Shopping in Paris
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Larger shops are normally open all day between 8 or 9 am to 6.30 or 7.30 pm Monday to Saturday. Smaller businesses are often closed on Mondays and between 12.30 and 2 pm for lunch. Nearly all shops, including supermarkets are closed on Sundays and public holidays. However, food shops and boulangeries are sometimes open on days when others are closed such as on Sunday till noon. Restaurants, bars and cafes often close on Sunday or Monday. Typically bars and cafes are open till 2 am and some have extended hours on Friday and Saturday evening. Most restaurants won’t serve food after 10 pm. Whilst most shops, banks, museums and businesses close for national holidays, many restaurants stay open.
Paris is well known for its food markets, there is nearly one in every arrondissement (district). Some of the main ones are listed below as well as other markets of interest.
Marche d’Aligre (12 Arrondissement): A food market selling produce from France and around the world, with organ grinders and vendors calling their wares a truly atmospheric experience with stalls full of colour and life. Open Tuesday to Sunday 8 am -1 pm (Nearest Métro: Ledru-Rollin)
Marche Mouffetard (5th Arrondissement): Open every day except Monday selling food. (Nearest Métro: Censier-Daubenton)
St Ouen (18th Arrondissement): One of Paris’s oldest “flea” markets selling antiques furniture clothing and much more. Open Saturday, Sunday and Monday between 7.30 am and 6 pm (depending on the weather). (Nearest Métro: Porte de Clignancourt)
Montreuil (20th Arrondissement): Selling second hand clothes, furniture and bric a brac. Open Saturday to Monday between 7.30 am - 6 pm. (Nearest Métro: Porte de Montreuil)
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