Bars and clubs
L'Ambassade , 22 bd de la
Gare. Downbeat club where
funk and soul rule. Live
jazz on Sunday nights.
Mon-Fri 7pm-2am, Sat &
Sun 7pm-5am. Arc en Ciel ,
34 rue Teinturiers (tel
05.61.42.77.34). One of
Toulouse's best small
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Film, theater and live
music
Drinking and dancing
aside, there is still
plenty to do at night in
Toulouse. Several cinemas
regularly show v.o.
films, including: ABC, 13
rue St-Bernard (tel
05.61.29.81.00); Cinémathèque,
68 rue de Taur (tel
05.62.30.30.10); Cratere,
95 Grande rue St-Michel (tel
05.61.52.50.53); and
Utopia, 24 rue Montardy (tel
05.61.23.66.20). There is
also an extremely vibrant theatre
culture here. The tourist
office can give you a full
list of venues, which
range from the official Théâtre
de la Cité, 1 rue Pierre-Baudis
(tel 05.34.45.05.05, www.tnt-cite.com
) to the workshop Nouveau
Théâtre Jules-Julien, 6
av des Écoles-Jules-Juliens
(Mon-Fri 9am-noon &
2-5pm; tel
05.61.25.79.92). The
larger venues, such as
Odyssud, 4 av du Parc
Blagnac (tel
05.61.71.75.15; bus #66),
feature both theatre and opera
, while the Orchestre
National du Capitole has
its base in the Halle aux
Grains on place Dupuy (tel
05.61.99.78.00, www.onct.mairie-toulouse.fr
). The city's biggest concert
venue (9000 seats),
specializing in rock, is Zénith
at 11 av Raymond Badiou (tel
05.62.74.49.49; metro Arènes,
Patte d'Oie; bus # 14, 46,
63-67), while Cave-Poesie
at 71 rue de Taur (tel
05.61.23.62.00) is home to
literary workshops and
gatherings of a decidedly
bohemian spirit.
