WHEN: Mon-Sat 8am-2am
HOW MUCH: espresso 2.50€; filter 3€; crème 4€; cocktails
7-12€; beer 6-9€
METRO: Sentier (line 3)
BEANS: Belleville Brûlerie
FOOD: Breakfast, lunch, dinner, aperitivo
Christophe,
Olivier and Thomas Lehoux have made it their business to provide people with
good drinks in both hemispheres. In Paris, Thomas has brought us some of the
city’s best coffee at Ten Belles and has more recently entered the roasting
business with David Flynn and Anselme Blayney at Belleville Brûlerie; Christophe
has seen to it that trendy folk Down Under are kept cheerfully tipsy at his various
cocktail bars in Sydney, which include Pocket Bar, Button Bar and Stitch Bar.
Between them, they've got morning and evening drinks covered.
The
most recent Lehoux venture, Lockwood, has seen the two elder brothers, Olivier
and Christophe, pool the family talents to create one place where good drinks
can be enjoyed all day round.
To
kick things off, Lockwood takes good care of all your coffee and breakfast
needs. Muesli, banana bread and buttermilk biscuits will give you something to
munch on while you get your caffeine hit, courtesy of Belleville Brûlerie. When
lunchtime comes round, there's a plat du jour for 8€, buttermilk biscuits and
gravy for 8-14€ (depending on your toppings), and a range of salads for about
7€. Wash it down with a glass of apple juice, direct from the Lehoux family orchard.
If
you think it's about that time of day, then polish off the last few drops of
your coffee and take a look at one of their cocktail lists, attached to the
obligatory wooden clipboard. Names like Negroni, Ginger Collins and Chino Libre
bring to mind hipster hangouts of New York, Sydney and London, a sentiment
confirmed by the craft beers, yarn-bombed pipes and the spirit bottles hanging
happily from occy straps. The display cabinet bar keeps your eyes busy with its
random bric-a-brac and old editions of Le
Monde Diplomatique, while the hip young staff members are always good for a
chat in French or English.
Once
the liquor starts flowing, the upstairs bar goes into aperitivo mode, featuring
popcorn and peanuts as well as more serious nibbles like charcuterie, olives
and bread. All of this comes free with a drink and is enjoyed in a warmly-lit, convivial
atmosphere that makes you feel like you’re hanging with friends in a converted log cabin. To order dinner off their monthly-rotating menu, you can
either stay right where you are, or from 7pm you’re invited to the downstairs
bar which, after the journey through the long, descending passageway, feels
more like a secret chamber in a castle than a licensed venue.
With
Lockwood, les frères Lehoux have delivered a venue where all of the good things
can be enjoyed from dusk to dawn: good coffee, good food, good cocktails, and
good company.
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