Toulouse travel guide - where to stay, what to do, and where to eat in Toulouse, Occitanie, France.
Toulouse offers student pubs, wine bars, speakeasies, a rooftop bar and live-music venues; large clubs are few, and the concert hall Le Bikini is in the suburb of Ramonville-Saint-Agne.
Nightlife districts
Where the action happens after dark.
Place Saint-Pierre
Chez Ton Ton and Pub Saint-Pierre sit on the square; busy on match days.
Best for: Cheap late-night drinks
Place Saint-Georges / Les Carmes
Large terraces including Le Wallace, with N°5 Wine Bar a short walk away.
Best for: Aperitifs and tapas
Rue Gabriel-Péri / Allées Jean-Jaurès
Streets described by Toulouse Tourisme as home to music bars, a few minutes from Le Purple on Rue Castellane.
Best for: Live music and dancing
Place de la Daurade
Café des Artistes and the Garonne quay for aperitifs at sunset.
Best for: Sunset drinks
Bars & pubs
Where locals drink.
Au Père Louis
Traditional Toulouse bar and restaurant open since 1889, known for its old zinc counter and period decor.
Known for: Historic bistro and wine bar
45 Rue des Tourneurs, 31000 Toulouse
Chez Ton Ton
Lively student bar on Place Saint-Pierre with pastis pours and tapas plates.
Known for: Student dive bar and pastis
16 Place Saint-Pierre, 31000 Toulouse
Pub Saint-Pierre
Long-running late-night pub on Place Saint-Pierre with happy-hour pints from about EUR 2 (USD 2.30).
Known for: Long-running pub, happy-hour pints
Place Saint-Pierre, 31000 Toulouse
Le Wallace
Bar with a large outdoor terrace on Place Saint-Georges, a square known for tapas and evening drinks.
Known for: Terrace bar on the square
15 Place Saint-Georges, 31000 Toulouse
Le Café des Artistes
Long-standing local terrace bar on Place de la Daurade, close to the Garonne quay where sunset aperitifs are popular.
Known for: Garonne-side terrace bar
13 Place de la Daurade, 31000 Toulouse
N°5 Wine Bar
Wine bar with a list of roughly 2,500 wines served with tapas, near Place du Capitole.
Known for: Wine bar with a very large list
5 Rue de la Bourse, 31000 Toulouse
L'Agence
Speakeasy hidden behind a real-estate-agency storefront, with a short, tight cocktail list.
Known for: Speakeasy cocktails
Rue du Languedoc, 31000 Toulouse
Shanghai Bar
LGBTQ+ bar on Rue de la Pomme with cocktails, weekly drag nights and a small dance floor.
Known for: LGBTQ+ bar, cocktails and drag nights
Rue de la Pomme, 31000 Toulouse
Mama Shelter Toulouse Rooftop
Hotel rooftop bar with frozen margaritas, DJs and sunset views toward the Canal du Midi.
Known for: Rooftop cocktails and DJs
Boulevard Lazare Carnot, 31000 Toulouse
Clubs
For dancing into the early hours.
Le Purple
Two-room club near Jean Jaurès metro playing house and techno from about 23:30. Sources disagree on opening days (Wednesday or Thursday to Saturday).
Hours: From 23:30; weekend close 06:00
Le Rex de Toulouse
Concert venue of about 500 capacity with indie, rock, hip-hop and electronic gigs and club nights at weekends.
Le Bikini
Concert hall in the Parc Technologique du Canal, south-east of the city, with a programme that varies by date; check the show schedule.
Le Metronum
Live-music venue in north Toulouse near Borderouge, with a programme that varies by date.
Nightlife tips
Stay safe and have fun.
Most venues warm up after midnight — earlier arrivals get easier entry and shorter queues.
Carry ID, even if you look older — bouncers check at most venues.
Plan your ride home before you go out — last transport runs earlier than the clubs close.