Dijon is an important
university city as well as
one of France's main
conference centres, so
nightspots
and cultural centres at both
ends of the range are worth
exploring. Place Émile Zola
and rue Berbisey are good
places to start a night out.
The English theme pubs seem
to be the liveliest.
L'Acropole , 4 bd
du Dr-Petitjean. Gay bar
located near the university
on #9 bus route. Mon-Sat
till 1am; closed Sun.
L'An-Fer , 8 rue
Marceau. One of Dijon's
livelier discos. Tues-Sat
10.30pm-3am, Fri & Sat
till 4am. Admission weekdays
50F/?7.62; weekends
60F/?9.15.
Le Brighton , 33
rue Auguste-Comte. English
pub with 200 different kinds
of beer, and dancing. Summer
3pm-3am; winter 5pm-3am.
Cafe de la Cathédrale
, 4 place St-Bénigne, next
to the Cafe au Carillon
. Two bars popular with
students, in front of the
cathedral. Both daily
6.30pm-1am.
Le Cafe des Grands
Ducs , 96 rue de la
Liberté. Popular rendezvous
for young people, with
original decor and table
jukeboxes. Pricey. Daily
till 2am winter, 3am summer.
Le Crocodil , rue
Berbisey. Nice atmosphere, a
good place for an afternoon
coffee leading into an early
evening drink. Mon-Sat till
2am.
Le Grand Cafe ,
rue du Château. A very
pleasant bar/brasserie with
an Art Deco interior.
Messire Bar , 3
rue Jules Mercier. Very
Seventies bar, tucked away
in a side street in the old
town. Open till late night
every night.
Pub Kilkenny , 1
rue Auguste-Perdrix. Noisy,
popular Irish bar: draught
Guinness and week-night
Irish bands. Daily till 3am.
Rhumerie la Jamaïque
, 14 place de la République.
Cocktails
(38-70F/?5.79-10.67) and ice
creams laced with alcohol in
an exotic venue. Jazz bar in
the basement. Daily except
Sun 3pm-3am.
L'Univers , 47 rue
Berbisey (tel
03.80.30.98.29). Check for
rock concerts in the cellar.
Open till midnight and
later.
