What area am I going to be looking in for good clubs and bars, not Moulin Rouge area. If I was a 20 something Parisian, where would I be hanging out till late hours? Late cafes or bars? Thank you!

A month ago, we stayed at the Marais (eastern area), and there was nightlife there every night of the week. I particularly remember a bar/cafe called Les Philosophes that was constantly packed (it might have been open all night, as I never saw it closed), and when we met a french friend of ours, she actually picked that place. Next door there is a place called La Chaise Au Plafond or so that also seemed very popular, and there were lots of other bars, a jazz bar or two, and people constantly coming and going all night. One night, we stopped to watch two guys set up a piano in the middle of the street and proceed to give a free musical show, and much later, we saw they had moved indoors to one of the bars and were entertaining the crowd. We are in our mid-late 20's, and we felt the crowd here was a good crowd, nicely dressed, hip, and thoroughly Parisian. Ali

I live in Paris and I'm in my 20s, I find the Bastille area much more animated. Lots of bars and discotheques including Karoakee and brasilian bars. Try it.

Thank you Ali and Vic, I have my hotel in the Marais area anyways, how perfect, then I could probably walk to the Bastille area, I think? Thanks again! 3 more weeks!

I'm not 20 so glad you got good advice. You sure can walk to Bastille from Marais. <BR><BR>For the Parisian guys -- what about Fleche d'Or near Gambetta metro? I thought that was supposed to be popular with that age group. Here's its URL www.flechedor.com It's not a club, but I know in the area I stay (Montparnasse), younger folks hang out at the Cosmos cafe on bd MOntparnasse (near Vavin metro) and somewhat Mustang Cafe down the street a little (which is what it sounds like, Parisian Tex-Mex, but a younger friendly crowd and they have music sometimes). I got into a big argument with a French guy there who insisted Bill Clinton ran the CIA (I think he was thinking of Geo Bush Sr), but it was all in fun, of course, as arguing in cafes usually is. I'm much older, but the crowd seemed young.

how about the marais! the boys are beautiful!

Well I'm glad the boys are beautiful, my girlfriend should like that, which is not high on my list, I just want good clubs and bars. Thanks for the suggestions, at least the ones that mean something, unlike fgs(fart?), grow up, loser!

When in Paris in Dec. I heard that the Oberkamp (sp?) area was also a hot spot for bars. <BR><BR>Also don't forget that the metro stops around 1am so plan to take a cab back to your hotel. 7 euro got us pretty much home from anywhere.