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Gay/Lesbian entertainment in France

  1. A

    Le 7

    This disco-and-house gay club is a brilliant night out, but don't sit near the stage during the drag shows unless you're up for being part of the spectacle. Actually, there's so much attention-seeking here, it's doubtful newcomers will even be able to see the front row.

    reviewed

  2. B

    Le Café de la mer

    Friendly staff will arm you with a map of gay venues.

    This is one of the many terraces that line the city's streets. Inside, the decor is bright and Mediterranean, the atmosphere young and convivial. Gay-friendly.

    reviewed

  3. L'Endroit

    A gay-friendly disco with industrial style interior design, including a stainless-steel dance floor, and House music on the turntable. Male strippers go the full Monty every other Sunday night.

    reviewed

  4. C

    Miss Marple

    A friendly and unpretentious lesbian bar that welcomes gays and heteros. The upstairs lounge features upholstered cubes and low wooden tables. There's a DJ on Friday and Saturday nights.

    reviewed

  5. D

    Le Tof

    Chamonix's gay scene struts its stuff in Chamonix's only wholly gay bar and disco. Sip aperitifs, munch tapas and dance to house, new wave and retro in a trendy lounge atmosphere.

    reviewed

  6. E

    Le Caveau

    One of the two discos near the Biarritz town centre is Le Caveau. It is a long-running temple of Euro-house, with a pumping sound system and caters to a gay and mixed crowd.

    reviewed

  7. F

    MP Bar

    The website www.petitfute-gay.com (in French) has comprehensive coverage of Marseille's gay and lesbian scene, which revolves around the perennial favourite, MP Bar.

    reviewed

  8. G

    Le Phaune

    A hetero-friendly gay and lesbian bar with a small dance floor and a rainbow flag in the window. Thursday is theme night.

    reviewed

  9. H

    Le Lesbigays Café

    An informal bar that doesn't beat around the bush about its identity. Within sight of the cathedral.

    reviewed

  10. I

    Vogue

    This ambient bar in Le Suquet draws a young, trendy, predominantly gay crowd into electronic music.

    reviewed

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  12. J

    Happy People

    Disco-bar Happy People is Annecy's main gay venue.

    reviewed

  13. K

    La Douche

    La Douche draws a trendy gay and straight crowd.

    reviewed

  14. Le Georges V

    Le Georges V is a happening gay nightclub.

    reviewed

  15. L

    Le Code Bar

    Le Code Bar is a hip gay bar.

    reviewed

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