the elegance of their glassware and the considered arrangement of elements on the table.
The bar itself occupies a space of subdued refinement: cream and taupe striping on the walls, framed botanical studies hung at intervals, and brass wall sconces with pleated shades that cast a warm, amber light across the evening. The interplay of light and shadow creates an atmosphere of quiet sophistication, one that rewards lingering conversation and unhurried appreciation.
Accompanying the cocktails are delicate dim sum designed for sharing, their preparation and presentation aligned with the bar’s larger commitment to detail and craft. This is not theatre masked as service, but rather the genuine marriage of culinary thought with the ritual of the aperitif: ingredients and techniques in conversation, each element chosen for its particular contribution to the whole.
Le Bar Botaniste sits within Shangri La Paris, the luxury hotel in the 16th arrondissement. The bar opens as an addition to the property’s existing dining and drinking portfolio, another expression of the house’s commitment to cultivated leisure and the ceremonial aspects of Parisian hospitality.
Imagery courtesy of Shangri-La Paris (@shangrilaparis).
