Nightlife

Throughout the whole world Paris stands for a wild and licentious nightlife. The city is still an eldorado for pleasure seekers en night owls, even if the exuberance of the early days has somewhat diminished and some attractions have become tawdry tourist traps. Nevertheless, Paris remains a fascinating place, whether you prefer a stroll along the wide boulevards, or wish to plunge into the amazing array of cultural activities at theatres, operas, concert halls and cinemas, whether you listen to live music in smoky cellars, sip champagne while watching the glittering shows and cabarets or dance to fiery rhythms in giant discotheques.

Bars:

Bar des Hôtels Plaza Athénée
Av.Montaigne 25 (8)
Underground: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Daily: 6pm - 2am
This elegant bar in the most expensive fashion neighbourhood is a meetingplace for all the fashion models and fashion designers.

Hemingway Bar
Rue Cambon 38 (1)
Underground: Madeleine
Daily: 7pm – 2am. Closed on sunday
The famous American writer is still being remembered at the Ritz Hotel.

Mille et Une Nuits
Rue Rollin 18 (5)
Underground : Place Monge
Daily. Dancing in oriental atmosphere. Authentic oriental dancing on Saturday

Le Ciel de Paris
Av. Du Maine 33 (15)
Underground: Montparnasse
Daily: 12am – 1am
Magnificent panoramic view from the 56th floor of the Montparnasse Tower.

Buddha Bar
Rue Boissy d’Anglas 8 (8)
Underground: Conarde
Daily: 7pm – 2am
To see and to be seen: a meetingplace for pop stars and fashion models.

Harry’s New York Bar
Rue Daunou 5 (2)
Underground: Opéra
Daily: 11am – 4am
Once a gathering place for famous Americans, Harry’s New York Bar is still a cherished address.

Havanita Café
Rue de Lappe 11 (11)
Underground: Bastille
Daily: 8pm – 1am
An authentic Cuban bar.

Zebra Square
Place Clément Adler 3 (16)
Underground: Passy
Daily: 11am – 12pm
Meetingplace for journalists. Great cuisine.

 

Discotheques :

Don’t expect to run into Claudia Schiffer or the daughters of Prince Rainier of Monaco. The High Society prefers private clubbing. Still, there are plenty of great discotheques where you might meet the jeunesse dorée. Entrance fees and drinks are very expensive, though, and bouncers will want to check whether you are a wall flower or a weeping willow. No entrance for party- poopers!Don’t worry too much about any possible obstacles: wild and rioutous nights are there for the taking!

La Locomotive
Boul. De Clichy 90 (18)
Underground: Blanche
Regular live performances. Huge dance floor.

Les Bains
Rue du Bourg-l’Abbé 7 (3)
Underground: Etienne-Marcel
Famous Paris discotheque in a former bathhouse. Meetingplace of the jetset.

Le Balajo
Rue de Lappe 9 (11)
Metro : Bastille
At noon musette-dance palace and at night disco; on Mondays meeting place of the jetset.

La Chapelle des Lombards
Rue de Lappe 19 (11)
Underground: Bastille
Wild Latin-American rhythms. Regular live music.

Rex Club
Boulevard Poissonière 5 (2)
Underground : Bonne Nouvelle
One of the most popular clubs of Paris ; best technoclub.

Le Tango
Rue Au-Maire 11 (3)
Underground: Arts-et-Métiers
One of many discotheques with African rhythms and salsa.

La Scala
Rue de Rivoli 188bis (1)
Underground: Concorde
Young people just love this discotheque. Crazy light effects on three floor levels.

Revue theatre:

Don’t forget to make a phone call first! The programme changes all the time, and if you have no reservation, you probably won’t get in.

Crazy Horse Saloon
Av.George V 12 (8)
Underground: Alma Marceau
Tel. (0) 1 47 23 32 32
Exotic shows with super girls in super costumes. Unbelievable light effects.
 www.lecrazyhorseparis.com

Folies Bergères
Rue Richter 32 (9)
Underground: Cadet
Tel. (0) 1 44 79 98 98
 www.foliesbergeres.com
Famous and big variety theatre. Popular with tourists.

La Belle Epoque New-Look
Rue des Petits-Champs 36 (2)
Underground: Pyramides
Tel. (0) 1 42 96 33 33
www.belleepoqueparis.com
Sensuous rhythms and ditto girls.

Le Lido de Paris
Av. Des Champs-Elysées 116bis (8)
Underground: George V
Tel. (0) 1 40 76 56 10
www.lido.fr
Truly beautiful girls under brilliant spotlights. Terrific special effects.

Le Moulin Rouge
Bd. De Clichy 82 (18)
Metro: Blanche
Tel : (0) 1 53 09 82 82
www.moulin-rouge.com
As in the early days, the girls dance the cancan on the Place Blanche under the wings of the red mill. Today mainly tourists watch the swinging legs under the lace petticoats.

Paradis Latin
Rue du Cardinal Lemoine 28 (5)
Metro : Cardinal Lemoine
Tel : (0) 1 43 25 28 28
 www.paris-latin.com
Show with eroticism, spirit and humour in a former theatre in the Quartier Latin.
 


 

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