As sweetly tuned as Chuck Berry's cherry-red '53, this quite marvellous rock 'n' roll bar is the pick of the bunch on rue Jean-Pierre-Timbaud. Not that the owners have fitted...

A strange find, this, tucked down a long, narrow alleyway off rue Amelot, opposite the back entrance of Pop In - look out for the green Stella sign. Inside it's red and black...

Considering its proximity to the honeypot that is Sacré Coeur, this café/bar is still cheap, making it popular with locals and foreign students, and the odd tourist. During...

Unlike some places that eschew good food for alcohol and a funky interior, colourful Ave Maria scores highly for all three. The kitsch interior is decked out in a canopy of...

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....

A 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...

The bar contained within this beautifully restored belle époque building sparked the Oberkampf nightlife boom. Its booths, mirrors and adventurous music policy put trendy...

This 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...

Beefy, hairy, shaven-headed men congregate on the pavement in front of Café Cox for post-work drinks, before moving on to more intimate surroundings.

Lap up every detail - this is once-in-a-holiday stuff. Whether you're out on the historic terrace or looking up at the ornate stucco ceiling, you'll be sipping in the footsteps...

A class act, this, as you might expect of a Costes café whose lofty, arcaded terrace overlooks the Louvre's glass pyramid. Reached through the passage Richelieu (the entrance...

Belonging to a dying breed of cave-bars associated with the Latin Quarter, Chez Georges is beloved of students, professionals and neighbourhood eccentrics. Regulars pop in...