Paris Around the Clock
Paris knowns how to celebrate an all-night-party! There are whole party quartiers, among them above all Montmartre with its red-light atmosphere or the Marais around Les Halles with its uncountable public houses. The student district Quartier Latin, which is beautiful also at night, offers many pubs and snack bars in old, narrow, crooked lanes. Already for a longer time the Bastille quartier orientates itself with several discotheques on adventuresome night-revellers, too. Here you find also modern techno temples. Noble establishments for the important ones of this world or those who think to be it are located in another place, of course: You finde them around the Champs-Élysées as well as the Palais Royal.
Hier sind auch neue Techno-Tempel zu finden. Edeletablissements für die Wichtigen dieser Welt oder die, die sich für solche halten, befinden sich freilich an anderer Stelle: VIPs tanzen rund um die Champs-Élysées und den Palais Royal.
Please mention that the métro has its service break each weekend night from 2:15 until 5 a.m. and that no trains travel. Also the bus traffic is strongly reduced; only the so-called «Noctambus'» operate the biggest métro stops in town (tickets available from the driver).
► Tip: To get informations about almost every event in and around Paris it is the easiest way to buy one of the tradition-rich event magazines «Pariscope» (€ 0,40) and «L’Officiel des Spectacles» (€ 0,35). Both were publicated always on Wednesdays, are absolutely recommendable and available at every kiosk in Paris. Included are e.g. also a completely survey of the current cinema programme, previews onto the coming premieres and partially reviews, too.
Paris knowns how to celebrate an all-night-party! There are whole party quartiers, among them above all Montmartre with its red-light atmosphere or the Marais around Les Halles with its uncountable public houses. The student district Quartier Latin, which is beautiful also at night, offers many pubs and snack bars in old, narrow, crooked lanes. Already for a longer time the Bastille quartier orientates itself with several discotheques on adventuresome night-revellers, too. Here you find also modern techno temples. Noble establishments for the important ones of this world or those who think to be it are located in another place, of course: You finde them around the Champs-Élysées as well as the Palais Royal.
Hier sind auch neue Techno-Tempel zu finden. Edeletablissements für die Wichtigen dieser Welt oder die, die sich für solche halten, befinden sich freilich an anderer Stelle: VIPs tanzen rund um die Champs-Élysées und den Palais Royal.
Please mention that the métro has its service break each weekend night from 2:15 until 5 a.m. and that no trains travel. Also the bus traffic is strongly reduced; only the so-called «Noctambus'» operate the biggest métro stops in town (tickets available from the driver).
► Tip: To get informations about almost every event in and around Paris it is the easiest way to buy one of the tradition-rich event magazines «Pariscope» (€ 0,40) and «L’Officiel des Spectacles» (€ 0,35). Both were publicated always on Wednesdays, are absolutely recommendable and available at every kiosk in Paris. Included are e.g. also a completely survey of the current cinema programme, previews onto the coming premieres and partially reviews, too.
 Au Lapin Agile  The Lapin Agile («quick rabbit») is the embodiment of the old artist meeting points, as they existed, when Montmartre was still a one-horse-town. Today it is the last original. Pablo Picasso and Vincent van Gogh – in those days still completely impecounious and unknown – visited this location regularly. Long-time residents like Vlaminck and Carco as well as Montmartre's village counted furthermore to the regular customers. André Gill's outside wall painting of the rabbit who jumps out of the cooking-pot gave the Lapin Agile its name. ► Opening hours: Daily except Monday 9:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. Admission fees: Show incl. free drink € 24,00, reduced € 17,00. Address: 22, rue des Saules • F 75018 Paris (18th Arrondissement) • Internet:  www.au-lapin-agile.com • Phone: 01.46.06.85.87 • Fax: 01.42.54.63.04 • Métro: Lamarck-Coulaincourt, Anvers
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 Bar du Plaza Athénée   The Plaza Athénée is one of the really most legendary luxury hotels in the world. Also Liza Minelli puts up here for example when she tarries in Paris. Accordingly a visit of the noble hotel bar can be very interesting: You will surely meet one or another V.I.P. At the Plaza Athénée you find above all mannequins and fashion designer who finishes off the evening with drinks on a high price level.
► Opening hours: Daily 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. Admission fees: free. Address: 25, avenue Montaigne • F 75008 Paris (8th Arrondissement)• Internet: www.plaza-athenee-paris.com • Phone: 01.53.67.66.00 • Métro: Franklin D. Roosevelt
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 Buddha Bar In 1997, the year of its foundation, everyone gazes on this bar in colonial style! So spectacular are the atmosphere and the rich, beautiful guests. Today less Parisians are here; they affront because of the big fraction of suburbanites and tourists. Around the huge, golden Buddha statue you can have drinks and thai food – provided that you have passed succesfully the door steward and are poised to invest the necessary «small change» into a simple meal... ► Opening hours: Daily 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. Admission fees: free. Address: 8, rue Boissy d'Anglais • F 75008 Paris (8th Arrondissement) • Internet: www.buddha-bar.com • Phone: 01.53.05.90.00 • Fax: 01.53.05.90.09 • Métro: Concorde
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 Chez Michou «Folies folles» (French: «Folish fools») en masse announces Michou in his cabaret and travesty show in the heart of the Pigalle quartier! (Certainly you will identify Michou, the boss of this establishment, by his inevitable, toned glasses and the blond-coloured hairs...) Betimes his colourful ensemble entertain even the Parisians – and that means a lot. However, if you want to enjoy the show you better should be skilled in the French language because the majority of the punchlines are given verbally. ► Showtime: Daily 8:30 p.m. Admission fees: € 95,00 incl. Menu and drinks. Address: 80, rue des Martyrs • F 75018 Paris (18th Arrondissement) • Internet: www.michou.fr • Phone: 01.46.06.16.04 • Fax: 01.42.64.50.50 • Métro: Pigalle
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 Closeries des Lilas The most famous frequenters of this classic piano bar were in those days Ernest Hemingway and Pablo Picasso. But since that café-restaurant was opened in 1847 also other notables have token a seat right here. The cuisine is traditional French. It is supposed to be that you get the world's best champaign at the bar. ► Opening hours: Daily 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. Admission fees: free. Address: 171, boulevard de Montparnasse • F 75006 Paris (6th Arrondissement) • Phone: 01.40.51.34.50 • Métro: Port Royal |
 Crazy Horse  Alain Bernhardin is the creator of the «Art de Nu», the «Art of Nacked». In 1951 he set up the Crazy Horse, which plays its wickedness excellently to the spectators. Bernhardin was fascinated by the America of the cowboys and the Wild West. From here originated is also his idea to show something different from the Moulin Rouge or the Lido: Striptease non-stop! Since Alain's death in 1996 his children Didier, Sophie und Pascal lead the establishment. But the style of the Crazy Horse remains: He is based on the intimate atmosphere in the small theatre which is dominated by red velvet. Except large-scaled lightings the room allows still no big special effects, if wanted or not.
Today the Crazy Horse is more institution that brand: There are international tours and permanent guest-performances like in 1999 and 2000 in the Monte-Carlo casino. Since 2001 a second unit presents itself as perfect copy of the Parisian original in the MGM Grand of Las Vegas – exactly in the prudish America! Since 2004 runs the show «Taboo!» in the avenue George V in the noble 8th arrondissmenet. ► Reviews: «‹Taboo› – the art of the nude» (2004), «Turning the head in the twinkling of an eye» (2008), «A crazy horse on the fast lane» (2009). Showtime: Sundays to fridays 8:30 and 11:00 p.m., saturdays 7:30, 9:45 and 11:50 p.m. Admission charges: Category «Gold Seating» € 100,00, «Diamond Seating» € 120,00 (each incl. two drinks or a half bottle of champagne). Address: 12, avenue George V · F 75008 Paris (8th Arrondissement) · Internet: www.crazy-horse.fr · Phone: 01.47.23.32.32 · Fax: 01.47.23.54.54 · Métro: Alma-Marceau
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 Duc des Lombards The «Duc» is the Parisian jazz institution par excéllence. In the 20 years since its inauguration in March 1984 it made an international name for itself by presenting continuously quality programmes. Since 2004 the jazz bar has its own orchesta; under the direction of baritone-saxophonist Xavier Richardeau it gives concerts on the stage regularly on the first and third wednesday of each month. ► Please find a detailled programe with entrance rates on the enterprice's website. Address: 42, rue des Lombards · F 75001 Paris (1st arrondissement) · www.ducdeslombards.com · Phone 01.42.94.97.76 · Métro: Châtelet |
 Folies Bergère  In 1869, right within the «golden years» of France, Paris' first music hall was opened: The glamouros Folies Bergère. It became fastly en vogue to be seen here and Europe's monarchs and aritocrats filled the auditorium to see the large-scaled and coulorful shows with beautiful dancers and powerful acrobats. All famous stars performed here: Maurice Chevalier, Will Rogers, Josephine Baker, the Marx Brothers, Charlie Chaplin and many more. On the ripples of prosperity the ensemble of the Folies Bergère went even on tour across whole Europe – with overwhelming success. Today it is nevertheless a theatre without own actors where external ensembles perform.
► Review: «Venez au ‹Cabaret›» (2007). A current schedule incl. admission fees can be taken from the institution's website. Address: 32, rue Richer · F 75009 Paris (9th Arrondissement) · Internet: www.foliesbergere.com · Phone; 08.92.68.16.50 (€ 0.34/min.) · Fax: 01.44.79.98.90 · Métro: Cadet
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 Folies Pigalle Up to 300 or 400 dance and trance fans celebrate here each night. The Folies Pigalle is a little bit notorious, because location-conditional some prostitutes should occasionally mingle for business reasons. The door stewards are for really noone an insurmountable obstacle. ► Opening hours: Daily from midnight till in the wee hours of the morning (Saturdays and Sundays to 12:00 p.m.). «Tea Dance» every Sunday 5:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Admission fees: € 20,00 incl. one drink.. Address: 11, place Pigalle • F 75009 Paris (9th Arrondissement) • Internet: www.folies-pigalle.com • Phone: 01.48.78.25.26 • Métro: Pigalle
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 Grand Rex The biggest movie house auditorium with 2'800 seats is part of the most popular cinema of Europe, the Grand Rex. Its architecture corresponds to the Art Déco style and has lost nothing of its beauty also 50 years after its opening. Several times daily you have also the opportunity to have a look behind the scenes within the scope of a guided tour through the big cinema. You can get informations about this special offer from the ticket offices by phone under the number mentioned below. ► A current schedule incl. admission fees can be taken from the institution’s website. Address: 1, boulevard Poissionère • F 75002 Paris (2nd Arrondissement) • Internet: www.legrandrex.com • Phone: 08.92.68.05.96 • Métro: Bonne Nouvelle
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