The grocery store, Bar and pub in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, France
L'Alimentation Générale is a bar and pub in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, near the Rue Oberkampf area. Inside, the space has wooden furniture, a central bar, and a raw layout that can be rearranged for live music nights or DJ sets.
The place started as a small neighborhood bar in the Oberkampf area and grew over time into a regular stop for music and nightlife. The streets around Rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud were known during those years for welcoming new forms of night-time social life.
The place gets busy in the evenings and on weekends, filling up as the night goes on. It is worth arriving on the early side if you want a seat before a live set or concert starts.
Despite the name, which translates roughly to 'the general grocery store', the place has never actually sold groceries. The name plays deliberately on the idea of the ordinary, contrasting with a music programme that leans toward the unexpected.
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