The Best Food Markets in France

Covered market halls

The Niort Market Halls in central Niort hold fish, poultry, cheese, fruit, vegetables and cafés on the terraces. Les Halles de Narbonne sits near the historic centre of Narbonne, and its stalls serve cooked food at counters and stools. Les Halles de Dijon was built in 1873 to 1875 with iron and glass pavilions and arcades decorated with animal heads, and a central bar serves oysters. Victor Hugo Market in Toulouse has restaurants on the first floor that cook with produce bought below.

Markets in old towns

Revel Market fills the covered hall and belfry in the old centre of Revel on Saturdays. Dieppe Market spreads across several streets in central Dieppe, and Louhans Market runs on Mondays through the arcaded old town of Louhans in Bresse. Arles Market is an open-air street market along about 2.5 kilometres of a closed road, and the market at L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue spreads through the old town along the canals on Sundays and Thursdays.

Bordeaux and Lyon

Les Halles de Bacalan in Bordeaux is a food hall a short walk from the Cité du Vin, with stalls for tapas, seafood, oysters and charcuterie. Marché de la Croix-Rousse runs along Boulevard de la Croix-Rousse in Lyon every day except Monday, with greengrocers, butchers, fishmongers and cheese shops. Stalls there sell regional cheeses, cured meats and oysters beside a Greek specialty stall.