This was one of the first hip joints to hit the Canal de l'Ourcq, with an embankment broad enough to accommodate pétanque games (ask at the bar) and a cluster of deckchairs....
68 quai de la LoireA spanking new hybrid venue that triples as a restaurant, bar and DJ lounge for an übercool, bobo clientele. Friday nights are for resident DJs, and Saturdays bring live bands...
21 rue Juliette DoduThis splendid DJ bar has expanded its brief and its opening hours to become an all-day café - without compromising any of the cool that keeps it well ahead of the pack after...
44 bd de la VilletteDownstairs this feels like a trendy gastropub; thanks to an up-to-date music policy, it makes for a good pre-club drinking venue. Upstairs is the Wash Bar, the LG company's...
65 bd de la VilletteThis house/electro DJ bar has made the bizarre decision to turn its entire first floor over to Korean conglomerate LG, which has installed the aptly named Wash Bar. Grab a...
65 bd de la VilletteJust down from the Canal St-Martin, the bare brick, Formica and framed '50s ads of this funky venue attract an inner circle of regulars. These days it's established enough to...
50 rue de LancryThe cobbled rue Ste-Marthe buzzes with the energy of ateliers, restaurants and bars. Le Panier enjoys a prominent position on a blissfully shaded square, and has a vast terrace...
32 rue Ste-MartheThis hunk of Berlin in Paris was only ever meant to be temporary, but thankfully it's still around. An uncompromising programming policy delivers some of the best electronic...
200 quai de Valmy