Liquid abstraction

Abstract Bistrot (2nd arr)

BARS • First Round

I didn’t know exactly what it was I was walking into when the doors opened at Abstract Bistrot at 4:56 p.m. last Saturday.

From the street, it could have been any good-looking bar in Paris. Large windows, generous ceilings — the kind of space that feels both vintage and contemporary without trying too hard. But then there was the label,…