Le Caveau de la Huchette

Established in 1946, the Caveau de la Huchette has been serving up jazz nightly since its heyday in the years following World War II. Although many of the jazz greats performed here in the 50s and 60s, today the audience is mostly made up of students, tourists, old-timers and night owls, while the big names and the hardcore aficionados have moved on elsewhere. The live action is downstairs in the Cave (the cellar). Bring your dancing shoes because in France, the locals remember that Jazz was originally for dancing and that tradition is alive and well in this club.