Hyacinthe Lescoet: the idea of a Bristish pub filtered through Parisian sensibility
- The Cambridge Public House & Little Red Door, Paris
- #20 The World’s 50 Best Bars 2025, #7 Europe
- One Sustainable Bar Award 2025
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Hyacinthe Lescoet is the Co-Founder of The Cambridge Public House in Paris and Co-Owner of Little Red Door, where he works closely with his teams to develop thoughtful approaches to sustainability, transparency, and data use in hospitality. At The Cambridge Public House, he contributes to collective initiatives such as annual sustainability reporting, carbon-footprint measurement, and progress toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals. These efforts helped the bar to earn B Corp certification in 2024 and contributed to winning the Ketel One Sustainable Bar Award at The World’s 50 Best Bars 2025, where the venue ranks 20th. Hyacinthe Lescoet also supports the creative and operational development of both bars, collaborating with colleagues on menu design, responsible sourcing, and long-term strategy. Alongside this work, he shares his experience internationally through consulting and seminars focused on sustainability, project development, and the role of data in building more resilient hospitality businesses.
The Cambridge Public House was founded by three friends including Hyacinthe Lescoet who have taken their favourite parts of two distinct bar genres and combined them to make something rather special. As the name suggests, the primary inspiration is the great British pub, with a simple interior, laid-back service and even screens for sports, but the refined drink selection screams cocktail bar. Try the Akira Kira, which mixes grapefruit, sencha tea, galanga, vodka and Lillet Blanc for a complex and refreshing lift. There is also an apt selection of classic British bar snacks: think meat pies, roast pork platters and sausage rolls served with a dollop of ketchup.
The Little Red Door, no signs outside but behind that signature crimson entrance – echoing those used as a symbol for speakeasies in Prohibition-era America – lies one of Paris’s coolest bars, and a World’s 50 Best Bars stalwart. The cosy space features brick walls, flickering candles and furniture shipped over from London, including some absurdly comfortable chairs. It has been featured numerous times in the top 50 best bars in the world, alongside another neighborhood bar: the Cambridge Public House (CPH). So, when the small red door faced financial difficulties, Hugo Gallou and Hyacinthe LescoĂ«t, the owners of CPH, naturally stepped in to buy it: “We didn’t want this Marais institution to fall into the hands of a big group,” says Hugo Gallou. “We got the keys on June 14, 2024, and reopened 15 days later.”
