In Paris, cafés have always been great places to meet people and they play an essential role in Parisian social life, well-known throughout the world. In recent years, they have benefited from a real comeback, in all kinds of entertaining ways. Local residents and passing visitors get together to have a drink, of course, but also to play board games, listen to music, have a sing-song, have their tarot cards read, or to enjoy philosophical or political discussions... Good times to be shared!
One-offs
Here’s just a few of the many original cafés where you can meet the Parisians and join in all kinds of entertaining events.
-Le 9 Billards
From tango to musical blind-tests, concerts, workshops, readings, screening of short films, record swaps, chats over the counter, billiards and even a dance hall, there’s always something to do at the 9 Billards.
179, rue Saint-Maur 75010 Paris
Tél : 01 40 40 05 42
Open every day from 7am to 1 in the morning
Internet : www.9billards.com
-La Passerelle
This former coffee machine repair shop organises concerts each week, as well as film screenings, storytelling evenings, debates and exhibitions. It houses a bookshop, a grocery store selling fair trade products and an organic market on Wednesday afternoons. It is possible to eat here too.
Open Tuesday to Thursday from 4pm to 1am, Friday and Saturday from 4pm to 2am, Monday from 7pm to midnight.
La Passerelle
3, rue Saint-Hubert 75011 Paris
Tél : 01 43 57 04 82
Internet : http://alapasserelle.org
-La Flèche d’or
Housed in a former Petite Ceinture station, this popular bar hosts concerts, fashion shows, films, record conventions and encounters. You can also go there for something to eat and to enjoy the terrace in summer.
La Flèche d’Or
102, bis rue de Bagnolet 75020 Paris
Tél : 01 44 64 01 02
Internet : www.flechedor.com
-Le Café Babel
Concerts, availability of books, solidarity evenings, and even an alternative TV channel: all at Café Babel. A surprising and welcoming bar where conversation comes easy.
Le Café Babel
109, boulevard Ménilmontant 75011 Paris
Tél : 01 49 23 00 63
-Drôle d’Endroit Pour Une Rencontre
Hard to imagine a more welcoming place than Drôle d’Endroit Pour Une Rencontre – literally a Strange Place for an Encounter or the DEPUR for short. On the walls, clothes pegs and lines carry ads for flat-shares or ideas for exchanges. For those looking for love, files full of identification sheets (in French and English) can be found in this bar-restaurant. Brunches, soirées 'psy', 'work in progress', 'girls out', 'culture cocktail', 'Depur privatisation', ' sessions IPOD and DJ's ', each day another theme: the DEPUR is worth the visit.
Drôle d’Endroit Pour Une Rencontre
46, rue Caulaincourt 75018 Paris
Tél : 01 42 55 14 25
Open Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 1.30am. Sunday from 12 midday to midnight.
Internet : www.droledendroit.com
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