The Cambridge Public House

Paris

The world’s most sustainable pub

An English-style pub replete with dark wood and leather banquettes in central Paris might not be the place you'd expect to find some of the world's most sustainable cocktails, but The Cambridge Public House excels in defying expectations.

Seasonality lies at the heart of the innovative drinks programme at The Cambridge, with its menu rotating regularly depending on the produce available to the bar at each point of the year. Thanks to its in-house dedicated buyer, it has formed direct relationships with the producers that allows both sides greater control and benefits. The Cambridge also uses its platform to showcase its suppliers to its audience at every opportunity through trade shows and exhibitions.

Waste reduction is a key element of its operation, with the team's savviness with ingredients forming the backbone of its sustainable operation. Discarded byproducts, from pastry chefs' vanilla pods to avocado stones, are welcomed with open arms and fully integrated into its cocktail creation process. For the products that cannot be reused or refashioned, an impressive 95 percent is sent to compost, a number it hopes to increase in coming years.

And what's a great pub without beer? While The Cambridge used to stock English draughts, it swapped its selection to French producers to drastically reduce the mileage from brewery to glass.

The Cambridge also isn't one to gatekeep: each year, it releases a full ESG report on its environmental, social and governance impact, alongside another into its carbon footprint. These measures helped it make history in 2024 as the first ever cocktail bar to reach B-Corp status. It also hosts The Cambridge Global Series each year, inviting bars from across the world to share knowledge through seminars, talks and workshops, as well as offering tips and tricks for international bars through its free Shaken Leaf online platform. 

Human sustainability is also a key pillar: those who work at the bar enjoy four-day working weeks, as well as full health insurance cover and regular opportunities for career growth. Beyond the bar, The Cambridge embraces its wider community with its one percentage, with one per cent of its annual income donated to Parisian charities for local communities in need. 

With its overarching, pioneering view of human and environmental sustainability, paired with a desire to share its learnings with the world, The Cambridge Public House is a mighty winner of the Ketel One Sustainable Bar Award 2025.

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