When the stomach is calling up, you will find the true French man striding allong the streets of Paris looking for his favorite market.

First of all, the local markets where you can buy fruits and vegetables, dairy products, sea-food, 'Charcuterie' (Meat Delicatessen) and have a taste of a typical Parisian roots atmosphere !

They are usually open weekdays and/or week-ends and every district has got his own market on a fix day of the week.

For example, you will go to the Marché Mouffetard on Sunday morning along the lower rue Moufetard in the 5th district. Don't miss this very colorful market!

You can even join in the spontaneous choir singing traditional Parisian tunes at the corner of rue de l'Arbalète, unless you prefer to sip your coffee at the sunny café- terrace facing it.

Le Marché d'Aligre is a really cosmopolitan market and one of the cheapest in town. It is open six days a week (closed Monday), place d'Aligre 12th arr.

You even have an organic market 'Marché Bio' for biologique in French on Saturday morning called Marché Raspail 6th arr, at the corner of rue de Vaugirard. You will encounter there a joyful crowd mixing alternative freaks with new-age and/or health-food yuppies...

See also the Flea Market...