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.
Address: 32 Quai d'Austerlitz, 75013 Paris
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.
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.
Sunset Sunside on Rue des Lombards in Paris's 1er is the twin jazz club where the upstairs Sunside books acoustic sets and the basement Sunset runs electric and fusion, two shows a night seven nights a week.
Tip: Tickets €25-35 per set; the first set at 20:00 is calmer than the 22:00 turnaround.
Caveau de la Huchette in Paris's 5e is the medieval cellar jazz club opened 1946 that is the oldest still running in the city, with a sprung dance floor and a swing orchestra nightly.
Tip: Cover €15-18 weeknights, €18-21 weekends, cash or card at the door. The dance floor opens after the first orchestra set around 22:30.