Beyond Moulin Rouge: Paris’ Other Famous Cabarets

Le Lido is located right on the Champs Elysées, making it the perfect spot for a night on Paris' most glamorous avenue. Home to performances by famous names and frequented by local socialites and celebrities, the cabaret is renowned for its glittering revues and technological additions such as giant screens and laser effects. While still an adult show, it's less suggestive than other cabarets, featuring tap dancing, clowns, and a cowboy show.

Commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte in the early 1800s, the cabaret was destroyed by a fire and rebuilt by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 World's Fair. Paradis Latin shows focus on the art of dance while incorporating trapeze acts and acrobatics, all performed by some of the most beautiful women and men you've ever seen, in extravagant (yet barely there) costumes. Take a step back in time to enjoy this historical venue and brilliant show with a Paradis Latin dinner and show experience.

No list of Paris cabarets is complete without a mention of the Crazy Horse Cabaret. For more than 60 years, it has wowed audiences with dazzling dancers and racy routines, often leaving guests hot under the collar. All resident dancers, known collectively as the Crazy Girls, dedicate at least three months to intense training before they hit the stage for a performance. Shows combine glamour, humor, and seduction—an alluring spectacle that may not be suitable for some audiences.

Set in the Montmartre neighborhood, Nouvelle Eve is especially popular for its rendition of the cancan. The show has been around since 1898—its modern incarnation since 1949. La Nouvelle Eve's interior of deep blue velvet stars and coverings is based on the heady times of the Belle Epoque, when cabaret was invented in a whirl of glitter and feathers.