Gay Lesbian Nightlife in Paris, Ile-De-France, France

In gay Paris, Sunday nights used to be dull until a group of entrepreneurs gained access to the sleek basement-level interior of an otherwise mostly straight nightclub in the shadow of City Hall. The flamboyantly extroverted venue ... More on Frommers

The 3w means "Woman with Woman." This is the best-known lesbian bar in the Marais, where an unattached woman can usually find a drinking buddy. On weekends there's dancing downstairs with a DJ in control of the sounds. Straight ... More on Frommers

If you're sacrilegious and like to pub crawl in the Bastille sector, head here. Expect a blasphemous, kitschy mix of religious icons, such as Christ or his mother, in the bar, and XXX-rated porno in the toilets. Patrons are an ... More on Frommers

Although this side-by-side pair of gay men's bars are each independent, their clienteles are so interconnected, and there's such traffic between them, that we -- as with many other residents of this neighborhood -- usually jumble ... More on Frommers

The bartenders are handsome hunks and so are most of the patrons. A special feature is a Plexiglas shower box where nude shower boys flaunt their assets throughout the night. It's shoulder-to-shoulder action all night, ... More on Frommers

This gay pleasure palace stages everything from Queer Mother Nights to Putanas at Work. Patrons wander the... More on Frommers

The meal is nice. More on TripAdvisor

Established in 1980 in a 300-year-old town house, Le Central is a staple of gay men's life in the Marais. ... More on Frommers

Very good mixes of different styles of cuisine and food, excellent wine advices, one of my favourite plac... More on TripAdvisor

Attracting a pulsating under-30 crowd, this is one of the best-known rock clubs in Paris, patronized by both gays and straights. It opens every night late as a dance club, entertaining its diverse medley of counterculture Parisians ... More on Frommers