€VillejeanFri morning
The Villejean market takes over Rue de Bourgogne in north-west Rennes on Friday mornings, serving the university quarter with low-priced produce stalls.
Tip: One of the cheapest markets in Rennes; come late morning for end-of-market bargaining.
€La PoterieFri 15:00-19:00
The Poterie market runs Friday afternoons on Place du Ronceray at the end of metro line A in Rennes, a food market timed for the after-work crowd.
Tip: The end of metro line A puts it fifteen minutes from the centre, so it works as a Friday after-work detour rather than a destination.
€Le BlosneSat morning
The Blosne market fills Place Jean Normand in south Rennes on Saturday mornings, the most international of the city's markets in its most diverse quarter.
Tip: Come here for North African and Asian ingredients the central markets rarely stock, then compare it with the Lices the same morning.
€Les LicesSat 07:30-13:30
The Marché des Lices has run in Rennes since 1622 and now packs close to 300 stallholders onto Place des Lices every Saturday, France's second-largest market.
Tip: The galette-saucisse stands between the two halls fire up from sunrise; go before 11:00 to beat the queue that swallows the square.
€CentreMon-Thu 09:00-14:00, 15:30-19:00; Fri 09:00-19:30; Sat 09:00-19:00; Sun 09:00-13:00
The Halles Centrales put a daily covered market in the middle of Rennes, 28 fishmongers, cheesemongers, butchers and greengrocers under the Criée's 1922 roof.
Tip: This is the everyday market when it is not Saturday, and Sunday 09:00 to 13:00 is the only food shopping left in the city that day; BioCrêp inside griddles a €3.50 organic galette-saucisse.
€Bourg-l'ÉvêqueWed 15:00-20:00
The Marché Bio on the Mail François Mitterrand is Rennes' all-organic market, a Wednesday-afternoon line of certified growers under the plane trees.
Tip: It runs into the evening, so it doubles as an after-work shop; arrive from 17:00 when every stall is set up.