Inside a former fire station in Paris’s 10th, Brûlant moves from morning coffee to evening drinks. A large terrace, long tables and plates to share make staying a little longer part of the plan.

On September 24, the Saint-Ouen flea markets switch into night mode. Antiques, exhibitions, DJ sets, a concert and a Second Empire ball give you as many reasons to look up as to keep digging through the stalls.

Nine free evenings on the grass in the 19th: a concert by an emerging Île-de-France artist, then two hours of international short films on a giant inflatable screen. And every night, the audience votes.

A small blue bar on the Villette basin that lends out pétanque boules against an ID. You can't play pétanque on your own, which is more or less the whole point.

A summer guinguette on a Seine barge: string lights, containers, focaccias and craft beer on tap. Open every day from 5pm, and nobody comes here to stay quiet.

A cultural space open to everyone, built around the craft trades and creation, at Place Skanderbeg. Gallery, exhibitions, café, incredible pizzas and a culture garden: a standout between art, transmission and chill.

A literary barge facing Notre-Dame. You come for the books, you stay for the conversation.

A hotel that turned into a bar without quite saying so. Under a large glass roof hidden in a small courtyard in the 5th, Bibie is one of those places you feel like you discovered all by yourself.