[Idyllchat] interesting bars and Cafes in Paris

[Dodge Amaral]

Dear all,

         Sounded like an honest question to me especially given that nearly 
every major city in Europe either has a gay district or gay-friendly areas. 
To add on to the comment by Powen about the Marais district, it's 
specifically the rue St.-Croixe-de-la-Bretonnerie that is considered the 
center of gay Paris.  There are number of bars, cafés and restaurants 
(though no dance clubs that I've ever noticed) that are either openly gay 
or gay-friendly with mixed crowds.

         We here at Untours happen to use a fantastic hotel on that same 
street called the Hotel de la Bretonnerie, loved by many Untourists over 
the last 15 years we've worked with them, and it's considered to be in 
a  great location since the Marais district is very diverse, lively and 
very central.  Within a 10 min. walk, you've got the Jewish Quarter, 16th 
and 17th century mansions (now often museums like the Musée Picasso), art 
galleries and, topically speaking, the gay quarter.  Oh, let me now forget 
the plethora of bakeries, cafés, restaurants and, for tea lovers, the 
Mariage Frères tea shop.

         Since I've often stayed at the Bretonnerie and just spent part of 
my recent overseas trip nearby (still in the Marais district), I can tell 
you that's it's a fun part of the city to visit regardless of why you're 
there (personally my favorite part of the city).  Hope that helps as well.


Sincerely,


Dodge

At 04:42 PM 6/5/2007, Powen Shiah wrote:
>A friend of mine spent a year in Paris recently, and he offers the
>following recommendations:
>
>Quartier du marais (near the Georges Pompidou art center)
>This is supposed to be an area with art and design shops, lots of
>"cultural richness" and a gay-friendly part of town.
>
>The other suggestionis the website www.paris-gay.com which lists
>everything you could ask for, including bars & cafes.  The direct link
>to the English version is
>http://www.paris-gay.com/indexgb.php
>
>I found the cafes and bars under "listings".
>
>I hope this info helps!
>
>--Powen Shiah
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>On 6/5/07, M/Gibson <mod1011 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>  Does anyone have any favorite  Gay Bars or Cafes in Paris for two older 
>> guys who are not into dancing the night away?  Maurice
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