The best music and entertainment bars Poitou-Charentes

Housed in a large hangar on the Zone de la République, the Poitevin food court is on a roll, bringing together all ages and all publics: families, friends, colleagues. Under a garlanded sky, with its vintage decor, you can order a snack from one of the seven street food stands (burgers, tapas, wraps, crêpes... there's plenty to choose from!), pour yourself a beer from the giant 10-spout tapping machine, have fun, play games and dance. Every evening, a new event is proposed: sports, salsa classes, karaoke, dj sets... Republic Corner is the place to be!

Practically under the Porte Saint-Jacques, at the end of Rue Vau-saint-Jacques, a troquet-pub-night bar where you can get away from it all on weekends. Le Coupe-Gorge, brewer of beer and music: concerts are organized every opening night; the program is announced well in advance on the storefront. The house brews its beverages by hand (using organic ingredients, as do the grapes). In summer, you can enjoy these nuggets on the terrace beside the Thouet river. Festive, convivial and warm, this address, housed in a sumptuously medieval setting, hits the nail on the head.

For almost 30 years, this atmospheric bar-restaurant on the beach at Nauzan has been serving up the unexpected. Popular with locals and tourists alike, it boasts an exotic setting. It's a popular address, as much for enjoying a fine meal by the pool as for sipping a cocktail. The atmosphere is relaxed, with casual service and simple cuisine, including wood-fired grills. Night owls make no mistake and return in droves to this happy place.

L'Envers du Bocal claims to be a plural place. And it is! Noé, Aurélien and Hélène, musician, visual artist and social worker, have created a new kind of bar-cannery to offer a convivial space for exchanging and tasting local canned goods. The place is decorated with salvaged furniture and diverted objects for a unique and original rendering with an exhibition room upstairs for the works of local artists. Numerous evenings of concerts, debates, traditional jams, readings, slams or improvisation matches are on the program.

What is more pleasant than sipping a cocktail on the background of Latin music? Maybe eat an ice while listening to jazz. Well in this cafe restaurant, you can do both, and much more. The "games" room is equipped with a pool, it will be set up on the terrace from the lovely days and in the pub area, you can drink a beer by believing in Ireland. Concerts are organized. And you can connect with Wi-Fi.

Want to stop off at this bar? Keep your eyes peeled! It's located in a small street a stone's throw from the main square. Over the past year, the new owners have breathed new life into this well-known venue for young people in Oleron, without ever altering its character. New musical programming, concerts, temporary exhibitions and enlarged spaces... In summer, you can enjoy the sunshine on the new terrace and, of course, the attractive cocktail menu! Mojito, Kiss Me, Piña Colada and an extensive beer list.

The Spot! Since February 2024, the whole of Niort has been buzzing about Café Flonflon, a bar-resto-guinguette-dancefloor with match broadcasts on the big screen. The decor is warm and inviting, the food and service impeccable, and the cocktails happy, prepared by a master in the field. And when it comes to evening entertainment, you can expect a DJ to keep the party going. The place brings people together, relaxes and entertains, in an industrial setting just a stone's throw from the water: why not join in?

It is a rare bird in the streets of Châtellerault. With this blackbird, you immediately feel at ease. We like to eat (at lunchtime), have a drink, a coffee, chat, play cards and especially celebrate! Sébastien has been able to gather a community of friends who get together over a good craft beer or a rum, his specialty. Here, all styles of music come together during the musical jam on the first Thursday of the month. Rocker, jazzman, night owl, come with your guitar, your voice or your keyboard and become the blackbird of the stage.

It's a bar, a restaurant, a concert hall with a dancefloor, in short, a place where you can relax or party. Niort locals love to relax here after work. Le Hangar puts everyone in agreement: the food is good (friendly bistro cuisine), the glasses are full and the atmosphere is top-notch. When it comes to concerts, make no mistake about it: the house knows how to attract celebrities such as Keziah Jones, Ben L'Oncle Soul and Tété. You'll need to book in advance, as these low-priced shows sell out fast.

The Boulevard café is an institution. Since almost ever, in spite of the changes of owner, one comes here to drink, to listen to a concert, to see a spectacle, to debate, to release oneself during the game evening, to admire an exhibition. You can also eat here at any time of the day with a home-made savoury pie, and at lunchtime a dish of the day concocted according to the arrivals of the butcher and the organic vegetable garden of the establishment. And also local cheeses, yoghurts and homemade desserts, craft beers from the Pelboise brewery. In short, the address not to be missed in Melle.