Lonely Planet India - August 2016

If it isn’t found in the Puces de

St-Ouen it probably doesn’t exist

MARCHE D’ALIGRE 1

Smaller but more central

than Paris’ other flea markets

all the staples of French cuisine

can be found in this chaotic

market street: cheese coffee

chocolate wine charcuterie

and even Tunisian pastries.

In the centre of Place d’Aligre

is the covered Marché Beauvau

where the offerings are a bit more

gourmet (www.marchedaligre.

free.fr; Place d’Aligre; 7.30am

• 1.30pm 4.30pm – 7.30pm
  Tues – Sat 8am – 1.30pm Sun).

MARCHE DES ENFANTS

ROUGES 2

Built in 1615 Paris’s oldest

covered market is secreted

behind an inconspicuous metal

gate in the Marais. A glorious

maze of stalls sells ready-to-eat

dishes from around the globe.

Grab a Japanese bento box

Caribbean platter or a more

traditional French crêpe

and eat at communal tables

(39 Rue de Bretagne; 8.30pm –

1pm 4pm – 7.30pm Tues – Sat

Sun morning).

MARCHE AUX PUCES

DE LA PORTE DE VANVES 4

Arranged along two streets

at the southern limits of the city

centre this is Paris’s smallest flea

market but one of the friendliest.

There are lots of ‘curios’ that

don’t quite qualify as antiques

as well as stalls of new clothes

shoes handbags and more for sale

(www.pucesdevanves.typepad.com;

Av Georges Lafenestre & Av Marc

Sangnier; 7am – 2pm Sat – Sun).

MARCHE AUX PUCES

DE ST-OUEN 5

This vast flea market just beyond

the Périphérique founded in

1885 is said to be Europe’s largest.

The 1700 stalls are grouped into

a dozen marchés (market areas)

each with its own specialty

(try Malik for clothing or Biron for

Asian art). You can find everything

from rugs to brass diving bells

(www.marcheauxpuces-saintouen.

com; 138/ 140 Rue des Rosiers;

9am – 6pm Sat 10am – 6pm Sun

11am – 5pm Mon).

Food markets Flea markets

MARCHE DE LA RUE

MOUFFETARD 3

On market mornings the narrow

sloping cobblestoned street

of Rue Mouffetard in the Latin

Quarter is filled with the scent

of roast chicken on spits and

other aromas more appealing

than when the area was home

to tanneries in the 18th century.

There’s also a wine bar cheese

shop and chocolatier on this

gastronomically-diverse street.

The area’s atmospheric buildings

make it one of the prettiest

street markets in all of Paris

(Rue Mouffetard; Tues – Sun).

MARCHE AUX PUCES

DE MONTREUIL 6

More outdoors and temporary

in feel than the Puces de St-Ouen

this flea market on the eastern

outskirts of Paris is also less

noticed by tourists than its larger

competitor. The market is known

for its second-hand clothing

designer seconds engravings

jewellery linen crockery

old furniture and appliances

(00-33-148-859-330; Av du

Professeur André Lemierre;

7am – 7.30pm Sat – Mon).

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MINI GUIDE AUGUST 2016

Left: Booksellers by the banks of the Seine

Right: If you’re shopping by neighbourhood

head to Le Marais and Ménilmontant

for quirky homeware and new designers

to The Islands for enchanting gift shops

and Montmartre for gourmet food shops

art and souvenirs

Romanesco cauliflower atop

carrots at the Marché d’Aligre

While the French capital is renowned

for its boutiques the real charm

of shopping here lies in neighbourhood

markets where trestle tables buckle

beneath delicacies and in streets lined

with stalls selling art and antiques.

WHY GO?

To shop like a local in the City of Light

WHAT IS THERE TO DO?

France’s capital city has innumerable markets

all of which have something for every kind of shopper

right from those selling the best chocolate and cheese

to others stocking old furniture jewellery and other

bric-a-brac. Of the dozens to pick from here’s a list

of our favourites.

132 July 2016