Fun and entertainment Canal du Midi

Père Louis is much more than a café, it's a Toulouse institution! The zinc has seen many Toulousans and connoisseurs of quinquina and Picon bière come and go since 1889! But the time for renewal has come, and as we enter the year of our Lord 2023, we welcome you to a renovated venue with a preserved spirit. The downstairs room retains its illustrious, protected charm, while the upstairs room has been beautifully modernized by the 4 owners, who are already active on the Toulouse scene. Take a lunch break with the unmissable porcini omelette, or enjoy an aperitif at lunch or dinner, and choose whether you prefer a sweet or dry cooked wine, or a quinquina. Long live Père Louis!

Here's an address that's sure to delight a lot of people. Located on the little port of La Redorte, Le Spot combines a restaurant, a cellar and a delicatessen, offering no fewer than 240 references of wines, spirits, regional beers and finely selected local products. Enjoy a glass of wine or a cocktail on the terrace overlooking the Canal du Midi, accompanied by a selection of delicacies to share. Jérôme regularly organizes gourmet and festive events (see the Spot's Facebook page).

Le Macar is a must for locals and tourists alike, who come here to enjoy the atmosphere of the boats. Visitors come at all hours of the day to sample a fine selection of local wines, as well as natural wines and local beers, accompanied by tapas, charcuterie boards, patatas bravas, mussels au gratin and more. Le Macar also serves more elaborate dishes at lunchtime. The atmosphere is always very good, and all generations rub shoulders.

L'escargot is an address in the city where everything is gathered to have a good time, a pleasant setting and a smiling team. We like to meet there as an aperitif to taste a good bottle that Thomas, the owner, has carefully selected. After a few sips of divine local wines from the Malepère, Corbières, Fitou or Minervois appellations, you'll feel the urge to nibble, and you'll be spoilt for choice from the tapas menu on offer. We bet you'll stay for lunch or dinner, and rightly so!

At Casino Barrière, you will find slot machines and gaming tables, but above all a performance hall that is now one of the most important stages in Toulouse. The room is comfortable, the stage is spacious and the technical equipment is state-of-the-art. Then go ahead! The international programme is rich and varied, offering more than 150 shows per year, from humorous shows to classical or contemporary ballet, musicals and concerts. Operetta or cabaret lovers? It's possible too. You will enjoy the dinner and show formula: a gourmet dinner and a show that we will never forget! To be offered or to be offered all year round.

Take the time to experience a fika break. It's happening at Café Fika, right next to the Capitol. Don't be surprised to meet the Swedish community there. Fika comes from the Scandinavian latitudes and their passion for this very fragrant beverage that they consume in large quantities. Understand coffee in slang, so to speak! This word has become synonymous with an art of living. We take the time to do ourselves good by accompanying our hot drink with a kanelbulle or brioche roll with cinnamon, sometimes with cardamom or with apples... The address is held by a French-Swedish couple who invites you to discover the specialities from the Nordic countries from breakfast to afternoon tea!

Just before celebrating its 110 years of existence, the Utopia, emblematic cinema in the heart of Toulouse, found its first name: The American Cosmograph! Overlooking its doors, a fresco that recalls that in 1907, the date of its creation, the posters were painted directly on the façades! The aim of this very popular cinema is: best represent film diversity. All films are projected in the original version. Cultural location and land of meetings, the American Cosmograph organizes various animations: cinemas, debates, pre-premiere, thematic programming, retrospectives… Here, neither ads nor confectionery. The films start at the said time and, in order to ensure your comfort, the late ones are invited to return to a next meeting. A room for curious and passionate people.

Soft music, a welcoming bench, a smile behind the counter, Café Papiche has what it takes to seduce you. Small but very cozy. His "lunch formula" advocates "homemade". The choice is between a soup of the day and fresh bread, also from the master's oven, or a piece of quiche, a dessert and a coffee of very high quality and selected with great care. No weariness for the regulars because the freshly squeezed juice also changes according to the products and the mood of the moment. Ditto for Sunday morning brunch. Hearty, tasty... you leave very happy because you are full of the mixture of flavours between here and elsewhere! Be careful, it's better to book!

Sheltered from the main roads, nestled in a small street, Katia's store offers a place of sweet and savory delicacies, a tea room with a resolutely contemporary design and an artist's glass roof allowing you to follow the conception of the creations live.You will be able to taste banoffees, chocolate tarts, lemon praline/hazelnut tarts, caramel/chocolate babka...You will also be able to enjoy the lunch formula including a dish and a dessert with tarts, wraps and salads according to the menu of the moment.

Twenty years of cabaret for Le Kalinka. Here you'll find everything that spices up a night at the cabaret: singing, dancing, acrobatics, a few zests of sensuality, lots of humor and Berlin references. Élodie and Yohan, a talented couple of dancers, welcome you to a warm, human-sized venue. On Thursdays, it's apéro spectacles with an eclectic program, and on weekends, it's dinner shows. Smart tip: you can book a private evening.

Le Bijou celebrated its 35th birthday. There's no need to introduce this totally independent Toulouse concert venue, which is dedicated to unearthing new talent, the "not yet known", the little Toulousans, in the field of contemporary music (jazz, French chanson, rock, world music...). Located in the back room of a small neighborhood bistro serving a menu renewed daily with fresh produce from the local market, it has retained all its freshness and remains a place like no other, with an atmosphere always tinged with good-naturedness. A must-see... You'll be spoilt for choice, with almost 150 performances scheduled each year!

More than ever, we want to laugh. Not a small, restrained laugh, but a real, powerful, thunderous laugh! To laugh out loud again and again... For this, there is one address: Les 3T. A café-theatre that has built up a reputation and audience loyalty over the last 30 years. A Toulouse venue that knows how to welcome the best. Well-known comedians or those in the making. Whatever the show, the quality is there. Its plus: a proximity with the stage and the spectators. Elbow to elbow, like a group of friends, we call out and are called out from the stage! The success of the show requires you to get there early to choose your seat!

The goddess of land, fertility and rivers, founder of Ireland according to legend, gave his name to this very nice pub, located just a few steps from the canal du Midi and the Halle aux Grains! The animations to be followed here are numerous: concerts, retransmissions of football matches as rugby, evenings in good company! Beer flows afloat, tradition obliges, but you will also find whiskey, cocktails, ciders or smoothies. Groups are welcome, even with private space, for an anniversary or any other event.

Young people (from 10 years old) to seniors, beginners or insiders, enthusiasts of the trajectory can discover the basics or upgrade their French billiard game in weekly workshops. Introductory courses are also proposed during the year. This beautiful room of the Espace Saint-Cyprien, with 7 billiards, is also open to hourly rental. So for an hour or a lot more, put your calm and your address to the test, while confronting other opponents. 

The famous Stelsia casino in Port-La Nouvelle, a popular meeting place along the coast, has been given a facelift, with new, trendy, spacious and intimate spaces. Easy parking nearby is a major plus. Inside, you'll find attractive state-of-the-art slot machines, black jack, Texas Hold'em Poker machines, electronic English roulette and a lounge-bar. Don't hesitate to visit the casino's neighboring restaurant and enjoy its menu. Enjoy the view of the beach and the resort's lighthouse.

A superb Italian-style theater listed as a Historic Monument and a national stage since 1994, the Molière Theater offers a well-stocked cultural season of multiple artistic forms: theater, dance, song, classical or contemporary music, opera, shows for young audiences, contemporary circus... But also festive events, meetings with the artists, training courses and backstage visits. In short, there is something for all tastes and all ages.

Here we feel good, we are greeted with open arms, always with a smile, with great attention and sympathy. The nomadic garden style Tente tries to seduce, adding to the atmosphere a feeling of complete change. This tea salon has turned into Tunisian casbah, brown and orange hot tones, coordinated striped fabrics, sails, trendy furniture, designs and calligraphy on the walls… to get us better, especially at midday since we can now restore it. For lunch breaks, salads, salty pies, Tunisian bricks… Faithful to its world atmosphere, the Shambhala also develops its activities: Richer games, organisation of themed evenings, conversation courses in foreign languages, meditation, yoga… This place is unique, word of Petit Smart!