Nightlife in Paris

9 clubs, live music venues and late-night spots in Paris.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Eat10th arrondissement
Bang!
Offers a selection of first class meats from all over the world (From American Angus and French Aubrac to Argentine Angus and Simmental from Bavaria), along with natural wines. The result is a friendly, warm space to meet friends, enjoy delicious food and converse against a soothing musical background of jazz and pop.
Eat11th arrondissement
Café Cannibale
Very chic bar and café with DJ sets weekends; live music Friday and Saturday. Oysters direct from producers, seared octopus, chartouterie, steaks and fish. Wide selection of wine, beer, whiskies and cocktails. Happy Hour 16:00-20:00. Brunch Sundays.
Drink11th arrondissement
Grenier
An excellent, but tiny dive bar with live bands upstairs in the hall some nights, but usually downstairs in the front window. This is a great place to hear Django Reinhardt-style jazz guitar playing (Jazz Manouche).
A basic beer will set you back €2
See13th arrondissement
La Cité de la Mode et du Design
Les Docks
Part gallery - part restaurant - part nightclub, La Cite (Les Docks) is a modern building that is instantly recognisable due to being draped on one side with a large neon green shell covering the stairwells and roof the building. Roughly translated in English as The City of Fashion and Design, this is a trendy spot at the weekends and is used for event like Paris Design Week. The restaurant in the building is open all year round.
Mon Thu 11:00-19:00, Wed Fri 11:00-22:00, Sat Sun 10:00-20:00
Drink3rd arrondissement Not mapped
L'Attirail
Cool bar/club with concerts ranging from Jazz Manouche to contemporary swing.
Drink7th arrondissement Not mapped
Le Cafe des Lettres
The charming cobblestoned courtyard makes this an ideal place to sit down and linger over a glass of wine. Excellent cocktail list.
Mon-Sat, noon-23:00
Drink5th arrondissement Not mapped
Le Vieux Chêne
Just down the way from the fifth on the left is another hole-in-the-wall, this one dating from the 18th century. It was named after its sign, a bas relief of an old oak tree (vieux chene), which was around 250 years when it was chiselled off early in 2005 by workmen restoring the facade of the building. The selection of beers, etc., is good and the crowd is mostly students. Expect to pay around €4 for a pint. There is a minuscule dance floor in the atmospheric and sweaty cellar below. On Tuesday nights, there is live music and the musicians take requests from the crowd, playing classic French and American songs.
Eat7th arrondissement Not mapped
Le Voltaire
Le Voltaire has always been tres chic and with customers like Helene Rochas and the Rothschild family, you know you are dining with the right set. Peaceful wood paneling and lighting that flatters, it is an intimate and romantic setting, where newcomers feel that they belong to an exclusive club. Be sure to dine upon the tenderloin in pepper sauce.
Eat6th arrondissement Not mapped
l'Arbuci
A nice bistro with consistently favorable reviews and a jazz club downstairs.

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Paris (CC BY-SA 4.0).