This venerable 19th-century building faces out onto the market square of Parvis de St-Gilles. A combined café, bar and exhibition space, its scruffy-cool decor, with exposed light bulbs and bare-brick walls, marks it out as one of the hippest destinations in the area. Regular club nights.
Maison du Peuple
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