The 'Grocery Store' is rue Jean-Pierre-Timbaud's answer to La Mercerie: it, too, is a big old space filled with junk. Cupboards of kitsch china and lampshades made from kitchen...

Late opening and Eric Perier's diverse range of nightly entertainment - DJs (weekends), videos, live acts (Tuesday to Thursdays) and the odd open mic event - are the...

The Bellevilloise is the latest incarnation of a building that once housed the capital's very first workers' co-operative. Now it competently multi-tasks as a bar, restaurant,...

With Afrojazz and Latino bands and DJs providing the music, Latinos and Africans lead the dancefloor in this popular world music venue. Note: smart dress only.

This converted railway station reopened under new management, and has won over the Paris muso crowd with its adventurous programming, covering everything from electro to punk...

Tucked inside the crumbling, disused Belleville market, La Java plays rock, salsa and world music, with live bands every weekend.

Opposite the landmark Charbon and infinitely more grungy, the spacious Mercerie has bare walls (bare everything, in fact) and room for the usual Oberkampf shenanigans of...

This tastefully decorated club-bar-restaurant complex holds regular rock concerts, as well as club events most Thursdays to Saturdays. The agenda here changes constantly, so...

This cruising club, located not far from the Oberkampf bar district in a remote corner of the 11th, is one of the hottest in Paris. It features all-naked and underwear-only...

Le Café des Sports' fine and eclectic music programme ranges from electro (Saturdays), to pop or chanson (Tuesdays and Thursdays) to world dub. Beer and wine are fabulously...

Le Motel is the latest addition to the city's growing indie scene. It has a simple formula: cheap drinks and excellent music. During happy hour (6pm to 9pm) a pint of blonde...

During the week, the Wax - clad in 1970s psychedelic orange - is a funky bar where DJs play groove until 2am. But at weekends it becomes a (tiny) nightclub that keeps a...

This stylish cabaret/theatre bar is used by Dan Ghenacia and the Freak 'n' Chic posse for buzzy after-parties on Sundays. It's usually a more traditional circus and cabaret...

Twice a month, the Bataclan concert hall transforms itself into a club to host these two hugely popular parties. Crazyvores features music from the 1970s and '80s, and at...