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Paris takes inspiration from London for new hipster bars

Two quirky but very different themed bars are setting up shop in the French capital.

Paris takes inspiration from London for new hipster bars
Photo: ABQ

A cereal cafe, called le Céréaliste, opened on Thursday close to the Pompidou Centre, inspired by the Cereal Killer Cafe in the British capital.

25 types of cereal are on the menu in the Beaubourg district cafe, and customers can personalize their bowls with biscuits, different varieties of milk and sauces, and toppings including caramel, marshmallows, fruit, honey and sweets.

One serving costs around €5, and the cafe's first day proved a success with its Facebook reviews giving it an average rating of 4.8 out of 5 stars.

The promotional video (below) shows a bowl, or rather a cardboard box, of cereal being prepared:

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Its British counterpart in the trendy Shoreditch area of London, the first cereal-only cafe in the world, provoked mixed opinions. It received extensive media coverage, however it was attacked by 'anti-hipsters' in September of 2015 as part of a protest against the gentrification of the area.

But Le Cerealiste isn't the only British idea to be making its way across the channel.

A Breaking-Bad themed pop-up bar is set to open in Paris this summer after a three-month stint in Shoreditch. It is named ABQ, which is the name of one of the episodes of the TV series and an abbreviation for Albuquerque.

Located inside a van, the bar is decorated to look like protagonist Walter White's laboratory and customers will have the chance to mix their own cocktails.


Photo: ABQ

Only 22 people can fit inside the bar at one time, so wannabe visitors are advised to sign up in advance, which can be done on the website here. 9,000 people had already done so by Friday morning, and the London pop-up has welcomed over 45,000 Breaking Bad fans since its February launch.

 

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Bavaria mulls reopening clubs – but only for the vaccinated

Bavarian revellers could once again be able to hit the clubs in their home state this autumn - but only if they've had their Covid jabs.

Bavaria mulls reopening clubs - but only for the vaccinated
Guests partying at the exclusive P1 club in Munich. Photo: picture alliance / dpa | Nicolas Armer

Markus Söder, the Bavarian state premier, told his cabinet on Tuesday that he wanted to reintroduce much more freedom for the vaccinated over the coming months, according to a report on BR24.

This would include opening night-time events and clubs for the vaccinated in autumn, and allowing immunised people to attend sporting events without counting in the official attendance numbers. 

READ ALSO: German football fans get green light to return to stadiums next season

Since Thursday, sporting events in the southern state have allowed up to 20,000 attendees – around half the capacity of a football stadium.

People who’d been fully vaccinated could also avoid quarantining on their return from holiday – though it is unclear how this would differ from national rules that exempt inoculated people from quarantine when they return from risk areas and high-incidence areas.

Under federal rules however, vaccinated people must quarantine when coming from a ‘virus variant area of concern’.

The timeline for introducing the new privileges is still unconfirmed, though the clubs could reopen after summer.

However, Söder believes that much more young people need to get vaccinated in Bavaria for his nightlife plans to make sense. 

Markus Söder, Bavaria and CSU leader. Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Sven Hoppe

Jabs in shops, mosques and fast-food restaurants

The promise of getting to enjoy nightlife again isn’t the only way the Bavarian government is encouraging vaccination.

The state premier also wants see pop-up vaccination clinics set up camp in supermarkets, shopping malls, kebab shops, mosques, restaurants, pubs, and leisure centres. “Whatever works for each local area,” Söder said. 

READ ALSO: Car parks, job centres and festivals: How Germany is trying to get Covid jabs to everyone

In addition, mobile vaccination teams will head to markets, major sports events and businesses to offer spur-of-the-moment shots to anyone who wants one.

Meanwhile, the big state vaccination centres will become a lot more like drop-in clinics, with no appointment or prior registration needed for first-vaccinations. 

“The incentive to get vaccinated isn’t a currywurst or a beer,” said Söder, “The incentive is the ability to live a normal life again.”

Getting jabbed is the only way to “free ourselves from the Covid sword of Damocles,” he added. 

Söder has been considering ways to speed up Bavaria’s flagging vaccination drive for a number of weeks now as the state continues to trail behind the national figures

READ ALSO: Bavaria opens up Covid vaccines to all adults in bid to speed up jab drive

At present, 57 percent of people in Bavaria have received at least one jab, while 42.7 percent of the population are fully vaccinated.

On a national level, 58,9 percent of people have had their first dose of vaccine, while 43.7 percent are now fully immunised. 

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