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Agora Presse

Buy every day your local newspaper... and look the magazines and more ...Agora Press is a popular International newsstand in the Marais, right across from the Open Café. Whether you’re searching for a specialty magazine, a foreign newspaper or just want to pick up one of the French dailies, you’re sure to find it all here. There is also a good selection of gay press and books to please the local clientele.

Apparemment Café

A restaurant bar that has adopted a new concept: amid its library-themed interior, you can find yourself a quiet place to enjoy a drink and a good book, or alternatively take advantage of the many board games to amuse yourself with friends. The cocktail and dining menus offer a wide range of choices.

Aux Pied de Cochon

Open 24 hours a day, this brasserie is really an invitation to the typcaly and traditional french cuisine. The exceptional decoration is open on 4 floors with private Rooms. Reservation can be made on-line

Banana Café

A tropically decorated bar with well-connected clientele. Centrally located near châtelet, and open all night. An underground bar offers a convivial ambiance every night after midnight (except Monday), with dancing and singing. The entry fee is slightly expensive but one can really have fun!

Bataclan

A multi-faceted establishment, as much a concert hall as a discotheque. Follivores occurs every two weeks, in alternation with the Crazyvores event. It is a soiree which recalls the nostalgia of pandi-panda and sometimes Albator. Revisit the world of Casimir and discover the fountain of youth while dancing and singing to the music of the 60s, 70s, and 80s. An event where gays come to remember their younger years. Numerous bars are at clients’ disposition.

Boy’s Bazar

Boy’s Bazar is by far the most popular gay clothing store in the Marais. There are actually two different outlets located right next door to each other. Boy's Bazar Collection sells top-of-the-line clothing from major designers such as Thierry Mugler, J.-P. Gaultier, Paul Smith, Andrew McKenzie and many others. Boy’s Bazar Basic specializes in jeans, streetwear and basic accessories. A must for any visit to the Marais.

Café Beaubourg

A well connected, trendy café-restaurant, where the most noted feature is the large, modernly-decorated terrace opening up onto the square in front of the Georges Pompidou Center. One can go here to admire the striking architecture of the Pompidou building, or to take advantage of some of the best people-watching in Paris. It must be said that the atmosphere is decidedly spicy.

Centre Georges Pompidou

With its futuristic architecture, it's hard to miss this museum, one of the premier modern art establishments in Europe.

Collette

Chic fashion house. Collette is a much-talked-about boutique located on rue St Honoré which maintains an exclusive collection of the very latest in chic objects and clothing. The shop is a destination in itself, complete with its own designer water bar and restaurant below. Beautiful people shopping for beautiful things are all part of this boutique’s energy and glamorous reputation.

Cristal Room Baccarat

Cristal Room designed by Stark

Curieux Spaghetti Bar

Situated on a small rue between the Marais and Beaubourg, this restaurant has a curiously design-influenced décor. A stylish place where patrons dine on spaghetti with various sauces.

Diesel Stylelab Store

Une des grandes enseignes de la mode pour des jeunes gens assez fashion. Diesel propose une grande gamme de vêtements de qualités : jeans, sweat, t-shirt… le tout est très branché et très fréquenté mais aussi porté par les gays. Une grande marque qui propose aussi de nombreux accessoires.

Energie

Energie is another popular brand with gays in Paris and all over Europe. High fashion and high quality, the Energie line proposes several collections throughout the year. And their shop is just a few steps away from Diesel on rue Etienne Marcel. The savvy shopper is sure to find exactly what they’re looking for.

Footsie

A pleasingly original concept—Footsie is named after the London Stock Exchange. In the bar, the price of drinks vary in function of demand. On 4 large screens, you can survey the eventual “price crashes” that will allow you to buy drinks for much less. Just steps from the Opéra.

Kabuki

One of the four Parisian shops from designer Barbara Bui, Kabuki proposes a complete line of women’s prêt-a-porter. Harmonious with its Franco-Vietnamese origins, the style represents a mixture of feminine and androgynous, force and brittleness, relaxation and quality. A line of accessories were added to her creations since 2000.

La Grande Epicerie

The Grande Epicerie is the upmarket food hall of the famous left-bank deparment store, Le Bon Marche. There you will find a unique assortment of food items from all over the world, with a particular emphasis on items which are not easy to find in France. Gourmet prepared items are also abundant. Expect only the highest quality (and prices!) But the experience is worth it.

Le Bon Marché

Upmarket Left Bank department store (with styles and prices to match!); the first one in Paris. Le Bon Marché is the largest department store on the left bank of Paris. It opened its doors in 1888 and is an architectural landmark, Gustave Eiffel being involved in the design and construction. Throughout the years, it has upheld its image as true boutique de luxe and thus very Parisian.

Le Cab

A well-known discotheque with unique décor. Recommended for those with an interest in design, it is one of the best-looking clubs in the capital, thanks to the work of the celebrated decorator Ora-Ito, who uses modern furnishing and lighting effects to give the establishment its ambiance. This club has a restaurant on the 1st floor. Le CAB is very selective, though the Gay-themed Sunday afternoon events accept everyone. A fashionable place just steps from the Louvre Museum.

Le Cab Restaurant

Le Cabaret club recently added a designer restaurant, conceived by the renowned Japanese artist Ora Ito.

Le Snax Café

A small, appealing restaurant bar owned by two men, the perfect place to muck around for a while. Situated on a small, calm street, just steps from the Georges Pompidou Center, this bar is deal to enjoy a glass of wine and the day’s paper in complete tranquility. During the evening, the ambiance becomes more and more exciting. Light meals are offered. During the afternoon, sit out on the terrace.

Les Bains

A still-mythical establishment, even if it has lost some of its luster. The music is pleasant, with electronic influences. The clientele remains select. Popular with the young, well-heeled Parisian who wants to show himself off in style. Still a cult attraction, though you have to visit it to form your own opinion. The restaurant on the 1st floor is not bad.Now includes an "after" party from 6:00am until noon.

Les Marronniers

Situated on the rue des Archives, this bar restaurant offers a secluded terrace in the shade of chestnut trees, which permits the patrons to meet the charming young men which people the streets of the Marais. Ideal for a pleasant pause during the summer.

Murano Bar

Looking for a piano bar in Paris? It’s here. A lounge bar with contemporary decoration, it is a striking mix of luxury and comfort. Often filled with people, in the evening the place becomes a veritable piano bar complete with the nostalgic atmosphere of Paris of the past. Later in the evening, however, the ambiance is replaced by a DJ and turntables.

Opéra Bastille

The new Paris Opera theatre, located in the up-and-coming Bastille neighborhood

Restaurant Georges

A dream location for a lovers’ dinner, with an unbelievable view of the capital looking over the centre Georges Pompidou. With exceptionally modern décor, a terrace with a sublime view of Paris, and world cuisine, this restaurant is truly unique.

Tropic Café

Come discover this well-connected bar with rather kitschy decoration (such as red velvet on the ceiling), in an atmosphere reminiscent of the tropics. In such a nice ambiance it is possible to rub shoulders with as many regulars as there are tourists in Paris markets! You will quickly feel at ease, as the service is not only charming itself, but charming to look at! Ideal to spend a good evening.

UGC Ciné Cité Les Halles

UGC Ciné Cité is a large movie theater chain in France. Their Les Halles location is the closest to most Absolu Living apartments.