Bars & clubs - Paris e-guide: The Travel Guide with its Own Website - page 131

Centre

11 A3

Andy Wahloo trendy souk-chic
69 rue des Gravilliers, 3ème • 01 42 71 20 38
Open to 2am daily
Created by the same team behind Sketch (London) and
404 (Paris), Andy Wahloo proves that small can be
beautiful. Empty drums of paint serve as stools for the
hipsters who cram in to share a hookah, knock back
the cocktails or sip mint tea. Giant posters and rows
of pop bottles round off the atmospheric clutter.

11 A4

Boob's Bourg for ladies
26 rue de Montmorency, 3ème • 01 42 74 04 82
Open to 2am Tue-Sun
It's worth seeking out this stellar lesbian bar, which is
a little off the beaten drinking path. Lovely ladies, old
lushes and straight female friends are guaranteed
a warm welcome at Boob's Bourg. Two floors of
relaxed girls - gossiping, giggling and giving good bar
banter - make for an attitude-free haven of a hang-out.

11 B4

Le Connetable traditional haunt
55 rue des Archives, 3ème • 01 42 77 41 40
www.leconnetable.com
Open to 4am Mon-Thu, to 6am Fri & Sat

Think of all the clichés of the French bon viveur : mous-
tachioed and merry, belting out chanson , smiling
lasciviously, smoking furiously and getting slowly
soused over several bottles of dubious wine. Then
come and join him and his friends at Le Connetable,
a highly idiosyncratic spot that comes into its own
after midnight, when the volume level rises, the sing-
ing kicks off, the couple in the corner start to get frisky,
and the groups at the bar freely intermingle. Don't let
the dusty silk-flower arrangements, dog-hair-covered
sofa and general rowdiness put you off - pretty young
things and aged rouées play up a storm on the out-of-
tune piano, notions of great philosophical importance
are hotly contested over yet another glass of red, and
fast friendships are made. One of the city's best nights
out, and one that almost always goes on until dawn.