There’s no shortage of places to drink wine in
Paris. So much so, that having a NAD (a No Alcohol Day) in the city feels like
a great accomplishment. On a definite non-NAD day last summer I walked by a
little wine bar with a simple white script neon sign that said La Buvette.
The large window gave a view into the entire
interior: a sunlit room with just enough room for three or four mismatched
tables and a little wooden bar. The space used to be a a cremerie, and the
French word lumineux really is the right word to describe it. It’s unusual to
be in a Paris café or bar that feels like it has San Francico-type natural
light.
