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Bars and clubs
L'Ambassade , 22 bd de la Gare.
Downbeat club where funk and soul rule.
Live jazz on Sunday nights. Mon-Fri
7pm-2am, Sat & Sun 7pm-5am.
Arc en Ciel , 34 rue
Teinturiers (tel 05.61.42.77.34). One of
Toulouse's best small venues for live
rock music. Tues-Sat 9pm-2am.
Bagdam Café , 4 rue de la
Croix (tel 05.61.99.03.62). Bohemian
place, catering for women only, with
readings, music and drama as well as
coffee, drinks and food. Tues-Sat from
7pm. Closed mid-Aug to mid-Sept.
Bar du Matin , 16 place des
Carmes. Great old street-corner bar in
the finest beer, peanuts and pastis
tradition. A friendly and deservedly
popular place. Mon-Sat 8am-11pm.
Bodega-Bodega , 1 rue Gabriel-Péri.
The old Telegraph newspaper
building makes a superb venue for this
bar-restaurant, with its hugely popular
disco after 10pm. Daily 7pm-2am, till
4am on Sat.
Le Chat d'Oc , 7 rue de Metz.
Hip bar near the Garonne, attracting a
mixed crowd which gets younger as the
night progresses. Nightly animations
include DJs and occasional live acts,
with themes from grunge to Goth. Mon-Fri
7am-2am, Sat 9am-5am.
Erich Coffie , 9 rue Joseph-Vié
(tel 05.61.42.04.27). Just west of the
river in the quartier St-Cyprien, this
is one of the city's liveliest and most
enjoyable music bars (food available),
with an eclectic music policy. Live
bands most evenings. Open Tues-Sat from
10pm.
Le Fair Play , 4 allées
Paul-Feuga. A great bar for sports fans,
which fills up whenever there is a
football or rugby match or jai alai
to watch. Happy hour Thurs 6-8pm.
The Frog & Rosbif , 14 rue de
l'Industrie. Stop by this friendly
British pub, just off bd Lazare-Carnot,
for a pint of Darktagnan stout,
or one of their other excellent
home-brews. Quiz nights, football and
fish and chips draw a surprisingly
international crowd. Mon-Fri & Sun
5.30pm-2am, Sat 2pm-4am. Closed part
Aug.
Hey Joe , place Héraclès.
Popular disco with theme nights on
Thursdays. Men pay 50F/¬7.63, women get
in free; happy hour midnight-1am. Open
daily 11pm-5am.
José - fait jeter les Watts ,
11 place des Puits Clos. Popular with
the grunge set, this bar has a good
patio by day and DJs by night. Mon-Sat
10am-2am.
Le Petit Voisin , 37 rue
Peyrolières. A neighbourhood place, just
like the name says, laid-back during the
day, and with DJs at night. Open Mon-Fri
7.30am-2am, Sat 8am-4am. Closed mid-Aug.
Thélème, l'Abbaye , 41 rue
Paradoux. Friendly bohemian refuge where
customers and staff play guitar or
piano. Fine wines and select light
snacks are on offer. Occasional literary
nights. Open Mon & Wed-Sun from 7pm.
L'Ubu , 16 rue St-Rome (tel
05.61.23.26.75). Long-standing pillar of
the city's dance scene, which remains as
popular as ever. Mon-Sat 11pm till dawn.
Film, theatre and live music
Drinking and dancing aside, there is
still plenty to do at night in Toulouse.
Several cinemas regularly show
v.o. films, including: ABC, 13 rue
St-Bernard (tel 05.61.29.81.00);
Cinémathèque, 68 rue de Taur (tel
05.62.30.30.10); Cratere, 95 Grande rue
St-Michel (tel 05.61.52.50.53); and
Utopia, 24 rue Montardy (tel
05.61.23.66.20). There is also an
extremely vibrant theatre culture
here. The tourist office can give you a
full list of venues, which range from
the official Théâtre de la Cité, 1 rue
Pierre-Baudis (tel 05.34.45.05.05,
www.tnt-cite.com ) to the workshop
Nouveau Théâtre Jules-Julien, 6 av des
Écoles-Jules-Juliens (Mon-Fri 9am-noon &
2-5pm; tel 05.61.25.79.92). The larger
venues, such as Odyssud, 4 av du Parc
Blagnac (tel 05.61.71.75.15; bus #66),
feature both theatre and opera ,
while the Orchestre National du Capitole
has its base in the Halle aux Grains on
place Dupuy (tel 05.61.99.78.00,
www.onct.mairie-toulouse.fr ). The
city's biggest concert venue
(9000 seats), specializing in rock, is
Zénith at 11 av Raymond Badiou (tel
05.62.74.49.49; metro Arènes, Patte
d'Oie; bus # 14, 46, 63-67), while
Cave-Poesie at 71 rue de Taur (tel
05.61.23.62.00) is home to literary
workshops and gatherings of a decidedly
bohemian spirit.
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