Eating, drinking and nightlife
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Eating in Grenoble is a pleasure, with a wide variety of restaurants catering to all budgets and tastes – a call ahead is recommended for most of the places noted below, especially in the evenings. For something quick and cheap, head for the strip of near identical pizzerias on the north bank of the river.Interesting, atmospheric places to drink are also easy to find, with places Grenette, St-André and Notre-Dame full of café-bars. On Place Notre-Dame, try Bar 1900 or Le Glacier, which is also a popular patisserie, while on place St-André, Le Bagatel and Le Perroquet are particularly popular. Another good spot is Le Leyritz on place Vaucanson, a typical old-style French brasserie, its walls plastered with black-and-white photos of old movie stars. If you're looking for a local bohemian hangout, try the Café des Arts over the bridge at 36 rue St-Laurent, while on place Claveyson, you could also drop into Styx, a very popular and atmospheric little cocktail bar, in a nineteenth-century wine cellar. The popular gay establishment, Rutli, is west of the old town at 9 rue Étienne Marcel (daily 6pm-1am). Grenoble's student population keeps the nightlife hopping, with clubs like L'Arkange, 50 rue St-Laurent (Thurs–Sat 10pm–5am; closed Sept) and Le Vertigo, 18 Grand-Rue (Wed–Sat 10.30pm–5.30am), among the liveliest venues. Dotty Night, 56 rte de Lyon (Tues-Sun 11pm-5.30am) caters for a slightly older crowd.
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