Sunset/Sunside

Jazz was great but this place a fire trap. It was completely full and we could hardly move. After 45 minutes we left. If a fire broke out there would be very few survivors due to how crammed in everyone was.

The best spot to enjoy live music! After checking out a couple of other places, this one caught our eye. Upon entering, we were asked to order a drink and there was a €5 cover charge per person to support the musicians, which seemed like a steal given the incredible experience we had. The Blakettes, the girls who performed that day, were absolutely wonderful. I highly recommend visiting this cozy little spot – you won't be disappointed!

Cosy jazz place with a vibrant atmosphere! We attended a Chick Corea tribute concert. The trio created a close-knit community with the public and had a special guest who was a lovely saxophone surprise! As they finished, downstairs, the next concert began! What an electric place!

There was some liquid dripping down on me! My chair was soaking wet. The chairs were so crammed that it was impossible to move away from the dripping liquid. It seemed like it was an usual issue that they just seem to accept instead of fixing it. During the break we moved to the front where then one of the singers dropped his beer on me without saying sorry. Also it said free entry on their website but it was still a must to pay 5€ per person and a drink which were a bit pricey. Still a nice evening though.

Great jazz venue. But if you go downstairs, avoid the left hand back row, where there is almost no view of the stage. Drink prices are reasonable considering the location and reputation. If you like jazz it's worth taking in a show.

Amazing performance Wednesday night! It was my first time there and I really liked the layout; it felt very intimate. I'd recommend getting there early so to get good seats. Also nice that they serve drinks at the bar.

Fantastic true-blood jazz bar: packed, great atmosphere, relaxed interior design. Musicians within reaching distance from the audience. We enjoyed the evening very much!

A brilliant little jazz club with two stages (Sunside is at street level while Sunset, which we visited, is a cellar bar). We bought tickets in advance for a Django Reinhardt tribute but it seems that walk ups are generally available too. Paris isn't short of excellent jazz clubs but this is definitely high among them.

Great little jazz club in the Les Halles neighborhood of Paris, on the Rue de Lombards, offering high-quality jazz performers from France, W. Europe and the U.S. 7 nights per week. If you're a jazz aficionado, it's unlikely you'll be disappointed whomever you hear at this Paris jazz classic.

There's a reason this bi-level jazz club ranks among the most sought after in Paris. Doors down from the acclaimed (and packed) Duc des Lombards, Sunset/Sunside offers an intimate space to take in local acts for a good price. The larger 'Sunside' space is in the ground floor, while 'Sunset' is down a flight of stairs. I nabbed tickets to see a local singer (Isabelle Seleskovitch) and quintet. The cozy confines made for a warm performance. Literally: being subterranean and lacking fans or other cooling, it can get very hot down there! Drink prices are average for the area.

This is one of the live band spots all on the same street. They have different artist playing any given night so check before you go in. If you dont think you will like the musician, walk a few meters to the next place and find something that suits your taste. There is a cover (20-25 euro) and they sell drinks and snacks. Get there 30-45 min before the performance if you want to sit right in front of the stage. Its a small room with a bunch if chairs and the stage. I dont mind it being intimate, but those wooden chairs are uncomfortable! At least put a cushion on them or something.

AWFUL EXPERIENCE. Went to a tribute for Charles Mingus. An hour into the show, the band had only played three songs while some clown was reading essays about jazz that lasted over eight minutes each. Was refused our money back because, apparently, that was the tribute: no music and a lecture. If I wanted a lecture, I'd go to the university, not to a jazz club. Also, the seating was VERY close - much closer than any jazz club I've ever been to. Will never go back.

Great club for high quality jazz. See a show downstairs. The neighborhood is full of bars and clubs catering to really young locals, but this club is a bit more diverse than most - locals, foreign travelers, young and old. It's a chill place with fabulous music.

I don't even want to think about how long it had been since I'd stepped foot in a jazz club in Paris, but I was definitely young, it was definitely New Year's Eve, and I definitely thought it was the coolest damn thing to do to "connect" with the hip, moody, artsy scene in Paris. But I never got into that scene, and quickly found other sources to fulfill my Parisian-in-the-making education. But there really is something uniquely special about heading into a legendary jazz club, cosying up in a lounge-y space and listening to great live musicians grove and croon to old standards. Sunset is great in that it has a really eclectic line-up of talented acts. I heard a fab Jazz Quartet play for a few hours. At 20E to enter, you definitely expect the standards to be high, I was not disappointed for one second. Excited to come back again for some more jazzyness, especially the Sunday Jazz & Gouter performances for kids and parents alike.

Loved this place!!! Great music, great ambiance, nice staff, reasonable price. We've been to a number of Jazz Clubs in Paris and Sunset/Sunside ranks well with any of them. Enjoy!

Came to this club not knowing what to expect. There was live jazz downstairs and rock and roll upstairs. Great acoustics, wonderful staff I felt right at home. I went back twice to hear different musicians. The rock and roll house band had the entire crowd grooving and dancing!

Great jazz place very small and intimate. Listened to a great band and for 15 euros entry totally worth it.

I love this place. So far its never been so crowed that I could not get in so there's probably a few more seats tonight if you want to go. There can be two shows at one time, one upstairs and one down stairs so pick carefully. One thing about this place that is really great is that there are no bad seats. Seating can be a bit tight, but everyone can see without having to look through a pillar like many places in Paris. In general, I find that the music here is what I would label sophisticated jazz or cool school for a reasonable price. Mostly instrumental jazz standards with occasional vocalists. I came here one night when Duc Lombards was full and I now come here first.

I had the good fortune to attend a (free!) jazz manouche session here during Nuit Blanche. Definitely an unforgettable experience- the acoustics are amazing, the atmosphere electric, and while the temperature (quite literally) rises as the place- located in a basement- fills up (and fill up it does), I would have been happy to sweat it out all night. My companions, however, were not so tolerant. Guess I'll just have to go back!

Just saw Melanie Dahan. Great jazz singer with an awesome trio backing her in one of the worst venues I've experienced. You're crammed in an over heated room on an uncomfortable chair with one poor waitress trying to service the entire crowd. I'd definitely see the singer again but counsel you to avoid the club.