Hi all, Anyone care to share their opinions and stories about particular street markets in Paris? I will be staying in Montmartre in July by the Barbes and Anvers markets, so specific impressions of those would be particularly helpful, but all ideas are appreciated. Thank you!
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New York City, NY
301 posts
I can't say I know all the markets, but I loved the Marche des Enfants Rouges in the Marais. Look for the man who sells crêpes - a quintessential French experience. He told me his were "the best in the universe". Two Japanese ladies asked him for a crêpe with Nutella and banana and he refused, saying that was terrible and he wouldn't do it. They got plain bananas instead. He proceeded to make my vegetarian crêpe from scratch - lettuce, avocado - then he julienned some carrots, added goat cheese, squeezed lemon juice into it, scraped lemon zest, and finally drizzled honey on top. As he was sprinkling on fresh herbs as a final touch, I said "C'est assez." He responded, "Non, c'est moi qui decide!" ... It's I who decides! Spoken like a true Frenchman, and it was by far the best crêpe I've ever had!
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Land of La
9223 posts
Venerable, always interesting. Weekends only. Marche aux Puces de la Porte de Vanves. I also loved Marche aux Livres because it's all about books. Again Saturday and Sunday, Sq. Georges Brassens. For food I enjoyed the Mouffetard Market in the 5th. Believe it's daily but might be closed one day. Hard to remember. What I do recall is that it's in an old neighborhood, wasn't trendy, (as of 7 yrs ago), and had wonderful stalls of fruit, vegetables, breads and cheeses! Loaded up and took back to the apartment. Tres Bon!
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
8293 posts
Saturday morning at Cours de Vincennes near Place de la Nation. Best in the city in my opinion.
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Lebanon
711 posts
For food markets we love President Wilson and the Saxe Breteuil markets. president Wilson is Wednesday and Saturday with the bigger number of vendors on Saturday. metro is Iena. 8AM until about noon .better early. The Saxe Breteuil market is Thursday and Saturday, metro is Segur .times the same. we like to buy different things for lunch and eat close by. the Saxe Breteuil is close to the Eiffel tower. Rue Mouffetard market is neat, also. market is every day. metro Censier Debenton. Same hours....again go early. We really love the Porte des Vanves fleas market on Saturday and Sunday metro is Porte des Vanves same times....again go early.