In recent years the Batofar has gone through a rapid succession of management teams, with varying levels of success. The current managers have helped revive the venue's...

A popular DJ bar, especially in summer, when fashionistas flock to the terrace. Cool live music is played from Thursdays to Saturdays after 10pm. Expect anything from DJ Jet...

This Villette venue welcomes prestigious names from all over the globe, and also does a fine line in contemporary classical, avant-jazz and electronica.

Part of a massive conference, restaurant and club complex in the Bercy Village, Club Med World hosts popular disco, salsa and '80s nights at weekends.

A reliable and spacious venue in Montmartre. Dancing girls once lifted their skirts here on a regular basis, but these days you're more likely to see mid-sized alternative rock...

A gig venue and club, the Elysée hosts big nights by outside promoters, such as Open House, Panik and Nightfever, for young clubbers.

I Love Opéra is having trouble attracting the glitterati of its previous incarnation, Paris Paris, but it's getting there with a chic pink, black and white dining room (menus...

Hidden away underneath an old courtyard, this small club is a fun and friendly spot; the music tends to be '80s disco hits and new wave with a few more recent club hits thrown in.

This much-loved indie and electro venue is a great place for free music, with three or four bands playing every night the venue is open. It also provides monthly residencies to...

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...

La Loco has a substantial and youthful following taking advantage of its three dancefloors, which offer different musical genres: house, dance, hip-hop and chart music on...

Le Cab is owned by the management behind Club Mix and Queen, and R&B and commercial house dominate the playlist. The doormen are tough, and if they don't like you, you won't...

Le Cabaret Sauvage is a stylish, big top-shaped venue that's taken over by outside promoters for occasional club nights. In the old days this often contained a world music...

Le Divan du Monde has come a long way since the days when Toulouse-Lautrec used to sup absinthe here, but the decadent spirit of old Montmartre has just about survived, and the...