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France |
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| Language(s) | French | |
| Currency | Euro (€) | |
| Phone Code | +33 | |
| Population | 64,473,140 | |
| Area | 674,843 sq km | |
| Capital | Paris | |
| GDP | $2.23 trillion | |
Paris, Ile-de-France Travel Guide
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71 Quai de Valmy, 10th, M° République Paris, Ile-de-France 01 42 41 30 47 |
Open Monday through Saturday, 8am to 2am; Sunday, 10am to 2am. A typically branché (hip) East Paris institution, this bistro overlooking the Canal St-Martin is popular with bohemian intellectual types and not-quite-starving artists. Food is served at lunch, and bar snacks are available in the evening.
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50 Rue Charenton, 12th,M° Bastille Paris, Ile-de-France 01 43 43 82 02 http://www.chinaclub.cc |
Le Fumoir is up the stairs in the back of the restaurant, with a sultry colonial- style décor and a menu of aged liquors and Cuban cigars. Get there early in the evening or risk hanging around in the hall until a table opens up.
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50 Rue de Charenton, 12th, M° Bastille Paris, Ile-de-France 01 43 43 82 02 http://www.chinaclub.cc |
China Club’ Sing-Song In the basement of the Colonial-style Chinese bar and restaurant is the Sing-Song, a sultry nightclub lounge featuring jazz, groove, and funk vocalists with piano accompaniment. Reservations are a good idea, since the place fills up quickly.
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171 Boulevard du Montparnasse, 6th, M° Vavin or RER Port-Royal Paris, Ile-de-France 01 40 51 34 50 |
The bar at this elegant brasserie once welcomed the Paris Lost Generation of the 1920s. Less touristy than the nearby Café Deux Magots, it has an intimate atmosphere and lively buzz favored by writers, politicians and chic locals.
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12 Avenue George V, 8th,M° Alma-Marceau Paris, Ile-de-France 01 47 23 32 32 32 http://www.lecrazyhorseparis.com |
The relatively small theater of this cabaret allows for no elaborate special effects, just the enviable perfection of the 20 nude dancers and their elaborate Teasing show. Like other cabarets of its kind, there are also magic and comedy acts while the ladies change their barely-there costumes.