Cityguide Paris France. Find here the information you need for your stay in Paris Paris is confident that it's the world's most beautiful, fashionable and artistic capital. Visit just once and it's hard to disagree.Walking through the heart of Paris you often feel like you've wandered onto an art film set; much of the city has been scrubbed clean in recent years and it's never looked more fabulous.                          Paris, France New York Bangkok  Prague  Amsterdam  Capetown  Sydney  Nightlife Paris, Clubs and Cafe's   The City of Light’s nightlife is sure to have something for everyone: discos, nightclubs and bars of all kinds and in all districts of the city strive to attract people looking to have a good time and hoping to enjoy the night.   Techno, house, garage and latino are the popular sounds at discos and clubs at the moment. Admission prices (usually about the Euros 15) often include one free drink. Clubs open at about 2300 and tend not to close until dawn; it is coolest to arrive around 0300, or at least after midnight. Popular areas include Montmartre (especially in summer), Sacre-Coeur and Bastille, which is full of clubs and bars. The younger crowd tend to head for Oberkampf, which is becoming increasingly fashionable.    No guide could ever provide an exhaustive list of places to try in the city that practically invented the modern day bar, but here are a few suggestions to get you started.   Les Deux Magots 170 blvd St-Germain, 6e Tel: +33 (0)1-4548-5525 One of the most famous café-bars in Paris due to its literary connections. Sartre, Derrida and de Beauvoir were among the 20s intellectual set that made Les Deux Magots famous. Now it is full of well-to-do locals and tourists, and not a bohemian philosopher in sight. Harry's Bar 5 Rue Daunou, 2e Tel: +33 (0)1-4261-7114 The favourite haunt of Americans abroad, Harry's Bar has its literary connections as well. F Scott Fitzgerald and Noel Coward were just two of its more famous customers. The piano strikes up at 22h00 each night.   Le Café Noir 65 Rue Montmartre, 2e Tel: +33 (0)1-4039-0736 A typical Parisian café, where people come to chat and while away the evening over a "demi". Inexpensive food available; credit cards not accepted.   L'Apparemment Café 18 Rue des Coutures-Saint-Gervais, 3e Tel: +33 (0)1-4887-1222 Right in the heart of the trendy Marais district, a few minutes' walk from the PicassoMuseum, this is a great place to chill out with comfy sofas, books and board games adding to the relaxed atmosphere. Sip cocktails and nibble on plates of ham and cheese surrounded by paintings by young, up-and-coming artists.   L'Amnesia                         Harry's Bar 42 Rue Vieille du Temple, 4e Tel: +33 (0)1-4272-1694 A place favoured by the pre-club crowd the beautiful people come here to get their fixes of cocktails and long mixes, both drinks and audio. The atmosphere tends to be fashionably laid-back, casual but expensive.   Le Lizard Lounge 18 Rue du Bourg-Tibourg, 4e Tel: +33 (0)1-4272-8134 One of the only non-gay bars in the Marais. Famous for its selection of beers (the proprietors are American, English and Irish), but also serves great cocktails. Lively atmosphere. Techno music played in the basement from Wed-Sat.   Le Buddha Bar 8 Rue Roissy-d'Anglas, 8e Tel: +33 (0)1-5305-9000 The place to be seen, you'll need to be fashionably attired to get in to Le Buddha Bar. There's a separate bar and restaurant inside, along with an enormous Buddha welcoming the beautiful people in.   Click here for more bars and cafe's in Paris    Top clubs in this lively capital include:   Les Bains 7 Rue du Bourg-l'Abbé, 3e Tel: +33 (0)1-4887-0180 The most famous nightclub of the lot is Les Bains, located in an old Turkish bath house. If you really want to rub fashionably clad shoulders with the smart set then this is the place to do it. Put on your finery, but still expect to be upstaged.   La Locomotive 90 Blvd de Clichy, 18e Tel: +33 (0)1-5341-8888 "La Loco", as the locals call it, is one of the best known nights out in the city for young clubbers (think teenage or early 20s). It's rather grungy in atmosphere, and its situation in the less than salubrious Pigalle district ensures that it enjoys a certain notoriety that is actually rather at odds with the happy ambience inside. Wagg 62 Rue Mazarine, 6e Tel: +33 (0)1-5542-2201 The French arm of London's Fabric nightclub, since its launch in the capital Wagg has proved incredibly popular with a cool and savvy set of party-goers who know their music. Top name DJs man the decks and have no problem packing this small but stylish venue.   Le Balajo 9 Rue de Lappe, 11e Tel: +33 (0)1-4700-0787 A legendary music joint (and for once that word is appropriate to the club/diner ambience), Le Balajo is one of Paris's oldest clubs. Different nights see a variety of music from golden oldies to salsa.   Amnesia 24 Rue de l'Arrivée, Montparnasse Tel: +33 (0)1-5680-3737 Owned by legendary chanteur Johnny Halliday, this club right underneath the Tour Montparnasse is a honeypot for the trendy, beautiful inhabitants of Paris. Playing predominantly House and Techno, the cavernous club is decked out with avant garde decor, its huge dance floor heaving every night. Gay night on Sundays.   Batofar 11 Quai François Mauriac, 13e Tel: +33 (0)1-5360-1730 Le Batofar inhabits a boat on the Seine below the new Bibliothèque Nationale - it's always at the cutting edge of Paris's music scene. if you can't get in there, a couple of other boats-cum-clubs are moored either side. You'll find a choice of similar floating venues at various points on the Rive Gauche quays, especially along Quai Malaquais by the pedestrian Pont des Arts across from the Louvre and along Quai de Montebello opposite Notre Dame.   Le Queen 102 Ave de Champs Elysées, 8e Tel: +33 (0)892-707-330 The legendary gay club right on Paris's most famous avenue still pulls in the crowds, though it's not purely gay these days. Still a good place for a lively night out.   Club 18 18 Rue du Beaujolais, 1e Tel: +33 (0)1-4297-5213 Intimate gay club right by the Palais Royal, playing a mix of (mainly pretty mainstream) music, and drawing in a crowd of friendly twenty-and-thirty-somethings     Paris home-Getting there - What to see - Where to stay - Where to eat - Where to party Books about Paris - Tours in Paris - Travel Documents - Package deals(air+hotel) - Tips & advice    MENU GETTING THERE WHAT TO SEE WHERE TO STAY DINING & DRINKING WHERE TO PARTY BOOKS ABOUT PARIS ORGANIZED TOURS & PACKAGE DEALS               AIR TICKETS SEARCH ENGINE BUDGET HOTEL SEARCH ENGINE MID-END HOTEL SEARCH ENGINE TOP-END HOTEL SEARCH ENGINE CAR RENTAL SEARCH ENGINE               Topcity links Amsterdam Florence Rome Barcelona Paris London Prague Berlin Lisbon Athens Brussels Vienna Moscow Buenos Aires Mexico City Capetown San Francisco New York Bangkok Beijing Oakland Sydney Bali                           Country/Area links Asia Australia New Zealand China Thailand Cambodia Laos India Indonesia Malaysia Vietnam Africa South Africa Egypt Kenya Tanzania   Europe The Netherlands France Italy Spain United Kingdom Croatia Greece Germany Belgium Russia Latin America Argentina Mexico Peru North America United States Canada Alaska         Check out our hotel offers in Paris  for the upcoming months                     Order the best Paris Guides & Street maps. just click the image(s) below. 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