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.

The formula is quite simple at this pub-cum-disco - an excellent selection of beers slakes your thirst while an extensive repertoire of Britpop (sometimes live) assaults your...

The Beatles, Frank Sinatra, Jimi Hendrix and Edith Piaf have all performed here over the years; as did Jacques Brel, who recorded two fabled live albums here in the early '60s....

The Palais Garnier, with its ornate, extravagant decor and ceiling by Marc Chagall, is the jewel in the crown of Paris music-making, as well as a glistening focal point for the...

The Palais Garnier is a monument to Second Empire high society. The opera company had been founded by Louis XIV in 1669, moving home after fires and assassination attempts. In...

Its promotion to national theatre status has brought this jewel box of a theatre back to life. Mindful of a French repertoire largely ignored by other houses, Jérôme Deschamps'...