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GAY PARIS GUIDE
Paris is ethnic !
You'll feel right at home in the places presented below. Among your brethren, among strangers… Paris is ethnic, Paris is diverse! In these venues, your gaze will meet smoldering dark eyes…
Clubbing
BBB : The gay Tea dance Ethnik number one
"La LOCO", 90 bld de clichy 75018 Paris – ‘Black Blanc Beur', every Sunday after 7 p.m til midnight
Place Pigalle – Metro “Pigalle” – €10 with a drink : www.kelma.org
R'n'B cool atmosphere and no fundamentalism, with a sprinkling of Rai beats and North African songs. Sexy theme nights include selecting Mister Spice B Contest or the most handsome dark-skinned man. The clientele is young and trendy, from the sweet R'n'B queen to the young Arab with deeply tanned skin and a perfectly smooth body. This night truly deserves its name, since blacks, blancs, beurs come here to dance together – and sometimes more… since 10 years
Bains Douches
‘Brooklyn Session', every Wednesday after midnight
7, rue du Bourg l'Abbé – Metro “Etienne Marcel”– €10 with a drink
Glam chic and R'n'B top the banner at this trendy, 5-star R'n'B dance session. Patrons are even offered rounds of fraise tagada sweets! The clientele, also very ethnic, undulates under the soft lights of this beautifully renovated bathhouse with a very high gay voltage.
Blue Square
‘Soirée Orientale', every Friday after midnight
8, rue Brantôme – Quartier de l'Horloge – Metro “Rambuteau” or “Chatelêt”
Hookahs, oriental scents, Rai music… The owner flutters from table to table checking on his patrons, in a gorgeous setting of shimmering clothes and multihued golden cushions: a feast for the eyes. The clientele is mainly North African and of all ages. You're just as likely to meet the very latest fashion sex bomb as a partying forty-something. FYI: the backrooms are never far off, even though this is not the main attraction of this festive event.
Banana Café
‘Soirée Orientale', the first Wednesday of every month
13, rue de la Ferronnerie – Metro “Châtelet”
A euphoric and electric atmosphere with a crowd guaranteed. Here a young Arab man plays a derbouka , there a smoldering glance or a gogo dancer drenched in sweat… Shouts and cheers burst from all sides! Stéphane Turlan, the master of the premises, wearing a djellaba and a tarboosh , gaily flutters from one friend to another. Here, at the legendary Banana Café, everybody loves each other, and that's the golden rule…
Cruising - Dancing
Dépôt
‘Total Beur', every Friday after 11.30 p.m.
10, rue aux Ours, metro “Rambuteau” or “Etienne Marcel” – €10 with a drink
In the Dépôt's great cruising tradition, ‘Total Beur' is the meeting point of all North African gays and their black and white friends. From the Moroccan regal dandy to the young worker in sweatpants straight out of his North African village, dancing queens shake their booty upstairs before bumping bodies in the sticky, sultry atmosphere down below. The gay beur crowd meets here every Friday. For an unfettered and truly ethnic atmosphere, check out ‘Total Beur'.
Sun City
‘Sexy Beur', every Wednesday at 6 p.m.
62, boulevard de Sébastopol, metro “Etienne Marcel” – €9 to €13 with a drink
The city's latest multicolored flirting venue. Sun City is a cruising spot that boasts a beautiful setting with a sumptuous swimming pool, sauna, steam room and gym. Its neo-oriental décor may seem a bit kitsch, Indian style, but so much nicer than black walls lit by a few straggling light bulbs.
Trendy
15 – Hip bar located at no. 15, rue du Poitou, metro “Filles du Calvaire”
A must-see bar that retains its exclusive cachet: Khaled's Bar 15 is a cocoon for North African cocottes and so much more! The owner is funny and lovable, and everybody knows one another: it's gay, chic and ethnic. Gossip, laughter and secrets fill the air. The clientele is well heeled and on its best behavior. So enjoy yourself – but shhhh… keep it a secret!
Hammams (Steam baths)
Riad
184 rue des Pyrénnées – Metro “Gambetta”, line 3
A moment of sheer enchantment in a pleasant setting! Riad is simply the most beautiful hammam in Paris. Impeccable service, cleanliness and quality: all of the criteria required to attract increasing numbers of young ethnic men to this peaceful corner of paradise.
Mosquée de Paris (Paris Mosque)
39, rue Geoffroy Saint Hilaire – Metro “Censier”, line 7
Make not mistake, the Paris Mosque is ultra chic: €40 for a massage, body scrub and steam bath, in a setting that is as authentic as it gets. This is a real mosque and should be respected accordingly: purification yes, anything else no! This certainly doesn't stop beautiful young men of all colors from pampering themselves here. Men: Tuesdays from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m., and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Neighborhoods
L'odeur du jasmin : – Subway : Metro “ Belleville ”, line 2
In front of the 93 rue du Faubourg du temple
Chicha (smoke with flavors : apple, mango, cherry..) : 6 euros. Tea : 2 euros.
Although a bit more “bohemian-chic”, the neighborhood has kept its distinct ethnic flavor: hookah ( chicha ) bars and halal stores play host to splendid me, straight but very cool. Discover the crossroads of North African way of life in the heart of Paris.
Contributed by Jan de Kerne
Modèle : Soufiane
Photo : Pierre-Olivier Copyright VSD GAY PARIS GUIDE
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