Students and drag queens, blacks and whites pack shoulder to shoulder on a long balcony, deeply inhaling their Gauloise cigarettes and watching the bobbing heads below through the gauze of smoke. But with the rise of electronica, Parisians took to the throbbing house music of their neighbors in the United Kingdom and added the influence of Left Bank jazz, disco, Latin and cocktail lounge sounds. The result is funky yet tres chic. The event quickly caught fire and was named club of the month by the British magazine the Face. Take the metro after midnight to the George V stop, which will deposit you near the club at 102 Ave.
Admission is free, but the wait can be long.