Marché Bastille

Large open-air farmers market open on thursday and sunday, rain or shine. A lot of prepared foods to eat, ingredients to buy, and clothing accessories to wear. It starts at the north end at the rue de sabin, all the way south to the bastille memorial. Wife picked up a large women's stole for a great price, and contrary to what others say, a bit of bargaining is allowed.

Marche Bastille is one of the largest and oldestt open air markets in Paris.
It is open Thursday, 7am-2.30pm and Sunday, 7am-3pm.
The market has dozens and dozens of stalls all leading towards the Place de la Bastille's Colonne de Juillet (big monument and roundabout marking where the Bastille used to be)
There are vendors for just about anything you can think of. Seafood, butchers, vegetables, fruits, crepes, lite bites, gifts, leather goods etc.
We grabbed a bag of thyme infused olives from the olive stall, a bottle of white wine and a dozen raw oysters and dined in the midst of the market at a standing table taking it all in.
Really excellent market to check out if you've got some good weather and spare time for wandering and tasting.

Marché Bastille is nearly 3 miles from our hotel. I walked the entire way purely because of a crapouline poulet vendor. Apparently her spatchcock chicken is legendary. And gosh darn it, I was going to get at least one crispy French chicken!

Unfortunately after walking up and down the entire market more than once, we couldn't find any spatchcock chicken. To say the least, I was disappointed. We soothed our need for French chicken by purchasing a roasted chicken. It was just so-so. On our way out, we stopped by a crepe stall and got a savory crepe with cheese, egg, and sausage. Each crepe is made to order so they're super hot and fresh. So delicious! A perfect French breakfast!

I'm not certain that the Marché Bastille is as good as the Hollywood or Santa Monica Farmers markets. The produce didn't appear to be from farmers. Instead many of the boxes were labeled as being from other countries (not France). I was also shocked at how many wasps were all over the fruit and sweet bread vendors. It seemed to be perfectly normal and acceptable to other customers. But honestly seeing swarms of what looked like wasps freaked me out.

The cheese, charcuterie, and canned foie vendors were appealing but we didn't purchase anything because we really weren't sure what we could bring back to the US.

Overall I'd say this is a large market with lots of produce, clothing, and food vendors. I wish they had more food vendors and I really wish we'd seen the crapouline poulet vendor. I'm not sure this market is worth a 3 mile walk but I'm glad we make the trek across Paris.

Big fan of Marche Bastille. It's such a large market with various vendors and shops, from fresh groceries to food/drink to meat/fish to flowers and arts/crafts. Loved watching each vendor working hard, and the different offerings available. There are a few places that offered fresh oysters, which was delicious.

This farmer's market/street fair occurs every Sunday and Thursday in Bastille, Paris (by the tall Bastille pole). Our accommodation was close to here so we came by on Sunday and again on Thursday. There were more vendors and more people on Sunday.

They close in the afternoon so best to check the website for times.
The market has vendors selling specialty food items (special cheeses, fresh uncooked pastas, coffee beans), clothing, cooked foods (crepes, pastries, wraps), produce, scarves, souvenirs (better prices than the tourist shops), soaps and much more.

We purchased the cooked Lebanese wrap filled with hummus, tomatoes, olives, falafels. It was really delicious and the price cannot be beat.

I also bought a small bag of fleur del sol at a very reasonable price. Should have gotten more but I didn't know enough about it to get too much. Later, after googling, it turns out this is way cheaper than getting on amazon and the quality of this particular Fleur del sol is one of the best.

We also bought scented soaps and scarves which make for some nice gifts.

There is a lot of produce being sold too. We purchased a huge bag of grapes for only 1 euro! And it was very sweet and juicy.

The cheese we bought was good but he wasn't able to give us a smaller piece.

There were tons of bees around the pastries and produce though and nobody seemed to mind or thought it unsanitary. There were also fresh eggs being sold but not refrigerated.

Check the prices before purchasing because some vendors sell the same thing with big price differences.

It was a chilly morning but still great to hit the market. Large variety of vendors, if you want veggies, fruits, meat or cheese, this is the place.

They also have a large variety of hats, scarves and clothes.

Cashmere scarves 32E and Lamb Wool Scarves 10E.

Don't forget the banquettes and croissants.

Not touristy. Mostly locals.

Find the creperie people! For about €4.50 each crepe, it is large enough to be shared by three adults who just want a sweet thing to satisfy a craving.

This open market is a place where I've heard musicians playing great music and singing with a voice that I have only come to associate with the French. You have to be there to understand what I am talking about.

It can get crowded on a Sunday.

Love this huge open market offering a variety of things to buy here from clothes, shoes, kitchen utensils, scarfs, seafood, sausages, meat, bread, and finally cheese.

When in Paris come stop by and check this place out!

Came just for the roasted chicken. There's going to be a line but wait it out. It's worth it! Picked up a few dresses to take back to the states. $10 each.

Went there only once while in Paris, and I'm so mad that I didn't go there more!

Marché de la Bastille has EVERYTHING: from fresh produce to clothes to hand-made notebooks to one of the best crêpes I've had in Paris!

Bought myself an amazing smoked salmon and goat cheese crêpe: fresh and piping hot, I was in heaven!

Also purchased a small, hand-made notebook from the non-food items section of the open-air market. Rustic and leather-bound, it was beautifully-crafted.

The Bastille monument towers over the market, so you will no trouble finding this wonderful market. Definitely worth checking out if you're in the city!