A Moveable Yeast

Nearest Metro: Odeon. Info: 011-33-1-43-54-96-91.

• Bar la Pinte (13 Carrefour de l'Odeon, 6th arrondissement). Never had chocolate beer? Banana beer? A beer that arrives spouting flame? This small pub across the street from Horse's Tavern is the antithesis of its well-touristed neighbor. Dark and subdued, the bar is frequented by regulars and beer adventurers seeking exotic brews. Many of the 60-plus beers are specialty Belgian brands (the high-powered Delirium Tremens gets the Best Name award).

Nearest Metro: Odeon. Info: 011-33-1-43-26-26-15.

• O'Neil (20 Rue des Canettes, 6th arrondissement). Billing itself as France's first microbrewery, this two-level bar and restaurant hums with a mix of French professionals, students and foreign travelers sipping pints of the in-house blonde, white, amber and brown ales (four to six euros per pint, less before 8 p.m.). The large copper kettles and wood-and-brass interior give the bar a 19th-century feel.

Nearest Metro: Saint Sulpice. Info: 011-33-1-46-33-36-66.

• Frog and Rosbif (116 Rue St. Denis, 2nd arrondissement). Co-founded by a Brit and featuring an English-speaking staff, the bar is another pioneering Parisian microbrewery and part of a growing French chain. The beer selection typically includes Inseine, the British bitter, and Dark de Triomphe, a rich ale. British newspapers, televised soccer and fish and chips ensure a true Anglophone experience.

Nearest Metro: Etienne-Marcel. Info: 011-33-1-42-36-34-73. Track down other Paris branches at www.frogpubs.com.

For general information on travel to Paris, contact the Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau, 011-33-1-40-68-22-22, www.paris-touristoffice.com.

Seth Sherwood last wrote for Travel on the Oz Museum in Wamego, Kan.