Gossima Paris

Gossima Paris

Paris' premier ping pong bar

Adam from Paris

About me Born and brought up in England, landed in France on a summer contract at a campsite without speaking the langauge, met a local girl and fell in love. Drifted through a few years of English teaching, including a year spent in Miskolc, Hungary, then retrained as a Technical Author. Took a break from this to become a Web Journalist/Project Manager in the Internet boom year...
""Gossima" is Paris' premier ping pong bar. In the evenings at weekends the bar becomes almost a ping pong disco. Personally I like Sunday afternoons."

Housed in what was previously a working garage (and a hairdressing salon!), this large space is now home to around 10 ping pong tables spread over two levels. The tables are of course the major attraction, but there is also a decent bar which serves snacks and reasonably-priced cocktails, and comfortable zones in which to relax whilst waiting for a table.

In the evenings at weekends the bar becomes almost a ping pong disco, with live DJs spinning discs whilst you work on your topspin.

Personally I'm more likely to be there on Sunday afternoons, when tables are available quickly and when you can take breaks in between sets to enjoy a pretty good brunch.

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About me Born and brought up in England, landed in France on a summer contract at a campsite without speaking the langauge, met a local girl and fell in love. Drifted through a few years of English teaching, including a year spent in Miskolc, Hungary, then retrained as a Technical Author. Took a break from this to become a Web Journalist/Project Manager in the Internet boom years, but then went back to Technical Writing when the bubble burst! Why Paris? France for a woman, Paris for work! Paris is a magnet for almost all workers in France, many of whom ar...

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