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...

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...

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...

This beautifully designed bar and restaurant offers you the option of chilling out in alcoves or joining the kids to groove to hip hop, funk and jazz.

Established in 1864, this highly distinctive venue is still standing after the odd facelift, and remains admirably discerning in its booking of rock, world, jazz and hip hop acts.

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...

The racy Folies Pigalle's programme includes everything from dancehall and hip hop to techno and electro, go-go dancers, striptease shows and Paris's only transsexual spectacle...

Wacky crowd, Madonna songs and accordion tunes. At the Friday and Saturday Bal de la Boîte à Frissons, couples dance the foxtrot, tango, madison or guinguette in the early part...

This quirky, minimal-futurist spot in the 19th has carved out a niche in all things alternative, from post-rock to drum 'n' bass, avant-garde hip hop to modern jazz.

State-of-the-art sound and credible bands make this the large venue of choice. Snoop Dogg and Camille dropped in last year.