If your main goal is to drink, meet a mysterious someone, dance all night with them, and never see them again, go clubbing. Magic is made within the walls of Parisian clubs when the music settles into your veins and the sea of people becomes one.
Manko Le Club
Every Friday and Saturday night at midnight, Manko turns into a club of writhing bodies and live music. It’s a place where elegance meets sex. You’ll show up for the live DJ set and leave with more than a few memories and stolen kisses.
ADDRESS: 15 Avenue Montaigne (8th arr.)
MÉTRO: Alma-Marceau (line 9)
NEIGHBORHOOD: Champs- Élysée
PRICE: €€€
HOW TO BOOK: call
NUMBER: +33 (0) 6 66 31 96 97
PRIVATIZATION: +33 6 60 42 89 89
DEETS: club, Peruvian restaurant, live music
INSTAGRAM: @mankoparis
Raspoutine Paris
Located down the block from Champs-Élysées, Raspoutine is a trendy and moody night club. Once fashioned as a Russian cabaret, it is classified as a historical monument and now brings the city of Paris live music and dancing. The night club is mostly red with golden accents, boasting red velvet furniture, cozy alcoves and passageways, and low golden lighting.
ADDRESS: 58 Rue de Bassano (8th arr.)
MÉTRO: Alma-Marceau (line 9)
NEIGHBORHOOD: Champs-Élysée
PRICE: €€
HOW TO BOOK: call
NUMBER: +33 (0) 1 47 20 02 90
DEETS: night club, open Thursday-Saturday
INSTAGRAM: @raspoutine.paris
Le Labo
Located in the heart of Paris’ 1st arrondissement, Le Labo hosts a multitude of events going from day to night. Here you can enjoy anything; live music, an all-out glitzy drag show, and Karaoké. Friday nights boast a gay-friendly after work party (slash speed dating, if you will) where you can meet people from all walks of life.
ADDRESS: 37 Rue des Lombards (1st arr.)
MÉTRO: Châtelet (lines 1, 4, 7, 11, 14)
NEIGHBORHOOD: Louvre
PRICE: €
HOW TO BOOK: no reservations
NUMBER: +33 1 40 28 02 52
DEETS: club, events, live music, drag shows, gay bar
Wanderlust
Wanderlust is an outdoor event space located in the 13th arrondissement that hosts a variety of street food, pizzas, and cocktails, as well as a selection of live music. They have intimate covered wooden cubicles as well as picnic tables and benches for dining and drinking.
ADDRESS: 32 Quai d’Austerlitz (13th arr.)
MÉTRO: Paris Austerlitz (lines 5, 10)
NEIGHBORHOOD: Gobelins
PRICE: €€
HOW TO BOOK: online
NUMBER: tbd
DEETS: club, outdoor, event space
INSTAGRAM: @wanderlustparis
