Halle Saint-Pierre

Halle Saint Pierre is one of my favorite hidden gems in Montmartre. This art space, bookstore, and café blend together beautifully inside a former covered market. The exhibitions are always fascinating — bold, emotional, and often focused on outsider or contemporary art. The café upstairs is cozy, with a bohemian charm that feels perfectly at home in this creative corner of Paris. It’s the kind of place where you can spend hours wandering, reading, or just people-watching. A must-visit for art lovers looking for something authentic.

Super Amazing place! Why? The building itself is already fascinating with high ceilings and artistic iron pillars with a greenish greyish colour. This place is multifunctional with the cafe in front, then there’s a small library, then you can see an art gallery both on the first floor and second floor. All the staffs are friendly and kindly towards visitors. I even have quite long conversation with one of the curator of one of the exhibition going there for the artists. She’s been very helpful, supportive and positive about what she delivered.

I love bookshops and this one is simply lovely. Interesting selection of art and literature books. There is a cafe when you can have a treat and drinks. They also organize events and art expos. It's walking distance from Sacre Coeur.

Incredible book store, I wish I bought more from here. A must visit if coming to Montmatre, or stopping by Sacre Cour.

Loved our recent visit. The Gilbert Peyre exhibition was very good and the collection of art work from Iran was the cherry on the cake for my visit.

I always visit the gallery when i'm the neighbourhood. The exhibitions always are provocative, playful and striking. So i have no choice but to keep coming back.

We came to Paris from Canada and visited many museums. This is the only one that charges for disabled people. The exhibition hall is very small and the ticket price is a bit expensive compared to the exhibits. There are many works of special people in it. If you are an art lover, you can come and see it. Otherwise, it is not worth coming here.

Halle Saint Pierre is a truly amazing place with a unique atmosphere. The current exhibition was absolutely fantastic, and the café felt calm and authentic – a perfect spot to relax. A wonderful hidden gem just a short walk from the busy tourist crowds. Highly recommended!

This was worth the visit for some quirky and amazing folk art. There is an exhibit in a dark room that had so many fabulous pieces of art, that I thought we had seen the whole museum. But wait! Up some windy stairs is a sunlit room with about the same amount of art. Some things were creepy, some were a level of obsessive detail that required long minutes of marveling, and some were inspiring. 2 hours is a sufficient visit, and you will want to reserve time to peruse the bookstore and get a snack, lunch, or beverage at the café. The museum is in the garment district, and the art may inspire you to pick up some fabric to make a collage.

A stunning cyclorama with two feature exhibits, a bright and airy bookstore, and a crazy busy cafe for an accessible 9€. We popped in for the Jeunet/Caro exhibit, because when in Paris, you Amélie. The design of the exhibit space is in a wagon wheel, with fixtures from the duos filmography segmented by "pie piece." An intriguing blend of movie props, original script notes, stills and videography paint a brilliant behind-the-scenes for The City of Lost Children, Delicatessen, MicMacs, Alien: Resurrection and more. A floor up, sunlight floods a year-long showcase residency called Turbulence in the Balkans, featuring Eastern European works but unfortunately, no brass bands. Sad dance party loss. Anyhoodle, the space open, well-designed and easy to get through in an hour or so. If the exhibits catch your fancy, pop in for an afternoon delight.

I love the Halle Saint Pierre for its wonderful bookshop full of off-beat finds, its original art and chill café. It's also right in the middle of the bustling Marché Saint Pierre the wholesale fabric market just slightly off the tourist track but at the foot of Sacre Coeur and steps from Montmartre. Pop in for art, books, and a cup of tea and cake. It's the perfect spot at the foot of Sacre Coeur to wind down and then head out explore the 'quartier'. Right next door is one of my all time favorite shops as well @lamaisonduzerodechet that definitely needs to be checked out. I love everything in there. Enjoy! : @windmilldreams

I am writing the first english review of this place, so hopefully the locals won't be too mad that i am sharing the secret of this exceptional, yet understated, museum of outsider art. Though as a dual French and Canadian, I feel it is my duty to share such resources with my anglo-compatriots. Located a stone's throw from the Abbesses metro, in the part of Montmartre that is decidedly off the beaten path, and world's apart from the nearby tourist traps of Pigalle and Sacre-Coeur (worthy in their own right to some extent), this is a true gem to be explored over an afternoon. On my last trip to Paris, I stumbled upon an amazing and profound retrospective of "Art Brut," a priceless experience at a minimal price tag (8 euros without student reductions get you an entry). The museum is located in a beautiful old glass building that used to house a covered market and exhibits are on two levels, so vast. There is also a café, which is affordable and mellow, and an interesting bookstore filled with contemporary and outsider art books and resources. La Halle SP, also hosts shows, lectures and workshops including art therapy. A truly unique and quality space, I plan to visit each time I land in Paris.