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Nightlife Paris Paris Nightlife What to do after dark in Paris PARIS NIGHTLIFE The "imported" bars trying to imitate American cocktail bars or Irish pubs mostly strike an alien chord. But that doesn't prevent fashionable Parisians from bar hopping (not to be confused with cafe-sitting). Many bars in Paris are youth-oriented. But if you're an older traveller who prefers to take your expensive drink in one of the grand luxe bars of the world, Paris has those as well. The bars at the Plaza Athénée, Crillon, and Ritz, for example, are among the grandest in the world and provide a uniquely Parisian experience to those who want to don their finest apparel and take along a gold-plated credit card. In general, bars and pubs are open daily from 11am to 1:30am. For clubs, Paris is still a late-night Mecca and both the quantity and variety of nightlife exceeds that of other cities. There are few places in the world where you can find such a huge array of nightclubs, bars, dance clubs, cabarets, jazz dives and music halls. Grab yourself a Time Out: Paris or Pariscope to get a sense of the current trends. Both of these magazines are also excellent resources for finding out what's going on in terms of performing arts. There are constantly rock concerts, classical concerts, theatre performances, modern dance, ballets, and anything else you can think of going on all over the city and their moderately priced too. Several shows have English translation, are in English, or barely have any language at all so don't let your limited French get in the way. |