Montpellier
In-the-know tourists and locals rub shoulders at Montpellier's best microbrewery, which crafts rich ales and lager, and serves tasty dinner and snacking…
Must-see nightlife in France
Metz
Le Troubadour packs 'em into its low-lit, vaulted stone interior, with good vibes, cheap beer and a regular line-up of events from DJ nights to indie-rock…
Latin Quarter
If you're feeling homesick for your favourite IPA, there's a chance they might have it here, with 24 craft beers on tap from as far off as Colorado and…
Paris
Original cocktails for €8 and a kick-back vibe ensures a hip crowd throughout the week. Service can be slow, but the barkeeps win points for friendliness.
Paris
Pink-lit LABO opens to a lively terrace on rue des Lombards. Nightly events include karaoke, drag parties and an all-night tap-beer happy hour on Tuesdays.
Paris
Sociable lesbian dive bar La Mutinerie also welcomes LGBTQ+ guests. DJs play several times a week; there are also occasional concerts and karaoke sessions.
Clermont-Ferrand
The wine connoisseur's choice. Bar d'O has an ambient soundtrack that, with each subsequent glass of Côtes du Ventoux, will lull you into a pleasant daze.
Lyon
This popular barge bar hosts all-night live shows and DJ sets featuring jazz, techno, hip hop and more. On sunny days, the terrace is a fine place to be.
Fontainebleau
In a dress-circle position on place Napoléon Bonaparte, this true-to-its-name cafe has a huge terrace; inside it spreads over two chandeliered levels.
Perpignan
This intimate, effortlessly chic cocktail bar attracts mostly couples keen to knock back a few drinks and share well-prepared tapas in cosy surrounds.
Limoges
Hip little bar supplying beers and late-night coffee to a pre-club crowd. In summer, punters spill onto the terrace in front of Église St-Aurélien.
Épernay
This is a smart Champagne bar, boutique and restaurant rolled into one. Each week there are five/six (€15/18) Champagnes available for tasting.
Lyon
Hidden in a tiny alleyway, this cultured bar and wine shop feels like a rustic English gentlemen's club with leather sofas and elegant armchairs.
Nice
Decadent all-day desserts, ice-cream sundaes and cocktails (from €5) are the reason to hit the sea-facing terrace of this vibrant mojito bar.
Paris
Stark steel and concrete amp up the acoustics at this hip-hop haven, with regular drinks specials and big-name DJs mixing on the decks.
St-Tropez
The terrace is the place to sport your new strappy sandals at afternoon aperitifs. Service is the friendliest along the port.
Lyon
A lime-green and candyfloss-pink façade greets you at this retro neighbourhood wine bar where no two chairs match. Occasional bands.
Lyon
This nightclub is a pulsating den of DJs and electro dance music, themed parties, disco nights and all sorts. Check the website.
The Dordogne
Time for a lemon-and-sugar crêpe break? This cosy spot serves nearly 50 varieties of tea alongside sweet and savory snacks.
Lyon
A classic wood-panelled pub with a friendly crowd, Irish brews on tap and all the key sports matches on the big screen.
Lyon
This trendy corner resto-bar with sidewalk tables straddling both sides of a narrow backstreet buzzes day and night.
Paris
The barista delivers at this minimalist coffee shop, which brews frothy cappuccinos and serves pastries to boot.
Côte d'Azur
A fantastic spot for oenophiles, stocking hundreds of local vintages with cheese and pâté platters to match.
Aix-en-Provence
A diet of house, techno and electro is varied by theme nights (Halloween) and DJs playing more exotic styles.
Lyon
The only lesbian bar in Lyon, this discreet address is known for its jovial atmosphere and great cocktails.
Metz
Cosy bar for a coffee or glass of wine, with a terrace under the arcades for summer drinks.
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Les Éditeurs is a hybrid cafe, library (there are more than 5000 books on hand), bar, salon de thé (tearoom) and restaurant, with floor-to-ceiling windows…
Toulouse
Perfectly positioned for people-watching on Toulouse's grandest square, this busy cafe gleams with belle-époque trimmings that hark back to its 19th…
Paris
This motor-enthusiast-run cafe is filled with racing memorabilia, including engines, petrol pumps and some very cool cars, and features cocktails (small…
Paris
Every day feels like Oktoberfest (or at least a rocking biergarten) at this fun-loving German bar, but never more so than when it's screening German…
Paris
A tourist crowd piles into this green-and-gold awning-shaded, old-world people-watching spot with prime views of the buskers on Pont St-Louis. There's an…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
The setting for the eponymous 1938 film starring Louis Jouvet and Arletty, this vintage cafe-bar's interior feels as if it was stuck in a time warp with…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Plastered with old advertising posters from the bouquiniste (second-hand booksellers) stalls opposite, this hybrid bistro-bar manages to remain authentic…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Pass through the door at the back of wine shop La Cave des Abbesses to uncover a clandestine little wine bar – the sort of place only regulars know about…
Marseille
Though it is often erroneously thought that Marcel Pagnol set the card-party scenes in Marius at this Marseille institution, it did actually figure in the…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
A post-work crowd sinks into leather armchairs beneath oil paintings of daily life in Cuba for a huge range of Cuban cocktails made with Havana rum, plus…
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