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Nightlife in Paris

For most French people, “nightlife” is the same as going out very late and talking, talking and more talking over a fabulous dinner, a café or at the bar. Clubs, night clubs and other forms of entertainment are often more “snooty” - and more expensive – than you might find at home. If you are tired by the evening, forget a night of entertainment altogether – they never start before midnight!

Hemingway himself looks down from a portrait on the wall above the bar in the Hôtel Ritz which bears his name.

The night starts here

Café Iguana. Massive drinks lists. Both bar and nice lounge. 15 rue de la Roquette. Metro: Bastille.

Café Mabillon. Stylish bar with 60s décor. Plays mostly RnB and House. 164 Boulevard St Germain. Metro: Mabillon.

Harry´s New York Bar. Europe’s oldest cocktail bar, one of Hemingway’s favourite. 5 rue Daunou. Metro: Opera.

Hemingway Bar. Stylish bar and a good reason to see one of the most legendary hotels in the world, from the inside! Hôtel Ritz, Place Vendôme. Metro: Opéra or Concorde.

Le Crocodile. Over 250 drinks – all good measures and almost always good. 6, rue Royer Collard. Metro: Cluny-La Sorbonne.

Le Dokhan's. Chic champagne bar in chic district. 117 rue de Lauriston. Metro: Kléber.

Le Prince de Galles. Captivating start. Elegant canapés, lobster and drinks in British-style cocktail environment. 33 ave George V. Metro: George V.

A complete pub crawl?

Take the metro down to St-Maur or Parmentier. When Café Carbon, 109 rue Oberkampf, became a success the whole area around here suddenly became hip. Here you have 50 or so bars to choose from. Also a newly cool shopping district.

Une bière, s´il vous plait

La Fabrique. Beer bar with DJ, right in the brewery. 53 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine. Metro: Bastille.

La Gueuze. French beer bar in the “Latin Quarter”. 19 rue Soufflot. Metro: Cluny la Sorbonne.

Lizard Lounge. British bar with DJs. Happy hour 17-19. 18 rue du Bourg-Tibourg. Metro: Saint Paul.

The Frog & Rosbif. English brewery chain. Sunday brunch with jazz. 116 rue Saint-Denis. Metro: Etienne Marcel.

The Frog&Rosbif, one of several Frog pubs.

It is easy to understand why Buddha Bar gets its name.

All-in-one evenings

Do you want everything under one roof – good food, nice music, good drinks and possibly even a dance?

Alcazar. English restaurant king Conran’s Alcazar was first a fiasco – now a thundering success. Good brasserie food, smart bar (La Mezzanine de l'Alcazar) and top-class DJs. 62 rue Mazarine. Metro: Odéon. 01 53 10 19 99.

Buddha Bar. A huge golden Buddha, a 17-metre long bar and hundreds of flashing lights all combine to create the atmosphere here. 8 rue Boissy d´Anglas, Metro: Concorde. Book a table! 01 53 05 90 00.

Costes. Super-hip bar, restaurant and open-air eating area in the Hôtel Costes. 239 rue Saint-Honoré. Metro: Tuileries. 01- 42 44 50.

Nirvana. Cool restaurant/club for film stars and wannabes. 3 Avenue Matignon. Metro: Franklin D Roosevelt. 01 53 89 18 91.

On the Batofar party boat there is always something new going on.

Clubs and discos

Batofar. Possibly the most exciting party in Paris – on a boat! Well known DJs and live bands. 11 quai Francois-Mauriac, 13th arr. Metro: Bibliotheque.

La Java. One of the oldest dance establishments in the city (a young Edith Piaf used to perform here) – now mostly Latin rhythms. 105 rue du Faubourg du Temple. Metro: République.

Le Duplex. Favourite among the in-crowd who want to be seen. 2 bis, avenue Foch Metro: Etoile.

Le Queen. A favourite among the gay scene. Drag-shows, disco, Ibiza, funk, house. 102 avenue des Champs-Elysées. Metro: Franklin-Roosevelt.

Les Bains Douches. The beautiful people try to tempt you into the old Turkish bathhouse. 7 Rue du Bourg l'Abbé. Metro: Étienne Marcel.

Les Bains. A cornerstone of Paris nightlife. If you are not really cool, don’t come here. 7 rue du Bourg l'Abbé. Metro: Etienne-Marcel.

What’s up. Hip, young people who love to dance. 15 rue Daval. Metro: Bastille.

Bet it tango, salsa or swing – people who love to dance go to Le Balajo.

Barrio Latino. What a senseless bar! What salsa! What an area! 46-48, Rue du Faubourg St Antoine. 12th arr. Metro: Bastille.

La Favela Chic. Mojitos and caipirinhas to Brazilian rhythms in the trendy Canal Saint-Martin district. 18 rue Faubourg de Temple. Metro: Republique.

Le Balajo. Salsa (and sometimes swing) in one of Paris’ oldest nightclubs. 9 rue de Lappe. Metro: Bastille.

Le Bistro Latin. Genuine Argentinean tango at the bar above the Latina cinema. Dance lessons Wednesdays and Saturdays. 20 rue du Temple. Metro: Hotel-de-Ville.

Caveau de La Huchette, one of the last basement clubs from the days when Paris was the jazz capital of Europe.

Jazz in Paris

Jazz Club Lionel Hampton. When they are in Paris, this is where the big names of jazz play. 82 Boulevard Gouvion-Saint-Cyr. Metro: Porte-Maillot.

Caveau de la Huchette. The tones from legends such as Sidney Bechet and Art Blakey can still be felt in the walls of this establishment. 5 rue de la Huchette. Metro: St-Michel.

A succession of big names has appeared at the legendary Olympia for decades.

Live music

Le Bataclan. Performances have ranged from new, unknown bands to Prince and Sting. 50 Boulevard Voltaire. Metro: Oberkampf.

Olympia. French stars and world artists. 28 Boulevard des Capucines. Metro: Opéra.

Café de FLore, as French as a café can be.

Cafes

Café de Flore. Literary meeting point since 1887. 172 Boulevard St Germain. Metro: St-Germain-des-Prés.

Café de la Paix. Stylish café where the “whole of Paris” passes your terrace. 12 Boulevard des Capucines. Metro: Opera.

Café Marly. Beautiful interior décor and perfect location in the inner courtyard of the Louvre with views across to the pyramid. 93 rue Rivoli (Passage Richelieu). Metro: Palais-Royal-Musée-du-Louvre.

Fouquet's. most luxurious of luxuries, right in the heart of Champs-Élysées, No. 99. Metro: George V.

Les Deux Magots. Enjoy people-watching, both inside and out. 170 Boulevard St Germain. Metro: St-Germain-des-Prés.

It was at the Moulin Rouge that people first danced the can-can.

“Sexy” shows

That’s what the people of Paris call the leg-kicking, breast-swinging and sometimes really slick shows that are still held in nightclubs such as Crazy Horse and Lido Paris on Champs Élysées and Moulin Rouge in Place Pigalle. Sexy? Maybe. Expensive? Yes!

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