Top Spots for Paris Nightlife, Part I

Carmen
Dress: trendy
Crowd: 20s, 30s
Price: moderate, with cocktails starting around €12

Located in the ever-so-scandalous Pigalle, Carmen is a club notorious for an interior that looks like an abandoned 20th-century mansion. Decor includes beautiful statues and a large birdcage that has appealed to the likes of Vampire Weekend and Damir Doma. Open seven days a week, the upstairs bar, dance floor and indoor smoking area is a great place to meet new people, while on the weekends the downstairs dance floor opens up for a whole other Paris nightlife experience. Carmen is the perfect place to go if you’re looking for a night filled with dancing until the early morning hours.

Photo via Carmen’s Facebook page.

79
Dress: chic, dressyCrowd: 20s
Price: pricey, with cocktails starting around €20

Club 79 is famous for hosting after-parties for a variety of celebrities, including Kanye West, Robin Thicke, Drake and more. It caters to a young, wealthy crowd and has an extremely strict door policy (which means dress to impress!). A table here could cost you more than €1,000. But once inside, you will find yourself dancing to club remixes of your favorite songs spun by DJ Jon Rocca, with the possibility of rubbing shoulders with your favorite celebrity.

Titty Twister
Dress: dressy, chic
Crowd: 20s
Price: pricey, with shots around €5 and cocktails around €18

Inspired by Tarantino’s From Dusk till Dawn, Titty Twister is a bar “where rock meets chic,” located on the Champs-Elysées. When entering, you are greeted by a fun rock-star atmosphere, a young crowd and a bar that is lit on fire from time to time. The enormous smoking room is a great place to socialize, play a game of pool or even play a few arcade games. Once you hit the dance floor, you won’t want to stop dancing to the mix of rap, electronic and pop. Titty Twister is a great spot to start any night.

Photo via Titty Twister’s Facebook page.

Showcase
Dress: trendy
Crowd: varies
Price: moderate, with cocktails starting around €10

Tucked away inside the historic Pont Alexandre III near Invalides, le Showcase is a beautiful, large club that offers a great view of the Seine. Once you pass the bouncers, this hole-in the-wall comes to life with its huge dance floor and friendly bartenders. Le Showcase caters to a variety of different age groups depending on the night, so it’s best to check its Facebook page beforehand. 

Nuba
Dress: trendy, casual
Crowd: 20s, 30s  
Price: moderate, with cocktails starting around €10

Located right on top of the popular club Wanderlust, Nuba is a spacious indoor-outdoor bar equipped with a dance floor and a beautiful view of the Seine. It’s the perfect place to spend warm spring and summer nights with a group of friends. Open Tuesday–Sunday, noon–11 p.m., this rooftop paradise is a perfect place to drink wine during the day and dance all night to the psychedelic, electro tunes.

Photo via Nuba’s Facebook page. 

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