Ignore the apparently boarded-up windows at Le Crocodile; if you're here late, then it's open. Friendly young regulars line the sides of this small, narrow bar and try to...

Amid semi-faded pseudo-tropical decor, the Teasing Blackbird - a Butte-aux-Cailles institution - tantalises students and nostalgic thirtysomethings with its splendid selection...

Le Pantalon is a local café that seems familiar yet is utterly surreal. It has the standard fixtures, including the old soaks at the bar - but the regulars and staff are enough...

This successful marriage of music bar and Brit pub, set between St-Germain-des-Prés and the river, attracts a mix of young professional Parisiennes and anglophone expats...

A hip young crowd gathers in this rock-oriented bar, which doubles as a sports bar during important football and rugby fixtures, and trebles as an internet café at other times....