Paris - Nightlife - Indie Bar

58, rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Paris 75001
+33-09-52-52-89-34

Le Ballroom du Beef Club

Yes, it’s the latest Paris progeny of the Experimental Cocktail Club team - but this one’s a bit different. It's not actually at the address we’ve listed, but the unmarked black d... read more

4 rue Rampon, Paris 75011
+33-01-47-00-65-98

Housed in a former carpentry workshop, this brand new bar-resto between Oberkampf and République aims to lure cash nerds with their mix of luxe lighting, leather club chairs, mounted toys, a... read more

49, rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud, Paris 75011
+33-09-53-41-19-18

UFO Bar

These red walls show more pinups and punk bands than an Urban Outfitters sale table. Oberkampf's new rock bar has tables printed with vintage comic books, lit from above by atomic 60s lamps. DJs sp... read more

21 rue de la Roquette, Paris 75011
+33-01-43-38-69-28

Tape Bar

The Tape Bar is a welcome addition to the goth-soaked strip behind Bastille. Dead cheap drinks (€4 for a pint of cocktail), friendly indie boys behind the bar, good music (electro, rock and hi... read more

149 rue Amelot, Paris 75011
+33-01-47-00-34-11

4 éléments

Located in the über-hip Oberkampf, where Paris trendsetters run wild and American study abroad students flock, 4 éléments hosts nightly DJs and boisterous crowds. read more

4 bis, rue Neuve Popincourt, Paris 75011
+33-01-49-29-06-36

Café Rosso

Feeling a bit more like New York than Paris, Cafe Rosso has a pulsing red interior, hot bartenders, and an artfully distressed clientele. Drinks are stronger (and more expensive) here than at some ... read more

72 bis, rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud, Paris 75011
+33-09-54-43-55-02

L'Orange Mécanique

Taking its name from the Kubrick film, this bar's cool like clockwork thanks to an enviable DJ lineup. Funk, 70's garage rock and new wave spin until 2 AM every night but Sunday. Drinks are cheap t... read more

65, boulevard de la Villette , Paris 75010
+33-01-42-01-67-99

L'Île Enchantée

Soaring, picture-windowed spot, decked with colorful ’80s-throwback furniture. Fills with Belleville-scene artists, designers, and journos during lunch, but leads a double nightlife. Booking ... read more

64, rue Jean- Pierre Timbaud , Paris 75011
+33-01-43-55-42-50

L'Alimentation Générale

First Parisian venture of a cool banlieue bar crew. Opened in ’05, fast earning a following for its kitschy “general store” decor, Franco-Thai menu, quirky cocktails, and eclectic... read more

35, rue de la Fontaine-au-Roi , Paris 75011
+33-01-49-23-01-86

La Caravane

Cute space, with a long main area, a couple of small side rooms and a tiny basement boudoir. Decked with naïve oil paintings, mismatched furniture, and the odd Moroccan lamp. Fronting zero pre... read more

82, quai de Jemmapes, Paris 75010
+33-01-40-40-02-35

Le Jemmapes

Inside it's cracked tile floors, old wooden tables, and harmlessly surly bartenders spinning the latest indie tunes. Belgian beer can be pounded here, or outside in plastic cups along the banks of ... read more

5, rue Trousseau, Paris 75011
+33-01-43-14-28-04

The Bottle Shop

From the same Anglo owners as the Lizard Lounge and Stolly's, the Bottle Shop has been taken into the hearts of indie-loving locals. Guinness on tap and decent bar food draw a hard-drinking, heavy-... read more

6, rue Victor Letalle, Paris 75020
+33-06-60-40-88-17

La Féline

New litterbox for those who used to hang at Le Perle, La Feline is packed with artful indies decked out in their best leotards, white boots, and granddaddy glasses. A destination in its own right, ... read more

74, rue des Martyrs, Paris 75018
+33-01-42-64-70-35

La Fourmi

"The Ant" sits just a few doors down from the Grasshopper (la Cigale) and is always filled with a pre- and post-concert crowd. Artfully distressed with plenty of wood and sweet glass bottle chandel... read more

8, passage Josset, Paris 75011
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Le Motel

Le Motel is, at the moment the indie place to be in Paris. Packed nightly with super-cute, razor cut, local hoodie hipsters who come to hear their DJ friends and the occasional live band. But by th... read more

105, rue Amelot, Paris 75011
+33-01-48-05-56-11

Pop In

Local hipsters inhabit the ground-floor bar while groups and Facehunter types flock to the upstairs tables. A dingy downstairs bar hosts local indie bands and open-mic nights. One of the few places... read more

96, avenue Parmentier, Paris 75011
+33-01-43-55-46-42

La Gouttière

Just a little bit north of the Oberkampf scene, La Gouttière has an old wooden bar and a warm interior plastered with posters. Cheap drinks and friendlier-than-usual staff pack a local, indi... read more