City: Ile-de-France
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The 10 Best Flea & Street Markets in Ile-de-France, France
Île-de-France (English: /ˌiːl də ˈfrɑːns/, French: [il də fʁɑ̃s] ( listen), "Island of France"), also known as the région parisienne ("Parisian Region"), is one of the 18 regions of France and includes the city of Paris. It covers 12,012 square kilometres (4,638 square miles) and has its own regional council and president. It has a population of 12,005,077 as of January 2014, equivalent to 18.2% of the population of France.
Restaurants in Ile-de-France
1. Marche d'Aligre
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 383 reviews
Foodies flock to Marché d'Aligre, a lively and authentic outdoor Parisian market housed in the city’s authentic-feeling 12th arrondisement, or district, and located near the Bastille. Here you’ll find everything from fresh cheeses, spices and flowers to vintage apparel.
Reviewed By joetta2017 - Lowell, United States
We enjoyed seeing the beautiful flowers and produce, but even more, we loved the flea market! We spent 2 hours here on a Tuesday morning looking at clothes, housewares, jewelry, etc. We dickered with the vendors and came home with some terrific bargains: a leather trench coat, a haute-couture runway dress, a huge silk scarf, a large tin tart pan, a silver ring...These are our favorite souvenirs from Paris, and they are so much nicer and more unique than the made-in-China souvenirs on every street corner!
2. Rue Cler
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 717 reviews
This lively cobblestone street effectively preserves the ambience of Paris of old and is home to countless small shops.
Reviewed By Z3458RZerick - Orlando, United States
Rue Cler is a predominantly local market street, with individual shops for each food item. One shop for cheese. One for meats. One for fruit and veggies. Once for baked goods. Etc. There are also little cafes with street seating to sit and watch the world go round. If you go, be respectful of the locals...this is where they shop. Do yourself a favor...get a little something at several shops, get a bottle of wine, and go find some shade under a tree, or on a bench, at the south end of the Champs de Mars, and have a quiet picnic, and just enjoy being in Paris.
3. Mouffetard Market
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 651 reviews
A large street market in the Latin Quarter.
Reviewed By FernandaS161 - Esposende, Portugal
Rue Mouffetard is a typical parisian little street with a market, street singers. Perfect walk for a sunday morning!
4. Marche Maubert
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 90 reviews
A popular Left Bank street market near Boulevard St. Germain.
Reviewed By 329kayr - San Francisco, United States
This neighborhood market is a REAL market, full of tantalizing products. The vendors are helpful and nice. We found all the produce to be wonderful, beautifully displayed. And the cheeses ! Walking around this market is very enjoyable, even in the rain.
5. Marche de Saxe-Breteuil
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 45 reviews
Reviewed By lindakQ494SU - Port Saint Lucie, United States
What a pleasure to stroll a market selling incredibly fresh produce, fish, flowers and other tasty tidbits and enjoy the Eiffel Tower in the background! The market is held every Thursday and Saturday morning and is easily accessible from the Sèvres-Lecourbe stop on the Metro 6 line.
6. Bastille Market
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 699 reviews
Reviewed By shazztang - Auckland, New Zealand
My advice would be to buy a bit of everything - such affordable, high quality food! We bought a lot of french food: baguette, hot crepes, kouign amann, cheese, cured meat, rotisserie chicken, fresh fruit; and also some turkish style pastries and portuguese custard tarts. I'd say it was some of the best food we've had (in each of those categories). I'd happily go back again next time I'm in Paris.
7. Rue de Levis
8. Rue Daguerre
9. Marche Saint-Flaive
10. Marche Vernaison
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 20 reviews
Reviewed By Sauna_Boss - London, United Kingdom
Worth visiting if you like antiques, even if you do not intend to buy anything. Larger than Portobello Road in London but (unlike that market) there is a clearer split between high priced top of the range antiques and lower priced vintage items. At the back of the Marche Vernaison is a cafe where a singer performs Edith Piaf songs.
