Rex Club in Paris's 2e is the techno temple under the Grand Rex cinema since 1988, with a ceiling-mounted multidiffusion sound system and four nights a week of residents and bookings.
Tip: Door from 23:30 Wed-Sat; tickets €12-20 on Shotgun. Arrive before 01:00 for the floor before it packs.
Address: 5 Boulevard Poissonnière, 75002 Paris
La Machine du Moulin Rouge in Paris's 18e is the three-room club and concert hall next door to the cabaret, with the Bar à Bulles cocktail terrace and a basement floor that runs until 06:00.
Tip: Club nights are Fri-Sat midnight to 06:00; Bar à Bulles upstairs from 18:00 most nights for a slower start.
Wanderlust in Paris's 13e is the Cité de la Mode et du Design club and 1,600m² Seine terrace, with house and techno after dark and yoga, screenings and DJ aperitifs on the deck by day.
Tip: The terrace is free in daylight; club tickets from €15. Best entry is the riverside ramp, not the museum lobby.
T7 Paris in the 15e is the rooftop electronic club on top of the Parc des Expositions Pavilion 7, opened December 2017, with a wraparound terrace over the Porte de Versailles.
Tip: Bookings on Shotgun or Xceed; tickets €20-40. Last Métro shuts at 01:00 so plan a taxi or Vélib home.
Glazart in Paris's 19e is the converted Porte de la Villette bus station hosting the city's most consistent after-hours, with weekend daytime sets from 06:30 and Sunday closing parties to 16:00.
Tip: Sunday daytime 06:30-16:00 is the famed after; arrive by Métro 7 Porte de la Villette and bring layers for the outdoor sand pit.
Petit Bain in Paris's 13e is the 45-metre floating concert barge moored beside the Josephine Baker pool, with a 450-capacity room, a 60-cover restaurant and a green Seine-side roof terrace.
Tip: Summer terrace is the draw; concerts mostly €15-25 on the lower deck. Door opens 18:00, shows usually start 20:30.
New Morning in Paris's 10e is the Rue des Petites Écuries jazz room open since 1981, with a black-box stage that has hosted Chet Baker, Stan Getz and Prince and still books jazz, funk and afrobeat nightly.
Tip: Tickets €25-45 via the venue site; arrive 19:30 for unreserved seating closer to the stage.