Nightlife in Paris
Where Paris goes out — handpicked bars, clubs, live music rooms and late-night eats for any kind of night.
Top spots in Paris
Le Marais
Food & Drink3e / 4e
Falafel queues, vintage boutiques and the prettiest medieval streets.
Pigalle / SoPi
Nightlife9e / 18e
Cocktail bars, indie clubs and late-night kitchens between Pigalle and South Pigalle.
Best nightlife in Paris
12 hand-picked bars, clubs, live music rooms & late-night eats.
Little Red Door
$$$Cocktail bar · Le Marais
World's 50 Best, terroir-driven cocktails.
Candelaria
$$$Speakeasy · Le Marais
Taqueria fronting hidden cocktail bar.
Le Syndicat
$$$Cocktail bar · 10e
French spirits only, fly-poster facade.
Le Comptoir Général
$$Cocktail bar · Canal Saint-Martin
African-themed bohemian hangout.
Rex Club
$$$Club · 2e
Legendary techno club, Funktion-One.
Concrete (now closed) successor La Station
$$$Club · 19e
Techno warehouse club, all-weekender vibe.
Le Baron
$$$$Club · Champs-Élysées
Famous-faces underground club.
Duc des Lombards
$$$Live music · Châtelet
Intimate jazz club, two sets a night.
Le Perchoir
$$$Rooftop · 11e
Rooftop bar with Paris skyline.
Le Mary Celeste
$$$Cocktail bar · Le Marais
Oyster cocktail bar.
L'As du Fallafel
$Late-night eats · Le Marais
Late-night falafel queue in Marais.
Le Refuge des Fondus
$$Late-night eats · Montmartre
Wine in baby bottles, late fondue.
Where to eat
Septime
$$$$Modern French · 11e
Bertrand Grébaut's tasting menu — book three weeks out at 8am sharp.
Frenchie
$$$Modern bistro · 2e
Tiny dining room on a cobbled passage — go for lunch if dinner is gone.
Le Comptoir du Relais
$$$Bistro · 6e
Yves Camdeborde's all-day bistro on the Carrefour de l'Odéon.
Du Pain et des Idées
$Bakery · 10e
Escargot pastries and pain des amis on the Canal — Christophe Vasseur's flagship.
Clamato
$$$Seafood bar · 11e
Septime's walk-in seafood annex — oysters, ceviche, natural wine.
Live & on stage
Rock en Seine
Domaine de Saint-Cloud · Aug 22–24 · Festival
Fête de la Musique
Citywide · Jun 21 · Free / All
Philharmonie de Paris
19e · Year-round · Classical / Jazz
Frequently asked
- Standouts include Le Marais, Pigalle / SoPi. The list mixes cocktail bars, live-music rooms and dance floors so you can build a full night without leaving the neighbourhood.