The 20th arrondissement of Paris (with a local)

Welcome to "The 20 Kingdoms", a new season of The Earful Tower podcast. As you probably know, there are 20 districts in Paris, known in French as arrondissements . But my brother once referred to them as kingdoms and I liked it. It's true, each of the districts has its own soul, quite separate from the next. They may as well be kingdoms. At least for a podcast season. In this 20-episode season of the podcast, I'm going to visit each kingdom and introduce you to someone who truly loves that particular district. Maybe they work there, maybe they live there, or maybe they just love it. That's the whole concept. This isn't me recommending cafes or restaurants in different parts of town. This is true locals telling us about the soul of their kingdom and what they like to do there. The goal is to give you a very real look at each of these districts from a local's perspective. And for the 20th Kingdom, the first episode of the season, you'll meet Abiola, a social worker who looks after kids in the north western side of the district. He loves cafes, good food, football and the 20th arrondissement of Paris. Here's what he had to say. Mentioned in this episode: Restaurant Paloma Website: Address: 93 Rue Julien Lacroix, 75020 Paris Bar Combat Website: Address: 63 Rue de Belleville, 75019 Paris Cafes Candle Kids Website: Address: 107 rue des couronnes, Paris, France 75020 Miliki Coffee Website: Address: 8 rue Levert, 75020 Paris Bambin Website: Address: 40 Rue de Tourtille, 75020 Paris Best thing to do Parc de Belleville Best street Rue Saint Blaise ******************** This episode brought to you by The Earful Tower Tours. Come join us in the Marais, Montmartre, or the Latin Quarter. Our Walking Tours are exceptionally highly rated online and are the best way to experience this podcast in real life. The Earful Tower exists thanks to support from its members. For just $10 a month you can unlock almost endless extras including bonus podcast episodes, live video replays, special event invites, and our annually updated PDF guide to Paris. Membership takes only a minute to set up on Patreon, or Substack . Thank you for keeping this channel independent. For more from the Earful Tower, here are some handy links: Website Weekly newsletter Walking Tours Music: Pres Maxson

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The 20th arrondissement of Paris (with a local) is an episode from The Earful Tower by Oliver Gee.

This episode is 29:54 long.

This episode was published on Apr 20, 2026.

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