Banana Cafe

Banana Cafe is a long-standing gay bar just off Les Halles near Chatelet, open late every night and famous for its go-go dancers, cocktails and downstairs club with themed and karaoke nights. It draws a lively, international party crowd and has been a fixture of Paris gay nightlife for decades. It sits a short walk west of the Marais and works well as a livelier alternative to the district's more relaxed cafe-bars.