REDZONE

A few steps from the Palais Royal and the Louvre, REDZONE is a men-only gay cruising bar set over two floors in the heart of the 1st arrondissement — part bar, part play space, with a simple underwear-or-less dress code. It describes itself as inclusive, festive, and friendly, with after-work happy hours that roll into late, uninhibited nights. A short walk from the Marais, it's one of central Paris's go-to addresses for gay men after a sociable drink and a livelier scene as the evening wears on.