Nightlife in Paris
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Paris has a diverse nightlife catering to the tastes of both its inhabitants and tourism industry. Going in and out of fashion with every passing year, a few of Paris' longer-surviving discotheques are the La Scala, Les Bains-Douches (commonly known as "Les Bains") and La Locomotive ("La Loco"). Paris' nightlife had its highest point to date in the late 1980's and 1990's around its legendary but now closed Le Palace discotheque, Paris' preferred nightspot for international stars of music and cinema.
"Lounge" bars such as The Buddha Bar and le Man Ray are a more recent addition to Paris' nightlife, but for those with more traditional tastes there are the streetside cafés, bistros and bars often open until 2 a.m; the more renown of these to date are the La Coupole bistro, the Café Flore café and Harry's New York Bar.
Dinner and Show Cabarets are form of entertainment geared mostly to the tourism trade, and the more famous of these are the Moulin Rouge and Le Lido.
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[edit] Discotheques
- Les Bains-Douches, glamorous Cabaret club ("Le Cab"), le Man Ray, l'Elysée Montmartre, le Queen, la Loco - famous and trendy nightclubs.
[edit] Bars/Lounges
- Harry's New York Bar
- The Buddha Bar, Barfly, Hotel Costes, Georges - trendy upscale restaurant / bars to see and be seen.
[edit] Cabarets
- Le Lido - cabaret on the Champs-Élysées famous for its exotic shows and where, as an American GI on leave with some army friends, Elvis Presley gave an impromptu concert.
- Moulin Rouge, Le Crazy Horse Saloon, Folies Bergères - other famous cabarets
[edit] Concert Clubs/Halls
- The Rex Club, Le Tryptique, Le Batofar- good places for electro music (techno, electro-rock, D&B).
- the Paris Olympia, le Zenith, Bercy, Bobino - concert halls
