This much-loved indie and electro venue is a great place for free music, with three or four bands playing every night the venue is open. It also provides monthly residencies to...

This small, sweaty boîte has become a focus for 'cool' Paris. It's great, albeit pricey, once you're in, but you'll have to pass the door test first.

If you desire an authentic Belleville rendezvous, there's no better location than this old-style café with terrace, where the traditions of accordion music and croaky-voiced...

A foot-tapping frenzy echoes in this medieval dungeon, complete with instruments of torture and underground passages. There are various jam sessions in the week, and on Sundays.

Patron Adel is probably the most renowned chanson café owner in Paris, and this fine address attracts countless devotees with its repertoire of chanson and Eastern European sounds.

A small, smoky joint that hosts DJs and sound systems every night, as well as rock, reggae, raï, funk and folk acts several night as week. Ignoring the official opening hours,...

Music from across the Mediterranean and beyond, with a Turkish restaurant in the same building.

This classy, Anglo-inspired venue hosts regular club nights and live indie acts, as well as low-key performances from larger acts. Also serves up a 'jazz brunch' on Sundays.

This converted warehouse is a classy affair, bringing together up-and-coming local rock, jazz and world gigs with a decent restaurant, plus dance and recording studios and...

Really more of a concert venue than a music bar, Le Sentier has developed beyond its traditional chanson base to embrace a variety of modern styles.