Sara Moudoulaud: one of the most influential figures in modern mixology.
- Bar Nouveau and Abastract Bistrot in Paris
- Ranked #17 @ The World’s 50 Best Bars list
- Winner 2020Â BacardĂ Legacy cocktail competition
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Sara Moudoulaud started in a hospitality school, learn the basic rules of the industry as much in service than bar and maybe a little bit of kitchen. get 2 diplomas in 5 years as a apprenti.
Alongside she worked into hotels for those 5 years: 3 years in a corporate hotel and 2 into 5 stars boutique hotels. At the end of those 5 years, she wanted to explore a bit more the world of cocktail bar: she started properly at bespoke, a restaurant cocktail bar near oberkampf where she learnt to be efficient and start discovering flavor and taste around drinks.
She joined the team of Little Red Door and their approach of art into drink. She absolutely loved it. Then she followed a part of the team in London at the Artesian bar where she discovered the cocktail scene over there: what an amazing world and amazing people and had an amazing journey.
She then came back home in Paris to open their own place with her friends and her twin brother: Bar Nouveau has seen the light of day now a bit more than 3 years ago. got the chance to work alongside amazing people opening abstract house of monochrome in Lyon and now finally in Paris for a bit less than a year.
Bar Nouveau is a 16m² bar in the heart of Paris. Inspired by Art Nouveau, the bar’s concept reflects nature in a post-technological world, blending Parisian heritage with modern design. Co-founded by Remy Savage, Sara Moudoulaud, Hadrien Moudoulaud, and Marc Puzzuoli, Bar Nouveau celebrates Art Nouveau with meticulous details, featuring the world’s largest private collection of Bimini glasses and custom Art Nouveau-inspired lighting. The bar has two levels: the upstairs imagines Art Nouveau 130 years ago, while the downstairs reintroduces nature through modern technology. A curated menu of six cocktails offers elegant classics and inventive creations, capturing simplicity and sophistication.
