Take a walk down rue de Bras, rue St-Pierre, and the north end of rue Vaugueux to size up the action. If you want to connect with the hip 18-to-35 crowd, go to Le Chic, rue des Prairies St-Gilles (tel. 02-31-94-48-72), where disco music begins at 10:30pm. Le Carré, 32 quai Vendeuvre (tel. 02-31-38-90-90), is outfitted in tones of bordello red. The disco caters to patrons over 27 with rock 'n' roll, cutting-edge techno, and a goodly assortment of music from the '70s and '80s. Upstairs, there's a hip and often charming "Bar de Nuit."
Pub Concorde, 7 rue Montoir-Poissonnerie (tel. 02-31-93-61-29), stocks more than 150 beers. Intensely connected to the hip and trendy night-soul of Caen is an Irish-style pub, O'Donnell's, 20 quai Vendeuvre (tel. 02-31-85-51-50). It's the site of televised European soccer matches, live Irish rock-'n'-roll shows, and lots of animated dialogues among locals and regulars. The live music is every Friday night; otherwise, a DJ rules the night. Open Monday to Wednesday 4:30pm to 2:30am, Thursday to Saturday 4:30pm to 4am, and Sunday 4:30pm to midnight.
