Travel Reference
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noon-7pm Mon-Sat;
Quatre
Septembre)
Taiwan's fabulously addictive bubble tea (
zhēnzhū nǎichá
) has finally made it to Paris. If
you're not familiar with the drink, which consists of sweet milk tea and chewy tapioca balls
sucked up through an unusually large straw, then by all means pencil Zen Zoo into your
Right Bank itinerary, either at tea time (dim sum served) or for a scrumptious Chinese lunch
(€10).
CAFE
LE SAUT DU LOUP
01 42 25 49 55; 107 rue de Rivoli, 1er;
10am-2pm daily;
;
Louvre
Rivoli)
Given its location inside the Decorative Arts Museum, the interior design is, naturally, chic
and impeccable. But it's the sweeping summer terrace with crunchy gravel underfoot and el-
egant tables overlooking the pea-green lawns of Jardin du Carrousel that really makes this a
fine place to get off your feet.
BAR
LA CHAMPMESLÉ
4pm-dawn Mon-Sat;
Pyr-
amides)
The
grande dame
of Parisian dyke bars, around since 1979, is a cosy, relaxed spot that at-
tracts an older crowd (about 75% are lesbians, the rest mostly gay men). Cabaret nights,
tarot-card reading and fortune-telling sessions, and art exhibitions.
CLUB
LE REX CLUB
midnight-7am Thu-Sat;
Bonne
Nouvelle)
Attached to the art-deco Grand Rex cinema, this is Paris' premier house and techno venue
where some of the world's hottest DJs strut their stuff on a 70-speaker, multidiffusion sound
system.
CLUB
SOCIAL CLUB
11pm-6am Tue-Sat;
Grands Boulevards)
These subterranean rooms showcasing electro, hip hop, funk and live acts are a magnet for
clubbers who take their music seriously. Across the street at No 146 is the cafe where
French socialist Jean Jaurès was assassinated in 1914.
