Paris is host to over 100 markets every week. Neighbourhood open-air food markets are set up in a street or square a couple of days a week and offer a range of groceries to serve local residents. Larger covered markets offering food and other items are open daily (except Mondays, generally). Second-hand (‘flea’) markets operate weekly, and there are also markets for books, flowers and more. Because there are so many we have separated this section into:
Hot tip: Do not touch the produce or pieces at markets – just point, be nice, and let the stallholder show it to you. Also – take cash! Many stallholders don’t have any other means of payment, and even if they do, they will often look more favourably on cash purchases.
Flea Markets
Including thrift stores and garage sale guides, as well as the large markets – for the treasure hunters.
The Brocabrac website displays a calendarised list of flea markets and garage sales all over Paris.
The Brocanciel website lists garage sales and flea markets across France – filter to Paris to see a calendar of up-and-coming ones near you.
The Red Cross solidarity shops stock all sorts of donated items, and have three locations in the city in the 9th, the 10th and the 18th.
Emmaüs runs eight solidarity second-hand stores in the 9th, 12th and 18th, three larger stores on the city’s outskirts, and the Campüs Boutique in the 5th.
No, the Chateau Fair is not in Paris! But it is nearby and we list it here for the avid flea-marketers who may want to add a day trip to their list. Every year over a week in early March, on the Île des Impressionnistes in Chatou.
Satellite of the La Petite Rockette association, a a thrift store offering clothing, jewellery, vintage accessories and vinyl records at fair prices. In the 12th.
Second-hand clothing store where fashion is combined with circularity and solidarity, and all proceeds are put towards community work. In the 12th.
A community re-using centre where you can donate, rummage and purchase an array of items, and attend a creative workshop. In the 14th.
An annual event offering the second-hand tableware, silverware, cutlery, glassware, and even furniture, of some of the capital’s great restaurants. Over a weekend in late February.
Online national marketplace where all manner of goods and services are bought and sold across the country.
Thrift store selling donated goods to further training, integration and community work. In the 15th and 20th.
A stand-alone, specialised market representing an array of operators, with the website proving a useful tool for understanding what’s available here. In the Saint-Ouen flea market.
The Oxfam charity runs 6 stores within Paris, including bookstores in the 11th and 14th, and a thrift store in the 11th.
Not exactly a market, but definitively a treasure trove of recycled plants and garden objects. In the 12th.
The Points de Chine website lists flea markets and garage sales across France – filter for Paris for those up-and-coming in the city.
Established flea market with second-hand goods of all kinds, plus new household items. Open Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays, in the 20th.
Also known as the Clingancourt, this huge flea market contains specialist markets within. Open every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, on the edge of the 18th.
Specialising in antique and vintage items, with over 300 stalls, the Vanves is open every Saturday and Sunday along the Avenues Marc Sangnier and Georges Lafenestre, in the 14th.
The L’Alternative recycling centre gives a second life to objects, textiles, furniture, books and other goods resulting from donations. In the 2nd.
The ‘Société Parisienne d’Animation et de Manifestation’ organises professional flea markets and garage sales, provide a calendar of upcoming ones.
‘Vide-Greniers (‘Garage Sale’) is a not-for-profit website listing garage sales and flea markets across the city – filter for Paris to find those close to you.
Book, Collector, Craft and Flower Markets
Open every day, the Paris booksellers set up along the Left Bank from Quai de la Tournelle to Quai Voltaire in the 5th, and along the Right Bank from Pont Marie to Quai du Louvre in the 4th.
Paris’ Queen Elizabeth II flower market operates from Monday-Saturday, and on Sundays becomes the Bird Market (Marché aux Oiseaux). In the Place Louis Lépine on the Île Saint-Louis in the 4th.
The Madeleine flower market is open from Monday through to Saturday in the Place de la Madeleine in the 8th.
The Ternes flower market is open from Tuesday through to Sunday in the Place du Ternes in the 17th.
The Stamp Market is a renowned collectors market for stamps, coins, postcards and pins. Open Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays in the Carré Marigny in the 8th.
The creation market is an ‘open-air gallery’ where artists and craftspeople offer their paintings, sculpture, ceramics, engravings and more, every Sunday in Montparnasse in the 14th.
The old and second-hand book market takes up residence every Saturday and Sunday under the covered market that runs alongside the Parc Georges Brassens in the 15th.
Covered Markets and Market Streets
Covered market with fresh produce stalls, a gourmet corner, a sports corner, a games corner and a Greek restaurant. Stores open at different times, primarily Tuesday-Saturday, on the Avenue Secrétan in the 19th.
The Cavern is an underground urban farm built in a disused carpark, growing mushrooms, endives and microgreens that you can purchase on weekdays before and after lunch (of course!). In the 18th.
A combined covered and open-air food market, and a flea market as well, featuring all sorts of foods and things. The Aligre is open from Tuesday to Sunday (note varying times), in the Place and Rue d’Aligre in the 12th.
The covered Batignolles market sells a wide range of food and things. Open Tuesday-Sunday on the Rue Lemercier in the 17th. (Also note the market street of Rue des Moines on the corner.)
Medium-sized covered market offering fresh produce, deli items, seafood, meat, cheese and specialty items. Open Tuesday-Sunday in the Place de Passy in the 16th.
Covered market with fresh produce, meat, fish, cheese, flowers and non-food items. Open Tuesdays-Sundays, on the Rue Lebon in the 17th.
Large covered market (also known as ‘the olive’) selling a wide variety of fresh produce, meat, fish, dairy, dry-goods and non-food things. Open Tuesday-Sunday on the Rue d’Olive in the 18th.
Small covered market selling essential groceries, specialties and non-food things. Open Monday-Saturday on the Rue Mesnil in the 16th.
Covered market open Tuesday-Sunday (until 8pm most days), selling all manner of fresh food and provisions. On the Rue Lobineau in the 6th.
The Saint-Martin covered market offers fresh produce, fish, cheese, meat and international delis. Open Tuesday-Sunday (and until 8pm most days) on the Rue du Château d’Eau in the 10th.
Paris’ largest covered market offers all manner of fresh and specialty foodstuffs, and more. Open Tuesday-Sunday (and until 8pm most days) on the Boulevard de Magenta in the 10th.
The oldest covered food market in Paris, the Red Children Market offers fresh produce, specialty goods, an internal café and wine bar. Open until evenings from Tuesday to Sunday, on the Rue de Bretagne in the 3rd.
A market street and street market with fromageries. boulangeries, fishmongers, patisseries and more. Open Tuesday-Sunday on Rue Poncelet and Rue Bayen in the 17th.
Not a market nor a market street, but important to note! Paris Fermier hosts 12 farmer’s fairs and markets across the city every year – keep an eye on their socials and website for when and where they’re scheduled.
A market street full of local produce, and locals, featuring boulangeries, chocolatiers, fishmongers, fromageries and more. Open Tuesday-Sunday in the 7th. Paris Perfect has a handy guide.
A market street featuring bakeries, butchers, florists, a Famille Mary honey store, among many more. In the 14th.
This market street is a hive of local sellers, with bakers, cheesemongers, seafood stores and grocers. In the 1st.
France Today offers a great rundown of this foodie precinct, which isn’t far from Rue Montorgueil, in the 2nd.
A market street that includes a semi-permanent street market that runs every day, the Mouffetard is full of food stores and more. In the 5th.
Just outside Paris is the world’s largest fresh food market, which services many of the city’s cafes and markets. Public access via approved tour operators only, check the website for details.
Open-Air Food Markets (by arrondisement)
Small open-air market selling food and a few other things. Open Thursdays (until 8pm) and Sundays, on the Rue Montmartre in the 1st.
Open-air food market selling fresh produce, specialties and ‘things’. Open Wednesdays (until 8pm) and Saturdays, in the Place du Marché Saint Honoré in the 1st.
Open-air market selling fresh produce Open Tuesdays and Thursdays until 8pm, the ‘Stock Market’ is in the Place de la Bourse in the 2nd.
Small local open-air food market selling fresh produce. Open Wednesdays (until 8pm) and Saturdays, in the Place du Baudoyer in the 4th.
Local open-air market selling fresh produce and more. Open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, in the Place Maubert in the 5th.
Open-air market offering fresh produce, meat, cheese and more. Open Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. In the Place Monge in the Latin Quarter in the 5th.
Small open-air market selling fresh produce and specialties. Open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, along the Boulevard de Port-Royal in the 5th.
Traditional open-air fruit, vegetable and specialty market. Open Tuesdays and Fridays, with the organic market on Sundays. On the Boulevard Raspail in the 6th.
Small open-air market offering fresh produce, seafood, meat, cheeses, mushrooms, honey and more. Open Thursdays and Saturdays on the Avenue de Saxes in the 7th.
The Aguesseau is the smallest market in Paris at 62 meters. Offering fresh produce, seafood, deli items, baked goods and plenty more. Open Tuesdays and Fridays, in the Place de la Madeleine in the 8th.
Small open-air market selling fresh produce, flowers, baked goods, seafood and more. Open on Fridays until evenings, in the Place d’Anvers on the edge of Pigalle in the 9th.
Small open-air market selling fruit, vegetables and other food goods. Open every Sunday, on the Rue Alibert near the Canal Saint-Martin in the 10th.
One of the biggest open-air street markets in the city, offering seafood and meat, deli items, cheese, fresh produce and flowers. Also known as the Richard Lenoir Market, as it’s on the boulevard, open every Thursday and Sunday in the 11th.
Fresh produce and ‘things’ open-air market for locals, open Wednesdays and Saturdays on the Rue Alexandre Dumas in the 11th.
Small local open-air market selling fresh produce and foodstuffs on Tuesdays and Fridays, on the Boulevard de Ménilmontant on the edge of the 11th.
Fresh produce and specialty open-air market open Tuesdays and Fridays, on the Boulevard Richard-Lenoir in the 11th.
Small open-air market selling fruit, vegetables and other food goods. Open Wednesdays (until 8pm) and Sundays, between the Place Lachambeaudie and the Rue Baron le Roy in the 12th.
Larger open-air market selling plenty of fresh produce, international items, foodstuffs, kitchenware and more. Open Wednesdays and Saturdays, on the Cours de Vincennes in the 12th.
The longest open-air market in Paris (almost 1500 metres), selling all kinds of food and non-food items. Open Tuesdays and Fridays, on the Boulevard de Reuilly in the 12th.
Small local open-air market offering fresh produce, meat and cheese. Open Thursdays and Saturdays on the Avenue Ledru-Rollin in the 12th.
Small local open-air market selling fresh produce, meat and cheese. Open Thursdays and Sundays on the Rue de Reuilly in the 12th.
Small local open-air market offering fresh produce, cheese and baked goods. Open Wednesdays and Saturdays on the Rue de la Glacière in the 13th.
Small local open-air market offering a range of fresh produce, specialty goods, meat, cheese and bread. Open Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays on the Boulevard Blanqui in the 13th.
Small local open-air market offering fresh produce, cheese and baked goods. Open Tuesdays and Fridays on the Rue Bobillot in the 13th.
Open-air market selling fresh produce, meat and cheese, which grows to a larger offering including non-food things on the weekend. Open Thursdays and Sundays in the Place Jeanne d’Arc in the 13th.
Small local open-air market offering a range of fresh produce, specialty goods, seafood, cheese and bread. Open Thursdays and Sundays on the Avenue d’Italie in the 13th.
The Left Bank Market is a small local open-air neighbourhood produce and grocery market. Open only on Fridays (until 8pm), on the Rue Jean Anouilh in the 13th.
Small local open-air market selling fresh produce, meat and cheese. Open Tuesdays and Fridays on the Boulevard de l’Hôpital in the 13th.
Small local open-air market selling fresh produce, meat and cheese. Open Wednesdays and Saturdays on the Boulevard Vincent Auriol in the 13th.
The small open-air Brancusi Organic Market offers fresh produce, dairy, fish and pastries. Open only on Saturdays on the Place Constantin Brancusi in the 14th.
Small local open-air market selling fresh produce and other grocery items. Open Thursdays and Sundays on the Boulevard Brune (near the Vanves flea market that is run on Sundays), in the 14th.
Open-air market stocking a wide variety of fresh produce, cheeses, meat and fish, bread and other things. Open Wednesdays and Saturdays on the Boulevard Edgar Quinet in the 14th.
Small local open-air market selling fresh produce, meat and cheese. Open Tuesdays and Fridays in the Place Jacques Demy in the 14th.
Small local open-air market selling fresh produce, meat and cheese. Open Wednesdays and Sundays on the Avenue Villemain in the 14th.
Small local open-air market selling fresh produce, meat and cheese, and a good range of seafood. Open Wednesdays and Saturdays on the Rue Bargue in the 15th.
Large open-air market offering an array of groceries and non-food items, and surrounded by other food stores. Open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays in the 15th.
Somewhat covered by the overhead train tracks but officially open-air, the Grenelle market offers fresh produce, flowers and more. Open Wednesdays and Sundays, in the 15th.
Medium-sized local open-air market selling fresh produce, meat and fish, cheese and homewares. Open Wednesdays and Saturdays in Rue Lecourbe in the 15th.
Small open-air produce market with a variety of groceries. Open Wednesdays and Saturdays, on the Boulevard Lefebvre in the 15th.
Small neighbourhood open-air produce market offering fresh produce, meat and cheese. Open Tuesdays and Fridays on the Rue Saint Charles in the 15th.
Local open-air market selling fresh produce, meat and fish, cheese, flowers, baked goods and more. Open Wednesdays and Saturdays in the Place Jean Lorrain in the 16th.
Small neighbourhood open-air market selling fresh produce, cheese, meat and fish, and other groceries. Open Tuesdays and Fridays along the Rue Gros in the 16th.
Local open-air market selling fresh produce, meat, seafood, cheese and more, as well as non-food things. Open Tuesdays and Sundays along the Avenue de Versailles in the 16th.
Small local open-air market offering fresh produce and essential groceries. Open Tuesdays and Fridays, in the Place de la Porte Molitor in the 16th.
Neighbourhood open-air street market selling fresh produce, deli items, meats, seafood, cheese and more. Open Wednesdays and Saturdays along the Avenue du Président Wilson in the 16th.
Local open-air street market selling fresh produce, meat and fish, cheese, flowers, baked goods and more. Open Wednesdays and Saturdays along the Boulevard de Reims in the 17th.
The Batignolles organic market sells fresh organic produce, specialty items and clothing, every Saturday from 9am-3pm, on the Boulevard de Batignolles in the 17th.
Small open-air neighbourhood market offering essential groceries, dairy, deli items, flowers and more. Open Saturdays only, along the Rue Navier in the 17th.
North African open-air produce market selling fruit and vegetables, fish, cheese and kitchenware. Open every Wednesday and Saturday from 7.30am to 1.30pm, on the Boulevard de la Chapelle in the 18th.
In the ‘Little Africa’ precinct of Paris, this open-air market offers West African produce and goods, and is surrounded by similar specialist stores and boutiques. On the Rue Dejean every Tuesday to Sunday morning, in the 18th.
Local open-air market selling a wide variety of fresh produce, deli items, groceries and non-food things. Open Thursdays and Sundays, on the Boulevard Ney in the 18th.
Open-air local street market selling an array of fresh produce, pantry items, meats and seafood, dairy items and more.
Open Wednesdays and Saturdays, on the Rue Ordener in the 18th.
Large open-air market selling fresh produce, spices and meat, and ‘things’. Open Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays, on the Boulevard Ornano in the 18th.
Local open-air street market selling all manner of fresh produce, deli items, pantry items, dairy and more. Open Tuesdays and Fridays, along the Rue de Crimée in the 19th.
Local open-air street market selling fresh produce, fish, meat, rotisserie chicken and more. Open Thursdays and Sundays on the Avenue Jean-Jaurès in the 19th.
Local open-air market offering a wide variety of fresh produce, meat, fish, dairy, dry-goods and non-food things. Open Thursdays and Sundays in the Place de Joinville in the 19th.
Large open-air market selling fresh produce, meat and seafood, dairy, deli items, flowers and more. Open Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays in the Place des Fêtes in the 19th.
Small open-air neighbourhood street market selling vegetables, fruit and daily essentials. Open Wednesdays and Saturdays on the Avenue de la Porte Brunet in the 19th.
Local open-air street market offering a wide variety of fresh produce, meat, fish, dairy and flowers. Open Wednesdays and Saturdays along the Boulevard de la Villette in the 19th.
Open-air street market selling an array of fresh produce, meat and fish, dairy, deli items, flowers and more. Open Wednesdays and Saturdays along the Rue Belgrand in the 20th.
Open-air street market offering fresh produce, fish, smallgoods, kitchenware and other non-food things. Open Tuesdays and Fridays along the Rue Mendelssohn in the 20th.
The Mortar is an open-air street market offering fresh produce, seafood, flowers and other essentials. Open Thursdays and Sundays along the Boulevard Mortier in the 20th.
Local open-air street market selling fruit and vegetables, seafood, cheese and flowers. Open Thursdays and Sundays along the Rue des Pyrénées in the 20th.
Local open-air neighbourhood market offering fresh produce, smallgoods, deli items and baked goods. Open Thursdays and Sundays in the Place de la Réunion in the 20th.
Open-air street market offering a variety of fresh produce, meat, seafood, cheese and some dry-goods. Open Wednesdays and Saturdays along the Rue du Télégraphe in the 20th.
Market Guides
The city’s own site keeps a current list of flea markets and garage sales across the city, just search for the street or square listed.
Paris enjoys plenty of Christmas markets, the Paris Discovery Guide provides a great run-down of each of them.