Guidebook for Paris
Drinks & Nightlife
Mabel
58 Rue d'AboukirTop cocktail bar
Institutional cocktail bar, the one who started the trend in Paris for cocktails
258 locals recommend
Experimental Cocktail Club
37 Rue Saint-SauveurInstitutional cocktail bar, the one who started the trend in Paris for cocktails
Italian speackeay cocktail bar in the back of an italian restaurant, old beautiful french decoration : a must go
Gocce
7 Rue ChoronItalian speackeay cocktail bar in the back of an italian restaurant, old beautiful french decoration : a must go
Lulu White
12 Rue FrochotCocktail bar, cool staff, inspired by New Orleans
Glass
7 Rue FrochotCandelaria group, "new york inspired", open late and night ambiance
Dirty Dick
10 Rue FrochotAmerican hawaian fashion bar, very exotic
Cocktail bar, restaurant, there is good wine and music too, the spot is pretty. Very very pleasant
43 locals recommend
L'entrée des artistes
30 Rue Victor MasséCocktail bar, restaurant, there is good wine and music too, the spot is pretty. Very very pleasant
Baton Rouge
62 Rue Notre Dame de LoretteInstitutional bar, best for classics
Candelaria
52 Rue de SaintongePossibly the best parisian cocktail bar, south american mood
Le Mary Celeste
1 Rue ComminesCandelaria group, asian inspiration, good little thing to eat
Sherry Butt
20 Rue BeautreillisNew but already institutional bar. Great place
New bar, very cool decoration : looks like a squat but the quality is here, they also only use french liquors, very trendy
142 locals recommend
Le Syndicat
51 Rue du Faubourg Saint-DenisNew bar, very cool decoration : looks like a squat but the quality is here, they also only use french liquors, very trendy
Hero
289 Rue Saint-DenisCandelaria group, inspired by South Korea
Le Coq
12 Rue du Château d'Eaucocktail bar, london fashion
Little Red Door
60 Rue Charlotcocktail bar
Food Scene
Dersou
21 Rue Saint-NicolasRestaurant, matching cocktail-meals. Great
Aux Deux Amis
45 Rue OberkampfReally good quality/price restaurant, wine, liquors. French spirit
Brasserie, super cheap and good wine. Classic spot of the neighborhood
20 locals recommend
Le Bougainville
5 Rue de la BanqueBrasserie, super cheap and good wine. Classic spot of the neighborhood
Arts & Culture
Best jazz club in Paris, free jam sessions on fridays and saturdays after midnight
115 locals recommend
Duc des Lombards
42 Rue des LombardsBest jazz club in Paris, free jam sessions on fridays and saturdays after midnight
Rex Club
5 Bd Poissonnièreinstitutional club, mainly for techno, great sound system
La Machine du Moulin Rouge
90 Bd de ClichyGood club
Everything Else
Street to do by night (the first part starting near metro Strasbourg - St Denis). A lot of bars, often cheap, sometimes very trendy too, cheap food. Very cosmopolitan, lots of cool people.
182 locals recommend
52 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis
52 Rue du Faubourg Saint-DenisStreet to do by night (the first part starting near metro Strasbourg - St Denis). A lot of bars, often cheap, sometimes very trendy too, cheap food. Very cosmopolitan, lots of cool people.
Louvre Museum
Rue de Rivoli.
Pinacothèque de Paris
28 Place de la Madeleinegreat temporary exhibitions
The Centre Pompidou
modern art
Paris Museum of Modern Art
11 Av. du Président Wilsonmodern art
Palais de Tokyo
13 Av. du Président Wilsoncontemporary art
Musee Jacquemart-Andre
158 Bd Haussmanngreat temporary exhibitions in an superb old mansion
Marmottan Monet Museum
2 Rue Louis Boillyimpressionism
Brand new museum, great architecture and already a very important art place
611 locals recommend
Fondation Louis Vuitton
8 Av. du Mahatma GandhiBrand new museum, great architecture and already a very important art place
features the indigenous art and cultures of Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas. Extremely cool place
740 locals recommend
Quai Branly Museum
37 Quai Jacques Chiracfeatures the indigenous art and cultures of Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas. Extremely cool place
Grand Palais
3 Av. du Général EisenhowerBig temporary exhibitions and events, in an magnificent building
Less massive than The Grand Palais, but a very interesting permanent collection and temporary exhibitions sometimes often very good
218 locals recommend
Petit Palais
Avenue Winston ChurchillLess massive than The Grand Palais, but a very interesting permanent collection and temporary exhibitions sometimes often very good
Gare Musée d'Orsay
a must go
Cartier Foundation (Fondation Cartier Pour L'art Contemporain)
261 Bd Raspailcontemporary art
Musée National Picasso-Paris
5 Rue de ThorignyPicasso !
Arab World Institute
1 Rue des Fossés Saint-Bernardextremely interesting museum
Musée du Luxembourg
19 Rue de Vaugirardtemporary exhibitions
Rue Montorgueil
Rue MontorgueilBeautiful pedestrian street with bars and shops
Shopping
La Grande Epicerie de Paris
38 Rue de Sèvres.
Stand KENZO Maroquinerie Homme
40 Bd Haussmann.
Stohrer
51 Rue Montorgueilsuperb croissants, and..