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drank here). Enjoy a Champagne cocktail amid the quiet elegance of polished wood and
aged leather.
CAFE
LE SELECT
Dating from 1923, this Montparnasse institution was the first of the area's grand cafes to
stay open late into the night, and it still draws everyone from beer-swigging students to
whisky-swilling politicians.
Tartines
made with Poilâne bread are a speciality.
CAFE
AUTO PASSION CAFÉ
This motor-enthusiast-run cafe is filled with racing memorabilia, including engines, petrol
pumps and some very cool cars, and features many excellent cocktails with auto themes,
such as
injecteur
(vodka, guava, strawberries, passionfruit and grenadine). Nonalcoholic op-
tions include
auto-stoppeuse
(orange juice, pineapple, banana and strawberries). Even its
menu, '
la kart
', reflects the race track.
CLUB
LE REDLIGHT
midnight to 6am Fri & Sat;
Montparnasse Bienvenüe)
Beneath Tour Montparnasse, this huge, laser-lit venue - fittingly called
l'enfer
(hell) in a
previous life and sharing space with Brazilian cabaret Brasil Tropical - is up there among
Paris' busiest house, techno and electro clubs. Its podiums get packed out with a young,
dance-mad crowd. Hours often vary depending on the
soirée
. Enter down the stairs across
the street from Monoprix.
CAFE
LA RUCHE
Even when other cafes in the Montparnasse area are quiet, this strawberry-red, split-level
cafe hung with funky light fittings buzzes with a young, fun crowd.
