Going out

Information

There are many guides that contain information concerning all the events and activities inside and around Paris (theatre, movies, restaurants, museums…). They contain all the addresses, prices and times. These are weekly guides that come out on a Wednesday. You'll find them in bookshops and various press stands.

• L’officiel des spectacles (0,30 €)
• Pariscope (0,46 €)
• Zurban (1 €)

The great parisian libraries

Bibliothèque nationale de France

180 000 volumes and 2500 periodicals, this collection is completed by microformes, digital ressources as well as audiovisual and multimedia ressources.
>> The site of the Bibliothèque Nationale

Bibliothèque publique d’information du Centre Georges-Pompidou

Perusal on site requires no registration. Numerous works, audiovisual spaces, multimedia…
>> The site of the Bibliothèque du Centre Georges Pompidou

Culture

Musée du Louvre

Palais du Louvre - 75001 Paris
Tél. : 33 (0)1 40 20 50 50
>> The Louvre web site

Musée d’Orsay

62 rue de Lille - 75007 Paris
Tél. : 33 (0)1 40 49 48 14
>> The Musée d'Orsay web site

Centre National d’Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou

Entrance : place Georges Pompidou, towards rue Saint-Martin - 75004 Paris
The «laisser-passer» (pass) for students or anyone under 26 costs 18,30 € and gives free access for a whole year to all temporary exhibitions, both theater rooms, and the national museum of modern art, as well as queue-free access to the centre. You may also acess the centre's library throughout the year (this is free for all, even without a «laissez-passer»).
>> The Centre Pompidou web site

Institut du Monde Arabe

1 rue des Fossés Saint-Bernard - 75004 Paris
Tel. : +33 (0)1 40 51 38 38
>> The Institut du Monde Arabe web site

Palais de la Découverte

Avenue Franklin D. Rooselvelt - 75008 Paris
Métro : Franklin D. Rooselvelt
Tel. : +33 (0)1 56 43 20 21
>> The Palais de la Découverte web site

The Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers science museum

292 rue Saint-Martin - 75003 Paris
Tel. : +33 (0)1 53 01 82 00
>> The CNAM Museum web site

Cité des Sciences

30 avenue Corentin Cariou - Parc de la Villette - 75019 Paris
Tel. : +33 (0)1 40 05 80 00
>> The Cité des Sciences web site

Cafes, bars and clubs in Paris

Trendy music

La Chapelle des Lombards
Les Bains Douches
La Casbah
Le Duplex
Le Café universel (jazz)
Le Latina Café
Le Wagg
Le Triptyque

Spanish and latino-american music

La Serena
La Pachanga (salsa)
Atmosphère 128 (salsa)
Favela Chic (Brazilian music)
Murphy’s House - Irish Pub (Fiesta Española every saturday night - free entry)
La Babalù (salsa, mango, guaracha…)

You may also go to rue de Lappe in the 11ème arrondissement (just nearby Bastille). You'll find a large number of bars and a few clubs.

Some vocabulary for the café

Hot drinks

• "Un café" or "un expresso" : straight (strong and small) coffee
• "Un allongé" : not as strong, coffee with a little more water
• "Un noisette" : coffee with a touch of milk
• "Un déca" or "décaféiné" : cafein-free coffee
• "Un crème (petit ou grand)" : coffee with milk (small or large)
• "Un thé nature" : plain tea

Cool drinks

• "Une limonade" : lemonade, sugary soda
• "Un diabolo (menthe, grenadine…)" : lemonade with flavoured syrup
• "Un jus d’orange, d’ananas…" : fruit juice (generally in a bottle)

For more information

>> The City of Paris site