| Casino de Paris 19 rue de Clichy, 9e tel 01.49.95.99.99, www.casinodeparis.fr. This decaying, once-plush casino in one of the seediest streets in Paris is a venue for all sorts of performances – chansons, poetry combined with flamenco guitar, cabaret. Check the Listings magazines under "Variétés" and "Chansons". Tickets from €17 upwards. M° Trinité. Le Lapin Agile 22 rue des Saules, 18e tel 01.46.06.85.87, www.au-lapin-agile.com. Old haunt of Apollinaire, Utrillo and other Montmartre artists, some of whose pictures adorn the walls. Cabaret, poetry and chansons. You may be lucky enough to catch singer-composer Arlette Denis, who carries Jacques Brel's flame. €24 including first drink, students €17 (except Sat); subsequent drinks €7. M° Lamarck-Caulaincourt. Tues–Sun 9pm–2am. Le Magique 42 rue de Gergovie, 14e tel 01.45.42.26.10. Bar and "chanson cellar" with traditional French chanson performances by lesser-known stars during the week – at weekends the owner takes to the piano. Admission is free, payment for the show is at your own discretion, and drinks are very reasonably priced. M° Pernety. Wed–Sat 10pm–2am.
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