There are many wonderful food markets in Paris, but my favourite was one that was close to our apartment on Ile St Louis. I came upon it by accident on one of my daily walks. I didn’t realise it was close to the island as I found it in a roundabout way.
One day I walked across the bridge, took a nearby short street and found the market at the end of it. There is a cluster of fabulous shops which are permanent and a few times a week a tented market appears.
The permanent shops include a bakery (La Maison d’Isabelle) that has a long queue every day, a specialist cheese shop, a deli and more.
The temporary stalls have fruit and vegetables, cheese, preserves, fish, meat and food prepared and cooked on the spot. My favourite was North African food cooked by a family. I went as often as I could to have a delicious pastille au poulet. I was disappointed if I rounded the corner to find no tents!
There are other stalls as well. I wish I was in need of a hat.
Don’t miss this excellent corner of Paris…Place Maubert, cnr Boulevard St Germain and Rue de La Montaigne Sainte-Genevieve. It is not far from the excellent Cluny Museum, the subject of my previous post.