This September, The Cambridge Public House, the award-winning Parisian neighbourhood bar and cocktail pub, will host ‘The Cambridge Global Series’ in celebration of the Summer Olympics in Paris. The bar will host nine globally acclaimed international bars, each from one of the qualifying countries for a series of special takeovers and seminars from Sunday 8th - Tuesday 10th September. Guests include Kristine Guterrez (Mister Paradise, USA), Simon Chollet (Symbiose, France), Andrew Ho (Hope & Sesame, China), Damien Guichard (Wax On, Germany), Takuma Watanabe (Martiny’s, representing Japan), Mia Kumari (Satan’s Whiskers, UK), Sasha Wijidessa (Fura, Singapore), Konstantinos Theodorakopoulos (Bar In Front Of The Bar, Greece) and Christina Viera (Bar Mordecai, Canada)

The Cambridge Global Series, Olympic Edition follows the success of The Cambridge’s Rubgy Global Series last year, where they hosted nine globally acclaimed bars in celebration of the Rugby World Cup in Paris in October.  Similar to last year’s format, The Cambridge will host 3 guest shifts on each night, kicking off with Mister Paradise, Symbiose and Hope & Sesame on, 8th September, followed by Wax On, Martiny’s and Satan’s Whiskers on 9th September and Fura, The Bar In Front Of The Bar and Bar Mordecai on 10th September.

Each guest bar will be serving a selection of exclusive cocktails for an hour and a half on their dedicated evening. The special serves, which have been created in collaboration with Hyacinthe and The Cambridge team, will showcase the extraordinary skills and talents of each of the guest bartenders and their respective bars, whilst reflecting and paying homage to their home country using various flavours and ingredients.

Alongside the guest shifts, The Cambridge, along with renowned drinks journalist and author, Francois Monti, will be hosting a series of seminars from 12pm – 4pm on Tuesday 10th September at the 1K Hotel in Paris. Each seminar and round table will provide the guest bars to offer an open discussion on selected topics relating to the industry, their bar and culture in either a round table or Q&A format.

Co-Owner of The Cambridge, Hyacinthe Lescoët says “We’re super excited to host the Summer Olympics in Paris, it provides us with the opportunity to invite nine incredible bars from the amazing nations at this year’s prestigious games in our home city! Our Cambridge Community Plan continues to be a big part of what we have been working on throughout 2024 and we can’t wait to continue to work with the bartending communities around the world and welcome them to our home city for a second time.”

Since opening in 2019, The Cambridge has gone on to win and be nominated for many awards, including Tales of the Cocktail: Top 10 Regional Best New Opening and Bar Magazine’s Bar of the Year in 2019. More recently The Cambridge was awarded No.38 at The World’s 50 Best Bars Awards in 2023 and were shortlisted for 2024’s Tales of the Cocktail.

The takeovers will run on 8th – 10th September from 5pm – 8:30pm. Seminars will be held on 10th September from 12pm – 4pm. Takeovers will be walk in only, seminars can be booked via www.eventbrite.com/the-cambridge-global-series-2024-olympic-edition

About The Cambridge:

The Cambridge is an award-winning neighbourhood bar which opened its doors in the heart of the Marais, Paris, in 2019. Inspired by a classic British pub, blended seamlessly with elements of a chic Parisian cocktail bar - The Cambridge delivers a relaxed and unique drinking experience.

The Cambridge was founded by Hyacinthe Lescoët and Hugo Gallou who lived and worked together in London for several years before opening the bar in 2019. Inspired by the warming hospitality, relaxed environment and convivial drinking of a traditional British pub, the friends decided to take these elements and combine it with their knowledge and experience working in the industry. The result is a venue that provides world class drinks on a par with the best watering holes around the globe, but with the down to earth and warming environment of everyone's favourite local.

Since opening in 2019, The Cambridge has gone on to win and be nominated for many awards, including Tales of the Cocktail: Top 10 Regional Best New Opening and Bar Magazine’s Bar of the Year in 2019. More recently The Cambridge was awarded No.38 at The World’s 50 Best Bars Awards in 2023 and were shortlisted for 2024’s Tales of the Cocktail.

In summer 2024, The Cambridge also became the first bar in the world to be achieve B-Corp status with an overall impact score of 88.1.

The Cambridge Public House, 8 Rue de Poitou, 75003, Paris, France