| 1st
arrondissement
--place du marché Saint-Honoré,
covered market
--bird-market,
ile de la Cité, every Sunday
--flower market, also
ile de la Cité, but not on Sunday
--flower market,
place de la Madeleine, not on Monday.
2nd
arrondissement
--a sublime market street is the rue
Montorgeuil, especially on Sunday.
3rd/4th
arrondissement
--flower market,
place Louis-Lepine, every day10.00-19.00 except Sunday and December. In
the Ile de la Cité, a spot to loiter and dream.
--rue de Bretagne,
lively market
street.
--rue
Saint-Antoine, lively
street with a lot of shops.
5th
arrondissement
--marché
Mouffetard (the bottom of
the street), one of the most animated in Paris, especially on Saturday
morning. Fruits, vegetables, charcuterie. A lot of tourists to smell the ambience
of the "Mouff'"
--place
Monge, non covered market,
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
6th
arrondissement
--le
marché de Buci, mostly rue
de Buci and rue de Seine. Not very big, this market has a little
provincial charm with a wealthy clientele and a formidable quality: closes
very late on Sunday. All vendors are of a very agreeable conviviality.
--marché Saint-Germain, rue Mabillon,
covered market, recently refurbished, but dating from 1813 with the
village atmosphere of old Saint-Germain. Excellent quality of products.
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--marché
Raspail, between rue du Cherche-Midi and rue de Rennes. On Tuesday, Friday and Saturday morning. Not always cheap.
7th
arrondissement
--avenue
de Saxe, pretty and
inexpensive, especially frequented on Sunday. For chic people. About 13.00
hours prices have a
tendency to lower a bit.
--rue
Cler, lively market street,
very popular with the tourists.
8th
arrondissement
--stamp
market, corner avenue
Marigny and avenue Gabriel (carré Marigny). Every Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and festive
days. Philatelists and telephone cards collectors know this Parisian institution
located in open air. A great choice in old postcards but prices are
sometimes steep.
--rue
Corvetto, covered market
9th
arrondissement
--rue
des Martyrs, lively street
with shops
10th
arrondissement
--marché
Saint-Quentin (gare du Nord).
A covered market style Baltard (renovated) open from Tuesday to Saturday
8.00-13.00 and 16.00-19.30. On Sunday 8.00-13.30. Very frequented on
week-end with a bistro in the center.
11th
arrondissement
--marché
Richard Lenoir, Thursday
and Sunday on the boulevard de la Bastille at Breguet-Sabin. Mad crowds,
especially on Sunday, coming from all horizons. Very affordable fruit and
vegetable prices.
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