Market Monday

 

From organic wines, honey, salts and foie gras tastings to crêpe stands, flower stalls and ready-made traiteur dishes (above), the sprawling Bastille market caters to every taste.

 

Sit-down Sunday

 On a Sunday afternoon near the Paris Stock Exchange.

 

 

Sandwich Sunday

 Generous sandwiches and freshly-made street crêpes at a stall set up outside a boulangerie in the Marais district, but only on Sunday.

 

 

Market mix

There's something for everyone on Paris' market streets.

Above: by noon the square in front of l'Église Saint Médard resembles a village scene in Provence

Below: fall vegetables make a comeback; fresh oysters and wine at a fish stall; singing to the tune of roasting chickens; dancing on an open square

Mouffetard Street Market

Start at chocolaterie Mococha #89 rue Mouffetard and meander down

Best day: Sunday

Harping

A harpist beneath arches of the Place des Vosges cheers up a rainy Sunday afternoon.

First café

 On my first move to Paris the Café La Palette was just three doors away and to this day I still consider it *my* café, especially on weekends. Today, as others we know from the quartier join us, by 11 a.m. our table for two might become two or three tables pushed together. - BPJ

Above: photograph of Francis Ford Coppola who has an apartment nearby and is an "habitué" when he's in Paris, hangs above a mirror in the front room

Petit déj' en terrasse

Flaky croissants, jus d'orange freshly pressé and a grand crème get this day off to a great start.