Le Bazar 90 bd Rabatau, 8e tel 04.91.79.08.88. Marseille's largest and most popular disco, mixed gay and straight crowd; DJs spin house music. Free entry, cheap drinks and dress code. Thurs–Sun 11pm–dawn.Café Julien 39 cours Julien, 6e tel 04.91.24.34.15. Lively bar with mixed clientele. Nightly DJs and weekend live rock and reggae music. Closed Mon. La Caravelle 34 quai du Port, 2e. Prewar cabaret on the first floor of the Bellevue Hotel with portside views; free plates of tapas 6–9.30pm, live jazz weekends. Daily till 2am. Casting Café 148 av Pierre Mendès-France, 8e tel 04.91.71.24.12. Marseille's "fashion" café, with weekly shows by local designers. Drinks, tapas, as well as full-blown meals till 1am. Daily 3pm–3am. Exodus 9 rue des Trois-Mages, 1er tel 04.91.47.83.53. World music concerts (from India to Latin America); Mondays improv theatre. Otherwise Wed–Sun from 9pm. L'Intermédiare 63 place Jean Jaurès, 6e tel 04.91.47.01.25. Crowded, two floor bar with a variety of bands downstairs. Daily 7pm–2am. Machine à Coudre 6 rue Jean Roque, 1er tel 04.91.55.62.65. Small venue hosting alternative rock and reggae shows; €6 cover. Open weekends 9pm-2am. New Cancan 3 rue Sénac, 1er tel 04.91.48.59.76. Gay club with high camp and transvestite shows. Mon & Thurs–Sun 11pm–6am. Pelle Mêle 8 place aux Huiles, 1er tel 04.91.54.85.26. Jazz bistro near the Vieux Port. Closed Sun. Le Poste à Galène 103 rue Ferrari, 5e tel 04.91.47.57.99. Nightly DJs, theme nights and occasional concerts in a former hangar. €6 cover. Mon–Sat from 8.30.
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