Bus Palladium Concert Venue / Nightclub

Pigalle club Bus Palladium has hosted countless parties since its opening in 1965, but certain famous partygoers stand out: The venue quickly became a place-to-be thanks to frequenting scenesters like Salvador Dalí and the Beatles. Mick Jagger even hosted his birthday there. And the club will forever be immortalized through Telephone's first album, songs of which were recorded there in 1977, as well as Serge Gainsbourg's 1966 song "Qui est in? qui est out?" that references the club.

Parties at Bus Palladium are as happening as ever. The ground floor entrance leads directly into a small-ish club hosting both live sets and DJ nights. On the first floor, an airy restaurant serves up Argentinian steaks, organic salmon, grilled Italian vegetables, and more (Tuesday-Saturday, from 8pm on). As the hours tick by, tables are pushed back and the cozy, rock and roll-style space – mounted guitars and musician headshots line the vintage wallpaper – transforms into a lounge/club, with either a DJ or live entertainment. The two floors combined have a capacity of 800 people.

The name of the club eludes both to former New York dancehall Palladium and to a bus that transported people living in the suburbs to the club back in the '70s.