Interesting Street Markets

Hi,

We are teenagers and we would like to know what street markets are interesting and worth going to.

We will not cook so a pure food market would not suit us. We are also not interested in buying antiques.

Therefore, a mixture of things to buy and see would be really nice.

Thank you very much.

Also, will the Monoprix in Ternes be cheaper than the one on Champs-Elysees?

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www.v1.paris.fr/EN/Living/markets/markets.asp

Is this the most detailed and official list of ALL street markets in Paris?

Why don%26#39;t I find Rue Cler Market in it?

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Rue Cler is not exactly what we call a market. It is just a street where the shops have large displays on the sidewalks, as several others in Paris such as rue Montorgueil or rue de Lévis for example.

The markets listed on paris.fr are places where farmers, bakers, fisherman and other merchants come from the countryside to sell their production. They don%26#39;t have any stores in Paris, they sell on the market only.

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So street markets are basically food markets??

I thought that street markets would be markets with everything in it...for example people selling scarf, clothes as well...

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A street market is a temporary market, with stands that are set-up in the morning and gone by early afternoon. Mostly you%26#39;ll find produce, but there are also vendors selling fashion items. Especially at the larger markets, like boul Grenelle (a large percentage of my teen%26#39;s wardrobe comes from this market) and Richard Lenoir.

A market street, like rue Cler is a street with a large concentration of food shops, set up among other local stores.

The prices at the two Monoprix will be the same for the same goods, but some will have a ritzier variety of stock available depending on the %26#39;hood.

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Yes that%26#39;s right; that is what paris.fr portal is about, mostly food markets.

But there are also other specific markets: art markets where artists sell their creations : on Saturdays at Richard-Lenoir and on Sundays at Edgar-Quinet.

There is a flower market every day on Ile de la Cité or place des Ternes.

And there are also clothes markets, such as the Temple one : at Carreau du Temple, every morning.

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Thank you for your reply.

I looked at some information on the Temple market. People say that it has declined and there is nothing much to see now. Is it true?

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Market Streets:

open near-daily, permanent shops, high concentration of food product vendors

rue Cler, rue de Levis, rue Mouffetard, etc.

Street Markets:

2 days/week, roving locations (see the above link to these)

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By the way, there is a 2nd link that lists the %26quot;specialized%26quot; markets, which are other types (birds, books, stamps, etc)

…paris.fr/en/…7eme

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Thank you very much.

So would you say that Puces de Clignancourt is an interesting market with all sorts of things to see and buy?

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Two street markets in the 5th are at Maubert Mutualite and Place Monge. I%26#39;ve bought scarves, leather purses, sweaters, soaps, etc. at them. Another good one is at the Bastille. These are on the link you posted that lists all of the markets.

Have fun bargaining!