DK Travel : Paris : Beaubourg and Les Halles : Editor's choice

Au Pied de Cochon

This 24-hour brasserie still serves dishes which used to appeal to the earthy tastes of market workers, including pigs’ trotters.
Bistrot d’ustache

A visit here is like stepping back into the jazz spots of Paris in the 1930–40s. It offers good, reasonably priced brasserie fare and live jazz on Friday and Satur- day.
Dehillerin

Since 1820, everyone from army cooks to gourmet chefs has come to this shop for copper pots, cast-iron pans and cooking utensils.
Duthilleul et Minart

For more than 100 years this shop has sold French work clothes and uniforms such as chef’s hats and watchmaker’s smocks. Good for unique gifts.
La Cloche des Halles

This wine bar literally rings with history. The “cloche” is the bronze bell whose peal once signalled the beginning and end of the market day.
La Fresque

This wonderful restaurant used to be a fishmongers. An original tiled fishing scene still decorates the back room.
Le Cochon à l’Oreille

Dating back to the early 20th century, this ornate working men’s café/bar decorated with wall murals is where you’ll see the last remaining market traders sipping their dawn drinks.
Rue Montorgueil

The colourful market (Tuesday to Sunday) along this cobbled street is a reminder of the old Les Halles and is frequented by many Paris chefs.
St-Eustache Sculpture

The naive sculpture by Raymond Mason in the church’s Chapelle St-Joseph is a tribute to the beloved market. Its colourful figures depict The Departure of Fruit and Vegetables from the Heart of Paris, 28 February 1969 .
Stöhrer

One of the loveliest old-fashioned patisseries in the city, founded in 1730 by a pastry chef who had worked for Louis XV.