Élysée Montmartre

This dance hall, opened in 1807, is where the cancan took shape and where La Goulue, Grille d'Égout and Valentin le Désossé danced before the Moulin Rouge's founders lured them away in 1889. That is the real story behind the film's Zidler and his Diamond Dogs. Rebuilt after fires in 1900 and 2011, it is a concert hall today.

More Moulin Rouge! places nearby

• Sacré-Cœur6 min460 m away · 6 min on foot
• Place Pigalle6 min480 m away · 6 min on foot
• Musée de Montmartre (Belle Époque context)8 min620 m away · 8 min on foot

Famous places nearby

Not places of the story, but worth the walk.

• Galeries Lafayette Haussmann

  18 min1.3 km away · 18 min on foot

  The department store with the stained-glass dome and a free rooftop view.

From other stories, nearby

• Au Marché de la Butte (Collignon's grocery)Amélie5 min390 m away · 5 min on foot
• Sacré-Cœur BasilicaAmélie6 min410 m away · 6 min on foot
• Montmartre (Place des Abbesses)Paris, je t'aime6 min440 m away · 6 min on foot
• Montmartre (Sacré-Cœur)Funny Face6 min460 m away · 6 min on foot

Where to eat nearby

• Le Coucou

  3 min230 m away · 3 min on foot

  bistro€€

  Bib Gourmand bistro built around herbs, vegetables and spices, between Pigalle and Anvers

• Le Pantruche

  5 min390 m away · 5 min on foot

  bistro€€

  Bib Gourmand bistro with a 1940s look and a Grand Marnier soufflé, a short walk from the Moulin Rouge

• Bouillon Pigalle

  6 min460 m away · 6 min on foot

  traditional bouillon€

  300-seat bouillon opened in 2017: French classics such as œufs mayo at low prices, open daily