At the heart of Parisian counterculture on the rue Oberkampf, the large, industrial Café Charbon and adjacent Nouveau Casino club get crowded on weekend nights, when it's open until dawn. Live rock concerts are until 1, then DJ's play [more...]

No tent for this circus – the Cirque d’Hiver (winter circus) is permanent. Inside this beautiful old circular building, the Bouglione family runs a show made up of artists from around the world – no Cirque du Soleil here, but a [more...]

Bad taste and proud of it? Try Le Kitch, a bar/snack diner with hands-down the most horrendous decoration around. It’s truly a museum of the French “ringard” (meaning out of fashion), featuring formica tables covered in plastic [more...]

If you want your date to fall for you fast, come to the shrine of Christian Morel, where each flower is chosen with care to make the perfect, harmonious bouquet.

Christian Morel
44, rue Oberkampf, 11th
01.49.23.94.33