Marché d'Anvers in Paris's 9e is the Friday-afternoon market on Place d'Anvers, below Montmartre. Thirty-five stalls, afternoon-only, the late-week shopping stop.
Tip: Friday 17:00-19:00 is peak; the cheese stalls fold by 19:30 sharp. No Sunday service.
Address: Place d'Anvers, 75009 Paris
Marché d'Aligre in Paris's 12e runs the city's most editorially-loved street market six mornings a week. Produce on the pavement, a covered hall behind, wine across.
Tip: Saturday and Sunday morning are the peak; arrive before 11:00 for the cheese stalls.
Marché des Enfants Rouges in Paris is the city's oldest covered market, founded 1615. 25 vendors anchor a lunch scene that runs from 11:30 daily except Monday.
Tip: Closed Monday. Chez Alain Miam Miam's galette window is the queue worth joining.
Marché Président Wilson in Paris's 16e is the upscale Wed-Sat market where Joël Thiébault sold heirloom vegetables for 30 years, now run by his successors.
Tip: Saturday 09:00-11:00 is the chef shift; Wednesday is calmer. The mushroom stall is the marker.
Marché Bastille in Paris is the 11e's 100-stall Thursday-Sunday market running half a kilometre down Richard Lenoir. The city's biggest open-air market on a Sunday.
Tip: Sunday 09:00-12:00 is the peak; the fish stalls fold by 13:30 so go early for that side.
Marché Monge in Paris's 5e is the Latin Quarter's Wednesday-Friday-Sunday market on Place Monge. Forty stalls, the Saturday Sorbonne-and-tourist crowd, all open air.
Tip: Sunday is the busiest; come Wednesday before 11:00 for the cheese stalls and quieter lines.
Marché Saxe-Breteuil in Paris's 7e runs Thursday and Saturday along Avenue de Saxe with the Eiffel Tower as backdrop. The 7e embassy quarter's primary food market.
Tip: Saturday is busier; arrive before 10:00 for the Thiebault produce stall and the line-free cheese.
