DK Travel : Paris : Bars & Nightclubs

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Le Square Trousseau

This bistro was one of the first media watering holes when the Bastille became chic a few years ago.
Le Tambour

The interior decor here is junkyard chic – old glass screens, recycled signs – and the crowd is a lively mix of students and businessmen.
Les Deux Magots

Rival to the neighbouring Flore as the rendezvous for the 20th-century intellectual élite. Hemingway, Oscar Wilde, Djuna Barnes, André Breton and Paul Verlaine were all regulars, and Picasso met his muse Dora Maar here in 1937. Similarly pricey, with outside tables facing the boulevard and the square.
Lionel Hampton

US bandleader Hampton (b. 1909) regularly played in the Left Bank jazz clubs.
L’rbuci

A well-established favourite, in the heart of St-Germain (see St-Germain, Latin and Luxembourg Quarters), attracting a good mix of regular locals and curious tourists. Eat in the pleasant brasserie upstairs, then head to the basement for a music programme that relies heavily on old-fashioned Dixie-style jazz.
L’ssignat

Pleasant, bright family-run bar, full of regulars propping up the bar with a beer or a glass of wine.
Maurice Chevalier

The Parisian singer/actor (1888–1972) is, for many, the voice of France. In 1958 he won an Academy Award for his role in Gigi .
Mezzanine

The place to see and be seen. The beer, wine and cocktails are not expensive given the buzz and the wonderful location.
Miles Davis

US trumpet-player Davis (1926–91) was a favourite in Paris for his “cool jazz” style.
Moulin Rouge

As old as the Eiffel Tower (1889) and as much a part of the Parisian image, today’s troupe of 60 Doriss Girls are the modern versions of Jane Avril and La Goulue.