The crate of the fraises de la bois, the wild strawberries, the tiny, the red, the scent that is the strawberry concentrate, the €8 for the 250 grams at the Marché des Enfants Rouges, is the most beautiful thing you will eat in the Paris. The Paris food market is the essential Parisian experience: the Tuesday, the Thursday, the Saturday, or the Sunday (the schedule is the market-specific), the collapsible shopping trolley of the grandmother, the cheese stall (the Comté, the Brie de the Meaux, the Roquefort, and the recommendation that is the “for the today or for the tomorrow?”), the butcher (the poulet rôti, the rotisserie chicken, the skin, the juices, the most beautiful smell in the market, and the €12 that feeds the 4 with the potatoes and the salad), the fish, the fruit, the bread, and the wine, the market is the ready-made Parisian picnic. Here is the guide to the best.

Guide to Paris’ Food Markets

• The essential markets: The Marché des Enfants Rouges (the 3rd): the oldest covered market in the Paris (the 1615), the Marais, the 39 Rue de Bretagne, the open from the Tuesday to the Saturday (the 8.30am–8.30pm, the Sunday the 8.30am–5pm), and the best food market in the Paris: the stalls (the organic vegetables, the cheese, the fish, the meat), the food stalls (the Moroccan, the couscous, the tagine, the Japanese, the bento, the Italian, the pasta, the Lebanese, the Caribbean, and the best lunch in the market. The essential: the Chez Alain Miam, the crêpe stand, the €8–12, the most famous stall in the Enfants Rouges, and the essential Parisian market lunch. The Alain Vasseur, the owner, the open-palm flattening of the buckwheat batter on the large steel hotplate, the cheese, the ham, the egg, the salad, the art, and the most photographed food-prep in the Paris). The Marché Bastille (the 11th): the largest open-air market in the Paris (the Boulevard Richard-Lenoir, the Thursday the 7am–2.30pm and the Sunday the 7am–3pm), the 150 stalls, and the most beautiful market walk in the city. The essential strategy: the 10am on the Sunday (the Parisians are the beginning to arrive, the stalls are the full, and the market is the vibrant). The essential buy: the rotisserie chicken from the butcher (the €12, the lunch for the 4, and the best value in the market). More France →
• The specialist and the organic: The Marché Raspail (the 6th): the organic market (the “Marché biologique” on the Sunday, the 9am–3pm, the Boulevard Raspail, the Saint-Germain-des-Prés, and the most beautiful organic market in the Paris, the vegetables, the cheese, the bread, and the Parisians who care about the provenance. The prices are the higher, and the produce is the superior. The essential buy: the bread from the organic baker, the €6 for the boule, and the best bread in the market). The Marché d’Aligre (the 12th): the most authentic market in the Paris, the covered market (the Beauvau, the 1843, the meat, the cheese, the fish, the €7 for the large slice of the pâté en croûte), the outdoor market (the fruits, the vegetables, the clothing, and the most diverse market in the Paris, the African fabrics, the North African spices, and the best-value produce in the city), the flea market at the end of the Rue d’Aligre (the bric-a-brac, the books, the vinyl), and the essential budget-market strategy: the 1pm, the stallholders reduce the prices for the produce that will not keep until the next market day. The essential market lunch: the €5 for the baguette, the cheese, the fruit, and the pâté, the best-value lunch in the Paris