May is Fiesta Time! Cinco de Mayo, Eurovision, DJs, Collabs & Cocktails, Cocktails, Cocktails !!! 🪅🎉🍸
Plus, Our New Menu Drops Thursday May 16th! 🍹🥳💃🏻🌺🪩
Welcome to May!!! From the looks outside today, we’re still in Winter, but at Abricot we know it’s time to party like it’s Spring… And we have lots going on to celebrate!!! For starters, this weekend, check out our Cinco de Mayo festivities, both Saturday & Sunday!!! Special margs menu, full decor, Latin music… full fiesta. 💃🏻🪅❤️🔥🇲🇽
Then in the weeks to come, join us for our very first open mic night, a Eurovision viewing party, Deep Down Divine Funky Deep House with DJ Alessandra, and at the end the month, More than a Jazz Night, with a perfect mix of live jazz, Nonette’s Bánh Mì (vegan versions!), and signature cocktails from Abricot! (and more!)
You asked for it back, and we listened, so check out our events calendar listing it all out… print it out, mark your calendars and most importantly, come by! We’ve also highlighted a few of our special guests if you want to get the lowdown below. 🎉⬇️
Finally, you may have noticed that Allison and I have been busy launching the Stone fruit Diaries. We’re really excited — this is our unleashed moment to share your favorite cocktail and snack recipes, provide curated lists of our very favorite places in Paris and from our travels, and give a behind-the-scenes look at running a bar biz in Paris. Please sign up if this appeals! (Our most popular marg recipe, Abricot playlists, and detailed reviews will be by paid subscription, but we’ll offer plenty of free goodies too…)
This week in Stone Fruit Diaries, in anticipation of this year’s Cinco de Mayo (or as a dear expat friend coined it after an unusually debaucherous rendition, ‘Drinko de Mayo’ ;)), we thought we’d give you authentic Mexican food lovers out there our incredibly subjective, opinionated - and 100% correct! - guide to the best places in Paris for Mexican food & ingredients (in no particular order) plus a playlist of Latin jams and the recipe for our best-selling marg ever. It’s everything you’ll need for your own Cinco de Mayo x Paris festivities…
Now on to what we’re shaking up for you this month at Abricot!
🍑 ABRICOT MAY EVENTS 🍑
WANT DEETS? NEED TEMPTATION ? 🔥❤️🔥🍸🍹🪩🔥
A CLOSE-UP LOOK AT JUST SOME OF MAY’S SUPER SPECIAL EVENTS :
Deep Down Divine : Funky Deep House with DJ Alessandra !!! Saturday May 18, 21h
Get ready for a night of dance music at Abricot to celebrate the divine feminine in us all. Sexy, Funky and Deep House by BrownEyed Girl DJ Alessandra all the way from London Baby, London!
BrownEyedGirl (DJ Alessandra) has been collecting, loving & playing vinyl since the mid 90s. Starting out in the techno trance scene in Hong Kong and Thailand, she played for local clubs, raves and full moon parties before being taken on by Louis Vuitton and other fashion brands to play at their events.
This move slowly took Alessandra back to the UK, where her style of music evolved to be more inclusive of all genres, playing sets that would mix all kinds of house, hip hop, electro as well as reggae. She made her name DJing in clubs such as Chinawhite, Boujis & Stork whilst also playing celebrity & fashion parties (for brands such as Gucci, Chloe, Armani & LV).
After hanging her headphones up awhile to concentrate on family life, BrownEyedGirl is now back and bringing a dance scene to people who may not want as big a night as Koh Phangan’s but still want the experience of clubbing.
More Than a Jazz Night ! Nonette x Abricot x Jazz Sunday May 26
Mark your calendar for the last Sunday in May: we're teaming up with Nonette for More Than a Jazz Night— with the perfect mix of live jazz, Nonette’s Bánh Mì, and signature cocktails from Abricot. This isn't just any other collaboration; it’s an event between two female run establishments, representing the cross-cultural charm of east meets west in the heart of Paris. For one night only, Nonette will be crafting an exclusively vegan spring menu , including its signature vegan Bánh Mì with tofu mayonnaise.
The Bánh Mì was voted the world’s best sandwich in 2024, and at Nonette, it’s more than just a sandwich. Inspired by Miles Davis’ Nonet, where nine musicians played in unison in a revolutionary jazz album, Nonette’s Bánh Mì are about creating harmony of flavours. Recently featured in Conde Nast, Vogue Paris, Le Monde, Nonette's Bánh Mì is served on a warm crispy baguette, using fresh, simple and locally sourced ingredients, seasoned carefully with fresh herbs, house made sriracha and carrot-daikon pickles.
🎙️🎺🎶🎷 WEEKLY WOMEN IN JAZZ AT ABRICOT! EVERY SUNDAY 7-10pm
Reservations not required, just join us for fabulous jazz from fabulous women singers and their all-gender accompaniment … plus great cocktails… a perfect way to end the weekend / start your week. Majoration 1€ per drink.
⭐And finally, we’re still — & always! — looking for wonderful teammates who share our Abricot values and want to be a part of something super fun… behind the bar, as a co-owner with a piece of the pie 🥧, or as a friend who has got a talent to share… Interested? Know someone? Chat with us about it at coucou@abricotbar.com !
See you very soon, we can’t wait!
🧡 love, Abricot