Bagatelle Club / Restaurant

16eme, Paris –

Built as a hunting lodge on a bet between Marie Antoinette and the Count of Artois, the elegant Bagatelle Chateau and Gardens in the Bois de Boulogne now form the stunning backdrop to a program of cultural events, concerts, and an annual rose competition.

The Bagatelle restaurant itself, which serves lunch and dinner year round, is housed in the former stables and offers some stunning indoor and outdoor spaces that patrons can rent for events and special occasions.

As mouth-watering as the menu and décor may be, however, the real draw for those looking for a unique club experience happens on weekend nights in the summer. On Fridays and Saturdays from June through August – after the outdoor dinner service is completed – Bagatelle opens its doors to the public who arrive in droves.

While the main building provides a bar and limited seating, the real party is on the terrace where tables, tents, bars, and DJ booths miraculously appear. The resulting atmosphere is of an exclusive party in the French forest where people run about, chitchat, dance to the DJ’s tunes, and mingle freely with the other young, dynamic, and international patrons.

Getting to Bagatelle might require a bus or taxi, but this is a party not to be missed.