Marché des Enfants Rouges is a food market in Paris.
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.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Closed Monday. Chez Alain Miam Miam's galette window is the queue worth joining.
Address: 39 Rue de Bretagne, 75003 Paris
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. Open thu and sun 07:00-14:30.
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.
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. Open thu and sat 07:00-14:30.
Tip: Saturday is busier; arrive before 10:00 for the Thiebault produce stall and the line-free cheese.
Marché Mouffetard in Paris's 5e runs daily down a pedestrian street the locals call la Mouffe. Open tue-sat 08:00-19:30, sun 08:00-12:30. At Rue Mouffetard.
Tip: Sunday morning 09:00-12:30 is the all-week peak; permanent shops trade Tuesday-Saturday too.
Marché Saint-Germain in Paris is the covered 6e market behind Boulevard Saint-Germain. Open tue-sat 09:00-20:30, sun 09:00-13:30. At 4-8 Rue Lobineau.
Tip: The mezzanine lunch counters open at 11:30; the oyster bar at the back is the daytime hold.
