The Warehouse
Tucked away on a quiet side street in the 14th arrondissement, L’Entrepot (the warehouse) is the neighborhood’s ’big-box’ cultural center. The space opened in its current form in 2003 as a place for meeting and dialogue between various art forms and comprises a cinema, bar and restaurant.
The mission of the two-screen cinema is to provide an alternative to the dehumanizing multiplex, which it does through its offerings of contemporary art films, premiers and retrospectives. The ’Cinematribu’ program puts the programming power back in the hands of the people - get together a group of thirty friends and select the movie to be shown from a list of 50 available titles.
The diverse menu at the bar includes lectures, poetry readings, comedy improv and music. You can stop in the afternoon for the weekly Human Resources Debate, for example, or the inaugural lecture in the monthly ’Conso Equitable’ series, "The Bitter Taste of Palm Oil’ and then come back in the evening for the jazz or world music.
The restaurant’s focus on food which is seasonal, natural and authentic, is a welcome change from the neighborhood’s traditional cafes and take out sushi places. The vibe from the bar carries over into the upper level of the restaurant without overwhelming conversations. The mood is more intimate in the lower level which looks out into the sculpture-filled back garden.
On a recent Saturday evening, the bar area was packed for a concert by an African singer-songwriter while moviegoers streamed into the restaurant where a group of day-camp buddies relived past musical glory in the restaurant. Just another weekend in the warehouse.
http://www.lentrepot.fr/
7/9 rue Francis de Pressense
tél. : 01 45 40 07 50
fax : 01 45 40 07 51
Metro Pernety