As you wander through any one of the Paris markets, the city suddenly exhudes an air of village life — there are no cars in the street, and people take the time to talk to each other again. It is an experience not to be missed!

	Egg counter, marché d'Aligre

A Little History

Paris markets trace back to around the 5th century. At that time, the city was called Lutetia and its first market — "Palu" — was located in the Île de la Cité district. From early on, the market-place provided an opportunity to exchange both merchandise and ideas.

While Palu eventually disappeared, other markets continued to blossom; by 1860, there were 51. With the re-opening of the Enfants Rouges, the oldest covered market in Paris, and with the creation of new markets keeping pace with changing consumer trends, the capital today features more than 90 markets of all shapes, sizes and specialities.

Fresh produce at a Paris market

Your Market Day

Take your pick of 69 open-air markets or 13 covered markets, selling everything under the sun. You will find the highest quality products and merchants who exhibit a level of professionalism that is often handed down from father to son, mother to daughter.

Coster-mongers¹, butchers, delicatessens, fishmongers, poulterers, dairywomen and florists all offer the freshest products available. On one day or another every week, there will be a market in every district (arrondissement) of Paris, bringing a flurry of life to the capital and its inhabitants.

¹ cos·ter·mon·ger: n. (chiefly British) one who sells fruit, vegetables, fish, or other goods from a cart, barrow, or stand in the streets.

Good To Know

Covered markets are permanently open, whereas open-air markets operate only two or three mornings a week — generally from 7:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. For late risers, there are also the afternoon markets: the Saint-Honoré (1st district), Baudoyer (4th) and Bercy (12th) markets are open on Wednesdays, the Bourse market (2nd) on Tuesdays and Fridays, the Saint-Eustache-les-Halles (1st) on Thursdays, and the Anvers (9th) market on Fridays.

Specialized Markets

For 100% natural products, there are 3 organic markets (marchés biologiques): Raspail (6th, open Sun.); Batignolles (8th, Sat.); and Brancusi (14th, Sat.). The hours at all three are 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

To decorate your balcony or garden, be sure to visit the flower markets (marchés aux fleurs) at: place de la Madeleine (8th), Mon. - Sat., 8:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.; place des Ternes (17th), every day except Monday, 8:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.; the Marché de la Cité at place Louis Lépine and on the banks of the Seine nearby (4th), everyday from 8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; the Marché aux Oiseaux (bird market) is held here on Sundays from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Directory of Paris Food Markets (indoor & outdoor)

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NOTE: The closest Métro stop is provided for each market in this directory. To view street maps of the area around each station, click on the red icon.

1st Arrondissement

SAINT-EUSTACHE-LES HALLES (outdoor market)
Rue Montmartre, between rue Rambuteau and rue du Jour, 75001 Paris.
      Châtelet-Les-Halles (line 4); RER-A,B,D.
Thurs., 12:30 - 8:00 p.m.; Sun., 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

SAINT-HONORÉ (outdoor market)
Place du Marché-Saint-Honoré, 75001 Paris.
      Pyramides (lines 7, 14).
Wed., 12:30 - 8:30 p.m.; Sat., 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

2nd Arrondissement

BOURSE (outdoor market)
Place de la Bourse, 75002 Paris.
      Bourse (line 3).
Tues. & Fri., 12:30 - 8:30 p.m.

	Entrance to the Enfants Rouges market, circa 1905.

3rd Arrondissement

LES ENFANTS ROUGES (indoor/covered market)
Renovated in the late 90s, Enfants Rouges is the oldest covered market in Paris.
39, rue de Bretagne, 75003 Paris.
      Filles-du-Calvaire (line 8).
Tues. - Sat., 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (and) 4:00 - 7:30 p.m. (until 8:00 p.m. Fri. & Sat.); Sun., 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

4th Arrondissement

BAUDOYER (outdoor market)
Place Baudoyer, 75004 Paris.
      Hôtel-de-Ville (lines 1, 11).
Wed., 12:30 - 8:30 p.m.; Sat., 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

5th Arrondissement

MAUBERT (outdoor market)
Place Maubert, 75005 Paris.
      Maubert-Mutualité (line 10).
Tues. & Thurs., 7:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.; Sat., 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

MONGE (outdoor market)
Place Monge, 75005 Paris.
      Place-Monge (line 7).
Wed. & Fri., 7:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.; Sun., 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

PORT ROYAL (outdoor market)
Alongside the Val de Grâce Hospital, on boulevard Port Royal, 75005 Paris.
      Port-Royal (RER-B).
Tues. & Thurs., 7:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.; Sat., 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

6th Arrondissement

RASPAIL (outdoor organic market)
Boulevard Raspail, between rue du Cherche-Midi and rue de Rennes, 75006 Paris.
      Rennes (line 12).
Sun., 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

SAINT-GERMAIN (indoor/covered market)
4-6, rue Lobineau, 75006 Paris.
      Mabillon (line 10).
Tues. - Fri., 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (and) 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.; Sat., 8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. (and) 3:30 - 8:00 p.m.; Sun., 8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

7th Arrondissement

SAXE-BRETEUIL (outdoor market)
Avenue de Saxe, 75007 Paris.
      Ségur (line 10).
Thurs., 7:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.; Sat., 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

8th Arrondissement

AGUESSEAU (outdoor market)
The smallest market in Paris, at 203 linear feet (62m) of stalls.
Place de la Madeleine, 75008 Paris.
      Madeleine (lines 8, 12, 14).
Tues. & Fri., 7:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

BATIGNOLLES (outdoor organic market)
Raised platform on boulevard des Batignolles, 75008 Paris.
      Rome (line 2).
Sat., 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

EUROPE (indoor/covered market)
1, rue Corvetto, 75008 Paris.
      Villiers (lines 2, 3).
Tues. - Sun., 8:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.

9th Arrondissement

ANVERS (outdoor market)
Place d'Anvers, 75009 Paris.
      Anvers (line 2).
Fri., 3:00 - 8:30 p.m.

10th Arrondissement

SAINT-MARTIN (indoor/covered market)
31-33, rue du Château-d'Eau, 75010 Paris.
      Château-d'Eau (line 4).
Tues. - Fri., 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (and) 4:00 - 7:30 p.m.; Sat., 9:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.; Sun., 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

SAINT-QUENTIN (indoor/covered market)
Le marché Saint-Quentin est le plus grand marché couvert parisien. 85 bis, boulevard Magenta, 75010 Paris.
      Gare de l'Est (lines 4, 5, 7).
Tues. - Fri., 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (and) 4:00 - 7:30 p.m.; Sat., 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (and) 3:30 - 7:30 p.m.; Sun., 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

ALIBERT (outdoor market)
In front of Saint-Louis Hospital, on rue Alibert, 75010 Paris.
      Goncourt (line 11).
Sun., 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

11th Arrondissement

BASTILLE (outdoor market)
Boulevard Richard-Lenoir, between rue Amelot and rue Saint-Sabin, 75011 Paris.
      Bastille (lines 1, 5, 8).
Thurs., 7:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.; Sun. 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

BELLEVILLE (outdoor market)
Terre-plein du boulevard de Belleville, 75011 Paris.
      Belleville (lines 2, 11).
Tues. & Fri., 7:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

12th Arrondissement

	Deli and butcher counter, Halle Beauvau

BEAUVAU (indoor/covered market)
With its roof resembling an overturned boat hull, the Beauvau market delights lovers of unique architecture. Place d'Aligre, 75012 Paris.
      Ledru-Rollin (line 8).
Tues. - Fri., 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (and) 4:00 - 7:30 p.m.; Sat., 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (and) 3:30 - 7:30 p.m.; Sun., 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

DAUMESNIL (outdoor market)
Daumesnil market is the longest in Paris, at 4,544 linear feet (1,385 m). Boulevard de Reuilly, between rue de Charenton and place Félix-Eboué, 75012 Paris.
      Daumesnil (lines 6, 8).
Tues. & Fri., 7:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

13th Arrondissement

AUGUSTE-BLANQUI (outdoor market)
Boulevard Blanqui, between place d'Italie and rue Barrault, 75013 Paris.
      Corvisart (line 6).
Tues. & Fri., 7:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.; Sun., 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

VINCENT-AURIOL (outdoor market)
Boulevard Vincent-Auriol, 75013 Paris.
      Chevaleret (line 6).
Wed., 7:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.; Sat., 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

14th Arrondissement

BRANCUSI (outdoor organic market)
Place Brancusi, 75014 Paris.
      Gaîté (line 13).
Sat., 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

MOUTON-DUVERNET (outdoor market)
Place Jacques-Demy, 75014 Paris.
      Mouton-Duvernet (line 4).
Tues. & Fri., 7:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

15th Arrondissement

CONVENTION (outdoor market)
Rue de la Convention, between rue Alain-Chartier and rue de l'Abbé-Groult, 75015 Paris.
      Convention (line 12).
Tues. & Thurs., 7:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.; Sun., 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

GRENELLE (outdoor market)
Boulevard de Grenelle, between rue de Lourmel and rue du Commerce, 75015 Paris.
      La-Motte-Picquet-Grenelle (lines 6, 8, 10).
Wed., 7:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.; Sun., 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

16th Arrondissement

PASSY (indoor/covered market)
Place de Passy, 75016 Paris.
      La Muette (line 9).
Tues. - Fri., 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (and) 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.; Sat., 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (and) 3:30 - 7:00 p.m.; Sun., 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

PRÉSIDENT WILSON (outdoor market)
Avenue du Président-Wilson, between rue Debrousse and place d'Iéna, 75016 Paris.
      Alma-Marceau (line 9).
Wed., 7:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.; Sat., 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

17th Arrondissement

BATIGNOLLES (indoor/covered market)
96 bis, rue Lemercier, 75017 Paris.
      Brochant (line 13).
Tues. - Fri., 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (and) 3:30 - 8:00 p.m.; Sat., 8:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.; Sun., 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

TERNES (indoor/covered market)
8 bis, rue Lebon, 75017 Paris.
      Ternes (line 2).
Tues. - Sat., 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (and) 4:00 - 7:30 p.m.; Sun., 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

18th Arrondissement

BARBÈS (outdoor market)
Boulevard de la Chapelle, across from the Lariboisière Hospital, 75018 Paris.
      Barbès-Rochechouart (lines 2, 4).
Wed., 7:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.; Sat., 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

ORDENER (outdoor market)
Rue Ordener, between rue Montcalm and rue Championnet, 75018 Paris.
      Guy-Môquet (line 13).
Wed., 7:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.; Sat., 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

19th Arrondissement

PLACE DES FÊTES (outdoor market)
Raised platform on place des Fêtes, 75019 Paris.
      Place-des-Fêtes (lines 7bis, 11).
Tues. & Fri., 7:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.; Sun., 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

SECRÉTAN (indoor/covered market)
33, avenue Secrétan, 75019 Paris.
      Bolivar (line 7bis).
Tues. - Thurs., 8:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.; Fri. & Sat., 8:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.; Sun., 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

20th Arrondissement

PYRÉNÉES (outdoor market)
Rue des Pyrénées, between rue de l'Ermitage and rue de Ménilmontant, 75020 Paris.
      Pyrénées (line 11).
Thurs., 7:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.; Sun., 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

TÉLÉGRAPHE (outdoor market)
Rue du Télégraphe (Belleville cemetery), 75020 Paris.
      Télégraphe (line 11).
Wed., 7:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.; Sat., 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.