Description: Lounging around in cafés, gazing nonchalantly at the passers-by--I guess it can get pretty tiring. Near Montparnasse, we found a bar where you can do more than just sit and stare. The front is a bar and a restaurant, and the back is a billiards hall, where you can play good old-fashioned pool, à la française or à l’américaine. The men at the door can be picky, as is the case just about everywhere in Paris, but--after a quick frisking and a check through your bags--if you look respectable, you should have no trouble getting in. It’s pretty cheap to play (around 60-65FF an hour for a table), and the beers go for around 30FF. Some of the more adventurous in our group got their fill by going straight for the liter-size mugs of draft (77FF). A good place to go if you're not in the mood for the typical bar scene.
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