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Paris's oldest covered market: produce, cheese, flowers & street food
Paris's oldest covered market: produce, cheese, flowers & street food
"In the Marais’ oldest covered market, I pick from an international spread—couscous at the Moroccan stand or, at the Butcher of Paris counter, freshly grilled steak and five-inch-thick croque monsieur—backed by a wine list that leans natural and rivals some of the top bars in town." - Lane Nieset Lane Nieset Lane Nieset is a travel writer from Miami who has lived in France for the past decade. From Paris, she covers a mix of lifestyle, wine, food, and design for publications including Food & Wine, Condé Nast Traveler, Vogue, and more. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"A North Marais institution that is foodie heaven; I’ll slurp a few oysters and grab a cold German natural sparkler before heading to a nearby square for the picnic." - Nicole Kliest
"One of the oldest covered markets in France, an absolute must. It’s nested behind a row of buildings, so you could easily miss the arched entrance to this nearly 400 year-old farmers market. But once you walk in, it’s a wonderland of all sorts of savory treats. You can find lots of stands serving food from different cuisines, Moroccan, Italian, Japanese, Lebanese... At lunch time the sights and smells are intoxicating: from the falafel and shawarma sandwiches available at the Lebanese vendor; to the tender lamb tajine and couscous in the exotic Moroccan corner. Everywhere you go the delicious smell of food will get you enchanted. The market also offers produce from fresh vegetables, to fruit, flowers and cheeses, it’s always worth a walk." - Say What Studio
"You should eat in a buzzing 17th-century market, especially when it’s the oldest covered food market in Paris. This Marais favorite is known for its stalls of produce, fish, cheese, and casual countertop-style stands representing international cuisines. Midday, you’ll rub elbows with locals on their lunch break as they line up at Chez Alain for customizable sandwiches as big as their heads, and throw back tagines from the Moroccan deli or cool soba noodles with vegetable tempura from Chez Takeo. For a longer, sit-down meal (that carries a higher price tag), arrive at the start of lunch to snag a stool at Les Enfants du Marché, a seafood and natural wine bar with a party vibe and enough whole fresh fish to make you feel like you’re beachside." - sara lieberman, lindsey tramuta
"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
