Le marché Edgar Quinet
Boulevard Edgar Quinet from rue du Départ to Square Delambre, 14th arr.
Edgar Quinet, Vavin
Wednesday 8am to 1:30pm; Saturday 8am to 1pm
(See pp. 178-180 in Markets of Paris, 2nd ed.)
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The boulevard Montparnasse is justly famous for cafés that were (and still are) favorite haunts of writers and other artists. Behind that busy boulevard a vibrant market is another good reason to draw you to this neighborhood in the 14th arrondissement. Every Saturday and Wednesday morning, a sumptuous array of foods spreads out for several blocks along boulevard Edgar Quinet.
Montparnasse Tower anchors Edgar Quinet market
The Montparnasse tower is the most visible landmark–impossible to miss and, some add, impossible to enjoy architecturally. But no matter. Keep your focus on the bounty that spreads before you on the market tables and you won’t be disappointed. Escargots Provençale stuffed with garlic and butter. Seasonal charcuterie and choucroute.
spring bounty at Edgar Quinet market
Bunches of asparagus and gariguette strawberries piled high announce springtime better than anything else. Loads of other fruits, vegetables, cheeses, oysters and fishes, meats, prepared foods, and tasty confections get bundled and passed into the hands of appreciative customers. On Sundays the same location is transformed into an entirely different market–arts and crafts.
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We are looking to see if we can get contact info for one of the vendors, Malik ‘ the olive king’ is there a way to get contact info for someone who might be able to get back in touch with him?
Unfortunately there’s no easy way to do that. Your best bet might be to ask a friend who’ll be visiting to Paris to relay the message for you–and to enjoy the market while there!
Morning,
I recently a wonderful rain hat at the Edgar Quinet market, and it was stolen the day I left Paris. Might you know if there is a way to contact the organizers of the market to see if I can get another hat? Thank you!
Aw, what a disappointment. Do you know anyone going to Paris soon, or who lives there, who could go to the market and pick out another hat for you?