Clementine and Chanael, co-founders
The afterwork for people who want to actually meet someone in Paris.
After living in Taiwan, Morocco, London and Vietnam, craving something more genuine back home in Paris, they decided to build the kind of space they wished existed.
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Making friends as an adult in a big city is genuinely hard.
Paris is full of people and still one of the loneliest cities in the world. As an expat, or even as a local, building a real social life from scratch feels almost impossible. Everyone seems already in their bubble. After work, people go home. Weekends fill up fast with obligations. And somewhere along the way, the easy friend-making of university stops being available.
Melting Plot was created to fix that. We organise casual afterwork events where expats and locals show up, often alone, and leave with real conversations, new faces, and sometimes plans for the following weekend. Not a networking event. Not a language exchange. Just a privatised bar, a welcoming host, and a crowd of curious, open-minded people in their mid-20s to late 30s.
No awkward icebreakers. No badge. No agenda. The venue is privatised so everyone there chose to be there, which already makes it easier. A host is always at the entrance to welcome you. After that, it is entirely up to you.
Because meaningful connections do not happen by chance. They happen when you create the space for them.
Who is it for
You will fit right in if...
You just moved to Paris and want to build a social life from scratch.
You have been here for years but struggle to get past surface-level connections.
You are a local who wants to meet people outside your usual circle.
You are a young professional (25 to 38) past the university friend-making phase.
You have googled "how to make friends in Paris" and not found a good answer yet.
Your French is not perfect and you want a space where that is completely fine.
How it works
What actually happens at a Melting Plot event
Show up
Alone is expected, not awkward. The host is at the entrance to greet you, scan your QR code, and point you in the right direction.
No structured programme
Some editions have a light optional icebreaker, but most evenings it is just good energy, a privatised space, and a crowd of people who want to meet someone too.
Talk to strangers
Easier than usual here, because everyone came for the same reason. The venue is privatised so there are no bystanders, only people who chose to be there.
Stay as long as you want
Events run for 3 hours or more. Some people leave after one drink. Others end up closing the bar. No agenda, no end whistle.
Real conversations
No small talk scripts. The conditions are set for conversations that go somewhere — past job titles and where you are from.
Mixed crowd
Expats, locals, internationals. If you are curious and open-minded, you are exactly who this is for.
No pressure
Show up alone. Leave with plans for next week. Or do not. Everything in between is entirely up to you.
Follow us
See the vibe before you come
Event recaps, faces from the crowd, and all the little moments that happen after the first “hi”. It is all on Instagram.
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Questions you probably have
Do I need to speak French?
Can I come alone?
Who usually comes?
What if I am not an expat?
How is it different from networking events?
What cities are you in?
The team
Meet your hosts
There will always be a host to welcome you at every event. You will never be alone.
Ready to meet people who feel like home?
The next event is waiting. Show up alone, leave with a circle.