"Lunch in this 17th-century covered market in the middle of the Marais won’t be a peaceful or serene experience. It’s a proper market, so most of the seating is at countertops on tall backless stools where tourists pore over their phones and locals who work nearby enjoy a long lunch break. Skip the takeaway sandwich stalls and head to one of the restaurants for a sit-down meal: Les Enfants Du Marché is a seafood-heavy natural wine bar, Chez Taeko is a Japanese counter that serves bento boxes and small plates, and The Butcher Of Paris is exactly what it sounds like. The first two (and certainly not the third) have solid vegetarian options, like the breaded porcinis sprinkled with pecorino at Les Enfants, or cool soba with vegetable tempura at Chez Takeo." - sophie friedman