In The Garden

This bar is pretty sweet. Definitely a dive bar, with a very low-​key vibe.
This place is small and quite popular, so it can fill up quickly. The surrounding area is cool too — you’re in the 11^th — what more could you ask for? What drew me in to this bar were the cheap pints of various beer (you have a choice between 2 different types of Belgian or Czech (I think) craft beer on tap– blonde or ambrée — which actually have flavor and are delicious, unlike what you get for happy hour elsewhere!). At 3.50−5.50 a pint with a happy hour that lasts all night til 2am, how can you say no? I self-​appointed myself to find our group new bars to head to once we realized that we were always stalking the same haunts, and so naturally happy hour prices (and length) were important criteria!
The bartenders here are cool and funny. To be honest, it seems like they’re enjoying the evening too and maybe have had a drink or two (or not — I have no idea, maybe they’re just chill people. Not trying to call anyone out here!). Check their Facebook page but quite often they have events where there will be free food served to customers: like tapas, couscous, raclette, etc.
Of course, when things like this are free you can’t expect to fill up on it as a meal unless you’re a bird or you adhere to the «eating is cheating» philosophy. You’re gonna wanna order food. Speaking of which, they offer charcuterie plates, croque monsieur, etc at cheap prices. I found the croque monsieur to be more filling (since usually you split the charcuterie plate and it doesn’t always end up to be so much). Food kinda took a while to arrive, but it’s ok. They brought us out some free raclette as well, and added steamed carrots. Say what? Haha guess they ran out of potatoes or wanted to spice things up? It made me LOL when I saw the carrots. And to be honest, they weren’t so bad! They might be on to something haha!
Also, at one point while ordering drinks at the bar, the bartender totally give us huge slices of bday cake. It was a customer’s bday and I guess they didn’t finish the cake, so instead of wasting it, the bartender sent it our way. Oh heck yea! Having cake while drunk is the best kind of cake. Haha. Just telling this little anecdote because I think it goes to show how chill and cool the bartenders are! I will definitely come back here! Feeling welcome and good service are absolutely essential to me, and this place gives it you all that in a pretty unique way :)
Edited to add: they also have a quite extensive variety of craft beer bottles to choose from, besides the several beers on tap! This would be a great place to go to if you love beer, and the staff are great at directing you to a beer that suits your tastes!

J’aime beaucoup ce lieu. Ambiance vraiment décontractée ce qui me permet d’être vraiment tout de suite à l’aise. Le patron est super gentil et très zen. Il y a même une console Atari branchée sur un vieux tube cathodique dans un coin.
Des petites expositions d’artistes affichées sur les murs, des concerts, tout ça dans une petite salle ce qui fait qu’on se retrouve collés les uns aux autres histoire de nous rapprocher dans ce monde de brutes :)
Ils ont une très bonne sélection de bières en bouteilles ainsi que quelques fûts qui changent chaque semaine. Les prix sont très correcte.

Des petits bars sympas rue Saint Maur ?
Mouais, y en a des tonnes.
Sièges dépareillés dans un esprit «berlinois», murs vert sombre, et tables recouvertes de dessins de gosses. Prix doux, ambiance de quartier, bon enfant, conviviale, etc.
In the garden essaye de se démarquer en proposant des expos, des mini-​concerts (l’endroit est plutôt petit) où le public est encouragé à participer, quelques plats basiques comme une quiche et une salade pour caler un p’tit creux, et une grande sélection de bière belges (goûtez par exemple la Manneken-​pis, qui arbore fièrement l’illustration de cette célèbre petite statue bruxelloise).
Mais ce qui fait chaud au cœur: le barman vous apporte les boissons à votre table avec une gentillesse extrême, même s’il est seul. Et puis il sait d’où vient le vin qu’il sert.
Enfin, détail qui tue: quand le serveur prend la commande de sandwich, au lieu de réciter l’ardoise/menu, il demande «Tu veux quoi dedans?»

Très très bon accueil! N’hésitez pas