Les 2 Tours
Laid-back, easy place where sailors and crew from the fishing boats hang out. Good place to meet seafarers over an early evening drink. They sometimes have reggae or jazz later on.

Address: 1 Quai Valin | Telephone: 05 4641 8155 |

Cafe 17
This is where sportsmen hang out. The place is wallpapered with rugger shirts, and the crowd tend to follow all the games. On the other hand, on non-match days, it's a cool hangout where you just might find yourself drinking coffee with a rugby player or a footballer.

Address: 17 Quai Valin | Telephone: 05 4650 7887 |

La Java des Paluches
Fashionable, brightly coloured bar, well off the tourist trail, where you can get a drink at the bar and hang out reading their magazines as long as you like.

Address: 12 Rue Saint Nicolas | Telephone: 05 4630 5420 |

L'Abrazo
The pace is hectic; expect great music, a chatty crowd and pitchers of sangria and Planter's Punch. Serves Spanish tapas until midnight.

Address: 18 Rue de la Chaine | Telephone: 05 4656 7684 |

La Scat
No electro here, just jazz, blues and soul until 2am. Concerts, wine-tastings, and conversation in a cosy, comfortable lounge atmosphere. It's a little taste of New Orleans.

Address: 26 Rue Saint-Nocolas | Telephone: 05 9884 5044 |

Le Saoufe
The name means "How you doing?" and the atmosphere is really that friendly at this Creole cocktail bar with live music and open jam night for musicians on Tuesdays.

Address: 12 Rue de Port | Telephone: 05 4641 4696 |