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Nightlife & the Arts in Paris
| Name | Category | Location |
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3W
3W, as in "Women With Women," is a pillar of the lesbian scene... |
Bars | The Marais |
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Accatone
Accatone features a steady stream of European art films.... |
Film | The Latin Quarter |
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Action Écoles
Action Écoles specializes in American classics and cult... |
Film | The Latin Quarter |
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Alcazar
Alcazar is Sir Terence Conran's makeover of a 17th-century Parisian... |
Bars | St-Germain-des-Prés |
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American Bar at La Closerie des Lilas
American Bar at La Closerie des Lilas lets you drink in the swirling... |
Bars | Montparnasse |
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Andy Wahloo
Andy Wahloo has a hip crowd and an Andy Warhol-meets-Casablanca... |
Bars | The Marais |
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Apicius
Apicius offers sublime elegance mere steps from the Champs-Élysées... |
Bars | Champs-Élysées |
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Ateliers Berthier
Ateliers Berthier is the outlying atelier for the more illustrious... |
Arts Centers | St-Germain-des-Prés |
Au Lapin Agile 
Au Lapin Agile is an authentic survivor from the 19th century... |
Cabaret | Montmartre |
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Auld Alliance
Auld Alliance has Scottish shields on the walls, and the bar... |
Bars | The Marais |
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Banana Café
Banana Café draws a trendy and scantily clad mixed crowd... |
Bars | Les Halles |
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Bar d'Art/Le Duplex
Bar d'Art/Le Duplex throbs with young tortured-artist types who... |
Bars | Les Halles |
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Bar du Marché
Bar du Marché is a local legend where waiters wearing... |
Bars | St-Germain-des-Prés |
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Bar le Houdon
Bar le Houdon transforms from humdrum café to warm jazz... |
Music Clubs | Montmartre |
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Bar Sans Nom
Bar Sans Nom is a cozy getaway in the increasing hubbub of the... |
Bars | Bastille/Nation |
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Barramundi
Barramundi lures the city's nouveau-riche chic, who chill to... |
Bars | Les Grands Boulevards |
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Barrio Latino
Barrio Latino rocks the rafters for adventurers who love to indulge... |
Bars | Bastille/Nation |
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Black Calavados
Black Calavados, known as "BC" to its trendsetting devotees... |
Dance Clubs | Champs-Élysées |
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Bound Bar
Bound Bar is the decadently techno-glam former home of Barfly... |
Bars | Champs-Élysées |
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Buddha Bar
Buddha Bar is past its prime with Parisians, but visitors can't... |
Bars | Champs-Élysées |
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Cab
Cab is a popular fashion-centric club across from the Louvre... |
Dance Clubs | Louvre |
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Café Charbon
Café Charbon seduces neighborhood bohos with its warm... |
Bars | Oberkampf |
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Café Cox
Café Cox is a prime gay pickup joint. Behind the frosted... |
Bars | The Marais |
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Café de la Gare
Café de la Gare offers a fun opportunity to experience... |
Theater | The Marais |
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Café la Fourmi
Café la Fourmi is one of Pigalle's trendiest addresses... |
Bars | Montmartre |
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Café Oz
Café Oz zips you Down Under to big-screen soccer and rugby... |
Bars | Les Grands Boulevards |
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Cap Rouge
Eighties pop music plays in the glowing red interior and a young... |
Bars | The Latin Quarter |
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Casino de Paris
Casino de Paris, once a favorite of the immortal Serge Gainsbourg... |
Theater | Les Grands Boulevards |
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Caveau de la Huchette
Caveau de la Huchette is one of the few surviving cellar clubs... |
Music Clubs | The Latin Quarter |
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Centre National de la Danse
After being sidelined by politics and budget problems for a decade... |
Dance | Outside Paris |
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Chacha Club
Behind a nondescript facade you'll find a 1930s-style bar-club-restaurant... |
Bars | Les Halles |
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Chào Bà Café
Chào Bà Café transports colonial French... |
Bars | Montmartre |
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Chez Castel
Chez Castel is the swankiest of private Paris clubs: a three-story... |
Dance Clubs | St-Germain-des-Prés |
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Chez Georges
Chez Georges has been serving red wine, pastis, and beer for... |
Bars | St-Germain-des-Prés |
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Chez Moune
Chez Moune is the former lesbian cabaret now run by the same... |
Dance Clubs | Les Grands Boulevards |
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Chez Prune
Chez Prune epitomizes the effortless cool so elemental to the... |
Bars | République |
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Cinéma des Cinéastes
Cinéma des Cinéastes shows previews of feature... |
Film | Montmartre |
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Cinémathèque Française
Cinémathèque Française is a mecca for cinephiles... |
Film | Bercy/Tolbiac |
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Circus Arts at the Parc de la Villette
Circus Arts at the Parc de la Villette features an Espace Chapiteaux,... |
Circuses | La Villette |
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Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione
Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione brings together two famous circus institutions:... |
Circuses | République |
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Cirque National Alexis Gruss
Cirque National Alexis Gruss, founded in 1854, remains an avowedly... |
Circuses | Western Paris |
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Cité de la Musique
Cité de la Musique presents a varied program of classical... |
Music | La Villette |
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Club 18
Club 18 takes gay pride to the heart of the Louvre district on... |
Dance Clubs | Louvre |
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Comédie des Champs-Élysées
Comédie des Champs-Élysées offers intriguing... |
Theater | Champs-Élysées |
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Comédie Française
Comédie Française dates from 1680 and is the most... |
Theater | Louvre/Tuileries |
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Corcoran's Irish Pub
Corcoran's Irish Pub is a great find: it's roomy (great for conversations)... |
Bars | Les Grands Boulevards |
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Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse has honed striptease to an elegant art. Founded in... |
Cabaret | Champs-Élysées |
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Curio Parlor
Hidden away on a quiet street on the eastern end of the Latin... |
Bars | The Latin Quarter |
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Delaville Café
Delaville Café cultivates a funky baroque ambience, with... |
Bars | Les Grands Boulevards |
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Delmas
Delmas attracts a buzzing crowd with its comfy leather couches... |
Bars | The Latin Quarter |
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Drugstore Publicis
Drugstore Publicis is a bustling phantasmagorical, multilevel... |
Bars | Champs-Élysées |
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Experimental Cocktail Club
Experimental Cocktail Club fashioned itself as a speakeasy on... |
Bars | Les Halles |
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Folie en Tête
Folie en Tête or "Lunacy in the Head," is a former mainstay... |
Bars | Bercy |
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Frog pubs
The Frog pubs are five fun British-style pubs in Paris. Decently... |
Bars | Bercy |
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Harry's New York Bar
Harry's New York Bar is a cozy, wood-paneled hangout decorated... |
Bars | Les Grands Boulevards |
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The Hemingway Bar & the Ritz Bar
The Hemingway Bar & the Ritz Bar are steps from each other... |
Bars | Louvre |
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Hôtel Costes
Hôtel Costes draws the big names, and not just during fashion... |
Bars | Louvre |
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Hôtel du Nord
Hôtel du Nord starred in the classic Marcel Carné... |
Bars | Canal St-Martin |
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Hôtel Le Bristol
Hôtel Le Bristol attracts the rich and powerful. Cocktails... |
Bars | Champs-Élysées |
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Hôtel Meurice
Hôtel Meurice converted its ground-floor Fontainebleau... |
Bars | Louvre |
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Hôtel Plaza Athenée
Hôtel Plaza Athenée is Paris's perfectly chic chill-out... |
Bars | Champs-Élysées |
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Ice Kube
Ice Kube proves that you don't have to be hot to be popular:... |
Bars | Montmartre |
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IRCAM
IRCAM organizes contemporary and classical music concerts, as... |
Music | Les Halles |
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Kiosques Théâtre
Half-price tickets for same-day theater performances are available... |
Tickets | Paris |
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Kitty O'Shea's
Kitty O'Shea's is an ever-popular Irish pub near the Place Vendôme... |
Bars | Les Grands Boulevards |
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Kong
Kong is glorious not only for its panoramic skyline views, but... |
Dance Clubs | Louvre |
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L'Élysée Montmartre
L'Élysée Montmartre rocks the rafters of an old... |
Dance Clubs | Montmartre |
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L'Hôtel
L'Hôtel offers an exquisite, hushed Baroque hideaway bar... |
Bars | St-Germain-des-Prés |
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L'Open Café
L'Open Café is a relaxed, packed Marais favorite with... |
Bars | The Marais |
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La Belle Hortense
La Belle Hortense is heaven for anyone who ever wished they had... |
Bars | The Marais |
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La Cartoucherie
This complex of five theaters (Théâtre du Soleil... |
Theater | Outside Paris |
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La Coupole
La Coupole, the gorgeous dance hall beneath the famous brasserie... |
Dance Clubs | Montparnasse |
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La Favela Chic
La Favela Chic took the scene early, forging Oberkampf's hip... |
Bars | République |
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La Géode
La Géode screens wide-angle Omnimax films—including... |
Film | La Villette |
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La Java
La Java, the spot where Piaf and Chevalier made their names... |
Dance Clubs | République |
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La Pagode
La Pagode —where else but in Paris would you find movies... |
Film | Invalides |
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La Patache
La Patache On the Rue Lancry, which is loaded with bars and eateries... |
Bars | Canal St-Martin |
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La Perle
La Perle is a bustling, buzzy Marais masterpiece, where straights... |
Bars | The Marais |
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La Scène Bastille
La Scène Bastille is one of the more refreshing venues... |
Dance Clubs | Bastille/Nation |
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Le Balajo
Le Balajo, a casual dance club in an old ballroom, has been around... |
Dance Clubs | Bastille/Nation |
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Le Balzac
Le Balzac often presents directors' talks before film screenings... |
Film | Champs-Élysées |
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Le Bar at George V
Le Bar at George V is an ultraluxe, clubby hideaway in the Four... |
Bars | Champs-Élysées |
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Le Baron
Le Baron, formerly a seedy "hostesse" bar, didn't bother to update... |
Dance Clubs | Champs-Élysées |
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Le Batofar
Le Batofar is an old tugboat refitted as a hip bar and concert... |
Dance Clubs | Bercy |
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Le Bellevilloise
Le Bellevilloise is a multi-use exhibition space that functions... |
Cabaret | Père Lachaise |
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Le Café Noir
Le Café Noir lures Parisians from Bobos to pompiers (fire... |
Bars | Les Halles |
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Le Dépôt
Le Dépôt is a cruising bar, club, and the largest... |
Bars | Les Halles |
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Le Djoon
Le Djoon attracts a devoted dance crowd—it's not the place... |
Dance Clubs | Bercy |
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Le Duplex
Le Duplex offers three rockin' rooms, all underground, each with... |
Dance Clubs | Champs-Élysées |
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Le Folie's Pigalle
This former cabaret is decorated like a '30s-era bordello. It... |
Dance Clubs | Montmartre |
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Le Forum des Images
Le Forum des Images, emerging from a massive state-of-the-art... |
Film | Les Halles |
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Le Fumoir
Le Fumoir is an oh-so-reliably ultrachic charmer across from... |
Bars | Louvre |
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Le Gibus
Le Gibus is one of Paris's most famous music venues. More than... |
Dance Clubs | République |
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Le Limonaire
Le Limonaire oozes Parisian charm and serves food until 10 pm... |
Cabaret | Les Grands Boulevards |
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Le Lucernaire
Le Lucernaire wins a standing ovation as far as cultural centers... |
Arts Centers | Montparnasse |
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Le Montana
Notoriously difficult to get past the doorman since it opened... |
Dance Clubs | St-Germain-des-Prés |
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Le Nouveau Casino
Le Nouveau Casino is a concert hall and club tucked behind the... |
Dance Clubs | République |
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Le Petit Journal
Le Petit Journal, with two locations, has long attracted great... |
Music Clubs | The Latin Quarter |
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Le Red Light
Le Red Light has two giant dance floors playing mainly house... |
Dance Clubs | Montparnasse |
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Le Rendez-Vous Des Amis
Le Rendez-Vous Des Amis is an intriguing midway breather if you... |
Bars | Montmartre |
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Le Rex
Le Rex is a temple of techno and house, popular with students... |
Dance Clubs | Les Grands Boulevards |
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Le Rosebud
Step into Le Rosebud through the Art Nouveau front door of this... |
Bars | Montparnasse |
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Le Sancerre
Le Sancerre, a café by day, turns into an essential watering... |
Bars | Montmartre |
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Le Sunset
Le Sunset hosts French and American musicians, with an accent... |
Music Clubs | Les Halles |
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Le Sunside
Le Sunside, connected to Le Sunset, specializes in classic jazz... |
Music Clubs | Les Halles |
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Le Trésor
Le Trésor is lively and sophisticated, with mismatched... |
Bars | The Marais |
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Le Truskel
Le Truskel —what looks and sounds and feels like an English... |
Bars | Les Halles |
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Les Bains-Douches
Les Bains-Douches is an institution that has evolved into one... |
Bars | The Marais |
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Lido
Lido stars the supercalifragilisticexpialidelicious Blubell Girls... |
Cabaret | Champs-Élysées |
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Lionel Hampton Jazz Club
Lionel Hampton Jazz Club, named for the American vibraphonist... |
Music Clubs | Champs-Élysées |
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Long Hop
The Long Hop is a go-to dive bar for young Anglophones. It's... |
Bars | The Latin Quarter |
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Maison des Arts de Créteil
This popular dance venue just outside Paris often attracts top-flight... |
Dance | Outside Paris |
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Mama Shelter - Island Bar
Hip Paris makes the pilgrimage out to the 20th a regular thing... |
Les Grands Boulevards | |
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Mathi's Bar
Mathi's Bar is one of the best-kept secrets on the Paris bar-lounge... |
Dance Clubs | Champs-Élysées |
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Max y Jeremy
Just up the street from the old-world Carreau du Temple covered... |
Bars | The Marais |
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Michou
Michou presents an over-the-top show by the always-decked-out-in-blue... |
Cabaret | Montmartre |
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Mix Club
Mix Club, a massive, self-described "temple of house music" has... |
Dance Clubs | Montparnasse |
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MK2 Bibliothèque
MK2 Bibliothèque is a slick, 14-salle cineplex in the... |
Film | Bercy/Tolbiac |
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Moulin Rouge
Moulin Rouge offered a circuslike atmosphere when it opened in... |
Cabaret | Montmartre |
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Murano Urban Resort
This bar is Paris's epitome of space-age-bachelor-pad-hipness... |
Bars | République |
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Neo
Neo is a disco with rock-and-roll trimmings, a sleek dance floor... |
Dance Clubs | Champs-Élysées |
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New Morning
New Morning is the premier spot for serious fans of avant-garde... |
Music Clubs | Les Grands Boulevards |
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Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe
Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe was once home to... |
Theater | St-Germain-des-Prés |
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Opéra Comique
Opéra Comique is a gem of an opera house whose reputation... |
Opera | Les Grands Boulevards |
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Opéra de la Bastille
Opéra de la Bastille, the mammoth ultramodern facility... |
Opera | Bastille/Nation |
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Opéra Garnier
Opéra Garnier, the magnificent and magical former haunt... |
Opera | Les Grands Boulevards |
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Orangerie de Bagatelle
The annual Chopin Festival is a highlight at the picturesque... |
Festivals | Paris |
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Paradis Latin
Paradis Latin peppers its quirky show with acrobatics and eye-popping... |
Cabaret | The Latin Quarter |
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Parc de La Villette
Parc de La Villette shows free open-air movies in July and August... |
Film | La Villette |
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Parc Floral
Free outdoor classical concerts lure fans to the Parc Floral... |
Festivals | Paris |
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Paris Paris
Paris Paris proves that you don't need much in the way of decor... |
Dance Clubs | Les Grands Boulevards |
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Pershing Hall
Pershing Hall has an überstylish lounge in muted colors... |
Bars | Champs-Élysées |
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Pop-In
On a back street just off the Boulevard Beaumarchais (which links... |
Dance Clubs | République |
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Quartier d'Eté
The Quartier d'Eté festival in July and August, held throughout... |
Festivals | Paris |
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Queen
Queen, the mythic gay club of the '90s, is not quite as monumental... |
Dance Clubs | Champs-Élysées |
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Qui Êtes-Vous, Polly Maggoo?
Qui Êtes-Vous, Polly Maggoo? is a convivial hangout legendary... |
Bars | The Latin Quarter |
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Raidd Bar
Raidd Bar is popular and friendly, with a darker downstairs bar... |
Bars | The Marais |
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Rock-en-Seine
Rock-en-Seine is a three-day rock festival held every August... |
Festivals | Paris |
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Salle Cortot
Salle Cortot is an acoustic gem built by Auguste Perret in 1918... |
Music | Les Grands Boulevards |
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Salle Gaveau
Salle Gaveau is a small, perfectly appointed gold-and-white hall... |
Music | Champs-Élysées |
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Salle Pleyel
Salle Pleyel features varied musical presentations from international... |
Music | Champs-Élysées |
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Sanz Sans
Sanz Sans glows in red velvet and gilt with lamp shades fashioned... |
Bars | Bastille/Nation |
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Sens
Sens is all about the music, with a superb sound system and meticulous... |
Dance Clubs | Champs-Élysées |
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Showcase
Showcase takes the gold medal for best location: under the golden... |
Dance Clubs | Champs-Élysées |
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So What!
So What! is a happening lesbian bar that welcomes all comers... |
Bars | The Marais |
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St-André-des-Arts
St-André-des-Arts, one of a number of popular cinemas... |
Film | The Latin Quarter |
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Sudden Theatre
Sudden Theatre is a tiny, contemporary theater and acting academy... |
Theater | Montmartre |
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Tango
Tango has carefully safeguarded its dance-hall origins and lures... |
Bars | The Marais |
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Théâtre Darius Milhaud
Théâtre Darius Milhaud presents classics by Camus... |
Theater | La Villette |
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Théâtre de la Bastille
Théâtre de la Bastille merits mention as an example... |
Dance | Bastille/Nation |
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Théâtre de la Cité Internationale
Théâtre de la Cité Internationale is a complex... |
Dance | Montparnasse |
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Théâtre de la Huchette
Théâtre de la Huchette is a tiny Rive Gauche theater... |
Theater | The Latin Quarter |
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Théâtre de la Renaissance
This theater was put on the map by Belle Époque superstar... |
Theater | Les Grands Boulevards |
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Théâtre de la Ville
Théâtre de la Ville is the top venue for contemporary... |
Dance | Les Halles |
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Théâtre des Abbesses
Théâtre des Abbesses Part of the Théâtre... |
Theater | Montmartre |
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Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord
Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord is the wonderfully atmospheric... |
Theater | Canal St-Martin |
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Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées was the... |
Arts Centers | Champs-Élysées |
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Théâtre du Châtelet
Also known as Théâtre Musical de Paris, this venue... |
Opera | Les Halles |
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Théâtre du Palais-Royal
Théâtre du Palais-Royal is a sumptuous 750-seat... |
Theater | Louvre/Tuileries |
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Théâtre Marigny
Théâtre Marigny offers top-flight theater, often... |
Theater | Champs-Élysées |
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Théâtre Mogador
Théâtre Mogador, one of Paris's most sumptuous theaters... |
Theater | Les Grands Boulevards |
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Théâtre National de Chaillot
Théâtre National de Chaillot is an imposing neoclassic... |
Theater | Trocadéro |
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UGC Ciné-Cité Bercy
UGC Ciné-Cité Bercy is a mammoth 18-screen complex... |
Film | Bercy/Tolbiac |
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Villette Jazz Festival
The annual Villette Jazz Festival is held at the Parc de La Villette... |
Festivals | Paris |
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VIP Room
Although it's no longer on the Champs Élysées... |
Dance Clubs | Louvre |
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WAGG
WAGG is tucked beneath the popular bar-resto Alcazar, in a vaulted... |
Dance Clubs | St-Germain-des-Prés |
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White Room
The White Room is a very of-the-moment Saturday-only hip-hop... |
Bars | Champs-Élysées |
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