Le Swing

About

A gay bar on rue Defly that works as three things at once: somewhere to drink, somewhere to eat, and a small cabaret. The room is laid out like a miniature theatre, which is how the venue describes it, so the shows are the centre of the evening rather than background.

The programme runs to drag shows, karaoke, music hall numbers and blind tests, with a rotating cast of hosts. Food is bar food, and there are seats outside on the street for the part of the evening before anything starts.

It is one of the busier bars in the centre and the crowd is gay and gay-friendly, often a mixed group out for the show rather than a scene night.