Au Chat Noir
Bar — Quartier De La Folie Mericourt (Paris)
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Au Chat Noir is an intimate and warm bar located in the Parmentier neighborhood, a true haven for local poets and artists. Known for its spoken word evenings and intimate basement concerts, this venue attracts an eclectic crowd from students to retirees. The relaxed and friendly atmosphere is characterized by an original musical programming focusing on acoustic music, jazz, and artistic performances. Drinks are of good quality - beers, wines, and cocktails - and offered at reasonable prices. It's a meeting place and creativity hub that escapes the codes of surrounding trendy bars, offering an authentic space where diversity and artistic expression are celebrated.
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Au Chat Noir | VisitParisRegion
DESCRIPTION But most of all, Au Chat Noir is a cosy bar where you can enjoy a quiet drink with friends. The atmosphere is relaxed, the waiting staff are friendly and the drinks are reasonably priced. The clientele is more diverse here than in the other bars of the neighbourhood: students and pensioners, company directors and neighbours. The beers, wines and cocktails are very good quality. One of the reasons for the success of this bar, a firm favourite with neighbourhood regulars, lies in its musical programming, which favours acoustic bands, spoken word open mic nights and trailblazing shows. In the small basement, the intimate atmosphere lends itself perfectly to world music, French chanson, electro-folk and, very often, jazz concerts. Continue your bar crawl in Paris Region. Back to tab description PRACTICAL INFO DAYS AND OPENING HOURS Warning, this place is temporarily closed TOUR SPOKEN LANGUAGES * French Back to tab informations
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Au Chat Noir
A slice of Anglo-American literary culture in the heart of Parmentier, Au Chat Noir (not to be confused with the Montmartre cabaret of almost the same name) is known by all the budding poets of the area, but few outsiders. The reason: its thriving, if ill-publicised, spoken-word nights. Head into the basement on a Monday evening (from 8.30pm) and you’ll find an eclectic bunch of beatniks, actors and would-be rappers taking it in turns to perform some kind of spoken text to the audience – and never for over five minutes at a time. If most participants speak in English, then this only reflects the relative popularity of this kind of event in the UK and US, and other languages are by no means forbidden. In fact, aside from the time limit there are no rules whatsoever. It’s this spirit of ‘anything goes’ that marks Au Chat Noir out from the hordes of trendy, faintly unwelcoming bars that surround it, and that may well convert you into one of the bar’s many faithful regulars. Gigs and poetry workshops are also on the programme.
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