Left Bank generally refers to the bank of a river or other body of water that is on the left side when facing downstream. It may specifically refer to: Places Left Bank of the Rhine, the western bank of the Rhine, formerly part of the Holy Roman Empire Left Bank (Biscay), the left bank of the Nervión in Biscay, Spain Left Bank (Kyiv), the left bank of the Dnieper River in Kyiv, Ukraine Left-bank Ukraine, a historical region in Ukraine Left Bank (Bordeaux), a wine region in France Left Bank, a laneway adjoining Cuba Street, Wellington Rive Gauche, the southern bank of the Seine in Paris, France Other uses Left Bank (horse), an American Thoroughbred racehorse Left Bank (film), a 2008 Belgian film Rive Gauche Nightclub, a Parisian-themed nightclub in the River West District of Chicago, US Left Bank Cinema, an offshoot of the French New Wave "Left Bank", a song from the 2007 album Pocket Symphony by Air Left Bank Leeds, an arts centre in Leeds, England See also Bank (geography) Right Bank (disambiguation) The Left Banke, a 1960s American pop group