{"id":37327,"date":"2025-12-09T14:36:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T13:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/?p=37327"},"modified":"2026-03-31T11:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:56:08","slug":"a-landmark-of-parisian-nightlife-the-legendary-palace-reopens-its-doors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/en\/a-landmark-of-parisian-nightlife-the-legendary-palace-reopens-its-doors\/","title":{"rendered":"A landmark of Parisian nightlife, the legendary Palace reopens its doors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"initial-letter\"><p>A legendary address where all the elite partied in the 1980s, the iconic Palace is set to reopen at the end of 2026, thanks to a new owner determined to revive this nocturnal institution.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>It is one of the most legendary venues in Parisian nightlife<\/strong>. Opened, according to some sources, in 1912 as a \u201cpublic limited company for music hall and cinema,\u201d number 8 Rue du Faubourg-Montmartre in the 9th arrondissement only adopted its famous name, the Palace, in 1946. Originally just a cinema, it became a theater again between 1975 and 1978 under Pierre Laville. Bought by Fabrice Emaer, the Palace underwent a transformation. The original 1930s d\u00e9cor was restored during an expensive major renovation. A gamble on the future that paid off for its new owner, who inaugurated this iconic performance venue in 1978 with Grace Jones.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Karl Lagerfeld, Andy Warhol, Mick Jagger\u2026 the biggest names at the Palace<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Palace quickly established itself as an <strong>essential party spot.<\/strong> The club was frequented by the highest circles of fashion, music, and culture, who would dine in the basement and have a drink before celebrating all night. Mick Jagger, Karl Lagerfeld, Yves Saint Laurent, In\u00e8s de la Fressange, Thierry Mugler, Andy Warhol\u2026 Prince and Serge Gainsbourg even performed there, reinforcing the international reputation of this very exclusive nightclub.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B1UKnwZI7qC\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">Voir cette publication sur Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B1UKnwZI7qC\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Une publication partag\u00e9e par Le Palace (@palace1978)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In 1982, the Palace, deteriorated and facing very high operating costs, closed its doors. The following year, Fabrice Emaer passed away, leaving behind a gem eager to be revived. His former associates tried to continue the concept but were heavily burdened by debt. In 1992, R\u00e9gine, the \u201cParisian queen of the night,\u201d attempted to restore its former glory, as did the couple David and Cathy Guetta two years later, after a renovation and a new name: Kitkat. In vain.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B4AkAQoIjo8\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">Voir cette publication sur Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B4AkAQoIjo8\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Une publication partag\u00e9e par Le Palace (@palace1978)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The club closed again in 1996. This was followed by several years of neglect and squatting. The address had completely lost its former splendor and was overshadowed by other increasingly trendy venues. It took a decade for buyers to consider its future: Chantal and Francis Lemaire, co-owners of Radio Contact and Bel RTL in Belgium, and the Vardar brothers, owners of the Grande Com\u00e9die and Com\u00e9die R\u00e9publique. A new renovation, a new identity. In 2008, Val\u00e9rie Lemercier performed on a 970-seat stage. Fifteen years later, the Palace faced yet another closure, before once again attracting the interest of an entrepreneur\/producer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>A reopening at the end of 2026<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The new owner, Mickael Chetrit, head of the Palais des Glaces, has announced the reopening date of the venue, set for October 2026. The Palace is thus entering a new phase of renovation led by designer and interior architect Jacques Garcia. A renowned name in design, particularly in luxury hospitality, who experienced the club\u2019s wild nights firsthand. \u201cI spent my life here, with one party after another alongside amazing people. We were crazy, limitless but with a certain elegance,\u201d he told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37325\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37325\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-37325\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/29057-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37325\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Privateaser<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The renovations are expected to last a year, enhancing the balcony and basement areas, which have suffered from years of neglect. The restored venue should then welcome 1,400 spectators.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mickael Chetrit intends to \u201crecreate the DNA of the Palace from the time it hosted concerts.\u201d \u201cThe Palace is a symbol. We want to restore its status as an iconic stage where partying, art, and fashion meet.\u201d The goal is to recapture the exuberance of this century-old building by infusing the legendary atmosphere of its glory years, blending glamour and artistic effervescence. Parties and concerts are expected to mix, although the programming and concert details remain secret for now.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Read also &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/en\/former-ultra-renowned-night-club-the-bus-palladium-is-being-converted-into-a-hotel\/\">Former ultra renowned night club, the Bus Palladium is being converted into a hotel<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Featured photo: \u00a9 Privateaser<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A legendary address where all the elite partied in the 1980s, the iconic Palace is set to reopen at the end of 2026, thanks to a new owner determined to revive this nocturnal institution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":552,"featured_media":37326,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"%%post_title%% %%sep%% %%sitetitle%%","_seopress_titles_desc":"Mickael Chetrit has just taken over the legendary Parisian nightclub, the Palace, which is set to reopen in October 2026.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"both","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":301,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[169,767,84],"class_list":["post-37327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-address-book","tag-festivites-en","tag-gastronomie-en","tag-paris-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/552"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37327"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37327\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}