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La Machine du Moulin Rouge

La Machine du Moulin Rouge (90 Boulevard de Clichy, Paris)(Metro: Blanche, Place de Clichy, and Pigalle) – this club’s main dance floor, La Chaufferie, used to be the famed Moulin Rouge’s boiler room (with the old pipes still in place). Its central area is now a concert hall that showcases new and long-standing dance music, […]

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Crystal Lounge

Crystal Lounge (51 rue de Ponthieu, Paris) (Metro: Saint-Philippe-du-Roule, George V) – this club books a variety of international & French House music and Hip Hop acts – ranging from Martin Solveig (House) to David Vendetta (House), Remady (pop), Fat Joe (Hip Hop), Eve (soul), and Rick Ross (Hip Hop).

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Club Silencio

Club Silencio (142 rue Montmartre, Paris) (Metro: Bourse) – Hollywood filmmaker David Lynch (of “Mulholland Drive” and “Twin Peaks” fame) was responsible for the interior design of this nightspot – which now contains performance stage, a cinema, an art library, and reflective dance floor. It’s “members-only” during the early evening, and open to the public […]

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Chacha Club

Chacha Club (47 rue Berger, Paris) (Metro: Les Halles, RER: Châtelet-Les Halles) – during the day and early evening, this venue is an Italian restaurant. After midnight, Chacha becomes a trendy nightclub playing House and electronic dance music. The décor resembles a boudoir, with hints of 1930s Art Deco. There’s also a cigar lounge (fumoir). […]

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Belushi’s

Belushi’s (159 rue de Crimee, Paris)(Metro: Crimée, Laumière, Ourcq) — Along the Ourcq canal, in one of Paris’ most lively areas, Belushi’s has become the place where people come to drink, eat and party. There’s always something different every night to do: Open mic, live music…A nearby hostel, St Christopher’s Inn, located above Belushi’s bar, […]

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Batofar

Batofar (Port de la Gare, Paris)(Metro: Quai de la Gare) – this club is unique simply because it is located on a boat by the Seine river, which has consistently attracted crowds over the years. Some are attracted to the boat simply for the view of the city it offers, while partygoers move to the […]

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Barramundi

Barramundi (3 rue Taitbout, 9e Opéra/Grands Boulevards, Paris) (Metro: Richelieu Drouot) – this popular bar is just as known for the music it plays (ranging from Electro House to World Music) as it is for its cuisine.

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Bacardi Mojito Lab

Bacardi Mojito Lab (28 rue Keller, Paris)(Metro: Voltaire, Bréguet-Sabin) – in 2010, this bar opened near Bastille, dedicated to the promotion of the Mojito drink in Paris. Twenty versions of the mojito have been created specifically for this Mojito Lab by Laurent Greco, a renowned mixologist. Amateurs and professionals can improve their mastery of Mojito-making […]

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Andy Wahloo

Andy Wahloo (69 rue des Gravilliers, Paris) (Metro: Arts et Métiers) — Andy Wahloo transports its clientele to trendy 70s Morocco in a stunning environment which could easily have been the watering hole of choice for the stars of the time. It was designed purely and simply to allow nearby « 404 Restaurant » customers […]