The Lavoir opened its doors in 2012 but is already an institution of the alternative cultural…read morelandscape of the Croix-Rousse... and Lyon in general. They do a mix of parties, theatre, exhibits, take part in festivals - all that at reasonable prices, you pay a 2€ membership fee per year because it's an association plus either pay what you like (often for parties) or a set ticket price for plays etc. The venue itself is worth going for, a former public wash and bath house, still complete with vats for washing clothes and an industrial feel. The monthly Arm Aber Sexy party is great (first Saturday of the month), the people are a queer-hetero-hipster-alterno mix, which makes for a great atmosphere, the music is often good, ranging from electro to disco-ish. Absolutely recommended if you're looking for a queer-friendly party with a laid-back, dancy DYI feel (the drink selection is small but cheep and the speakers sometimes die at the end of the night) and you don't mind an early night (they close at midnight because of the residential area).

From the owner: En un peu plus de deux ans d'existence, Le Lavoir Public a gagné le pari d'imposer sa marque, son…read morerythme et son style en réussissant à mêler création contemporaine, formes expérimentales, nouveaux langages du siècle et activités festives. La nouvelle Collection automne-hiver poursuivra donc cette ambition, à l'instar de ce mois de septembre : création littéraire avec Chloé Delaume qui présentera pour la première fois à Lyon son nouveau projet, du théâtre iconoclaste, un week-end européen de performance présenté en écho à la 16ème Biennale de la danse en partenariat avec le Goethe Institut, une exposition truculente. Et bien sûr du clubbing et des fêtes. D'une part parce qu'au Lavoir, la fête peut aussi être un geste artistique et créatif, et aussi, vous le savez, car notre économie en dépend, c'est aussi dans son mélange des genres que Le Lavoir trouve les moyens d'exister, grâce à vous. Nous continuerons donc à exciter votre curiosité, à vous faire découvrir des formes singulières, à vous surprendre là où vous ne vous y attendiez pas en rendant accessibles à chacune et chacun des formes ambitieuses, comme autant de facettes d'un monde agité par ses nombreuses mutations.

From the owner: Club afro-antillais Ouvert en 1992 par Mamadou Soumano et repris par son fils en janvier 2008, le…read moreBlack & White est un club des quais de Saône faisant la part belle à la culture afro-antillaise, mais aussi au hip-hop, à la house et au R'nB. Complètement redécoré par Franck Deust début 2009, la Black affiche désormais une déco sobre sans être froide, avec des volumes repensés et des teintes alliant gris métallisé et gris taupe. Et pour ne pas oublier l'héritage culturel des Soumano, une grande peinture représentant une part d'Afrique a été faite sur l'un des murs par le décorateur.

Not sure why, but somehow we always ended up here late nights. Not allowed to bring a coat in so…read moreyou have to pay to check it for the club side. Music never really too amazing and the dance floor is hot and smelly late at night. On the left side of the bar though is a normal bar (not the club) and it's fun. People dance there as well and it's not overly crowded. Bathrooms are clean and drinks are strong.

From the owner: Trois en Un Le Vieux Manoir porte bien son nom : dans toutes les salles, les pierres sont…read moreapparentes. Tout est fait pour se sentir dans une maison ancienne, et il y a plusieurs coins aménagés comme de petits salons. La plus ancienne discothèque de Grenoble propose 3 ambiances différentes : dans l'espace du Vieux Manoir, ouvert à tous, on danse sur des rythmes de musique généraliste ; poussez la porte de l'Arkange (première annexe) et vous entrez dans une ambiance de pub sur fond de musique des années 90 ; enfin, si vous avez passé les 25 ans, vous pourrez pousser plus loin l'exploration à l'Entresol (deuxième annexe) qui diffuse de la musique des années 70 et 80.

From the owner: 2 salles, 2 ambiances Le Number One, créé à la fin des années 60, traverse les époques sans prendre…read moreune ride, grâce à un cadre et une programmation musicale repensés au fil des ans. Le club propose 2 salles, l'une pour les trentenaires avec des musiques plus rock et années 80 et l'autre plus jeune distille les derniers hits en transgressant les genres. Les Djs résident composent ainsi la playlist idéale pour se déhancher dans les meilleures conditions. Les soirées thématiques, les enterrements de vie de jeune fille sont autant de raisons de plus de prolonger la fête toute l'année. A noter que la boite peut se louer.

I came here for a glocals Friday night party and thoroughly enjoyed my time at the bar on the 2nd…read morelevel but less so on the 1st. The barman was supremely talented and put on a show for every cocktail he made. I was spellbound. I had a strawberry mojito that was simply delectable. The sound system on the 2nd level is excellent; you can feel the sound reverberating throughout your body and the DJ played some songs I really like. The dance floor is on the 1st level and I had a difficult time enjoying myself because the DJ on this level was playing very outdated songs. I get very annoyed when a DJ doesn't know how to feel the crowd and everyone was on the dance floor wanting to dance the night away but they were hardly moving because the music wasn't good. I give this place a 4 because I really enjoyed the 2nd level and the drinks, but I wouldn't come here to go dancing.

From the owner: Le MAMBO, une adresse au concept unique en plein centre de Genève !…read more Désormais incontournable à Genève, le MAMBO s'est fait connaître par sa programmation éclectique, son accueil chaleureux, ses cocktails sublimes et son ambiance toujours détendue. En journée, école de danse, dès la nuit tombée le MAMBO se transforme en Cocktail Bar puis en Club, faisant place nette pour accueillir sa clientèle toujours plus nombreuse. After-work, Clubbing, Live, Blind Test, Stand-up, OneMan Show, Soirée étudiante, Soirée à thème... Clubbing, Electro, House, Techno, Deep, Urban Music, 90's, Salsa... Les champs d'activités du MAMBO sont aussi larges que son esprit ! Que vous veniez découvrir ou redécouvrir cet endroit, une chose est sûre vous en entendrez reparler !

As an American, with awful french skills, I was reluctant to go solo to a lounge. But this place…read moresurprised me in a good way! 3 floors. Though admittedly I only really hung out in the basement for a Swiss Beat box competition. It was dope. Everyone was friendly, the crowd was of ALL ages and totally into it. Drinks were 5CHF. Entrance was 10CHF. Located in the red district, I had no troubles coming or goong. All in all I'd recommend others to check it out!

From the owner: A l'Orée du Bois Après avoir été l'Orée du Bois, puis l'Hamilton Club cette discothèque en aura vu…read morepasser du monde. Au coin de la forêt de Seillon le club est un peu isolé, mais au moins les voisins ne risquent pas d'être dérangés par les voitures qui s'y garent la nuit. L'établissement accueille quelques noctambules qui n'ont pas envie de monter en ville, mais qui n'ont pas envie d'aller se coucher.

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Same story as the previous one, except not 4 girls. Security unable to articulate an answer in any…read morelanguage: french or english. One of the goons tried to be clever and ask if I speak serbian so he can give me an explanation. I just said sure, I'll just use google translate. Of course he was totally at a loss aftet that. Seriously, I don't have very much respect left for french people. The fact that this seems to be normal in this country and they put up with this kind of treatment shows how little self respect these people have. And it's not like french clubs are known to be so great. In any proper country this kind of a club would have already shut down.

Probably the worst clubbing experience I've ever witnessed - there was no clubbing as a matter of…read morefact, as the guards would not let me and 4 other girls in. We asked why they wouldn't let us in, we were old enough, we all had ID's, we wore decent clothes and were barely tipsy, yet they denied us access. They had no real answer to our question, all they did was ask us to wait outside the line and after a good 10 minutes they admitted that we wouldn't get in, no matter how long we waited. We asked why, over and over again, yet the guards just shrugged their shoulders in a degrading manner and told us to go. We weren't the only ones who experienced this at all, several people were standing like question marks after having been told to wait outside the line for no proper reason. We asked around a little bit and some people said the guards were very selective, and that we should stand in the (very) long line AGAIN to try and get in. We didn't have the energy nor the mood to try again, which is why we headed the long way home, without getting even a single reason for being denied access to the club we were all so excited to go to.

I like Le Sucre because the location and the concept are great, it's something Lyon was missing…read morebefore and the bands that play there are good (Austra, ...) but on the downside, they're just a bit too full of themselves. The drinks are really expensive and the bar staff is pretentious and most of all, sooooo slooooow. I'd definitely go more often if the service and the value for money were better.

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