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This is Paris's coolest flea market – here's why it's a must-visit
French style – whether it's fits, furniture or trinkety things – is the definition of chic. But you won't find the best gems in mega-chain stores or fast fashion shops: you'll find them with a good old rummage in a flea market. As you'd expect, Paris is full of flea markets, and it can be tricky to decipher which are the biggest, best and when they're all trading – that's why we've just updated our brilliant roundup. So, what's our favourite flea market in Paris? It's Marché aux Puces de St-Ouen! But calling it just a market wouldn't really be fair. As our Time Out Paris writer Alix Leridon puts it, 'Marché aux puces de Saint-Ouennot … is like a whole other world.' This place is pretty huge – and famous, too (it features in Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris). Marché aux Puces de St-Ouen actually comprises twelve covered markets and five different shopping streets, spread over no less than seven hectares. Dauphine Market is the biggest of the bunch, and is also arguably the prettiest and most eclectic (so head here if you're browsing and not after anything specific). It's nestled under the glass roof of the main hall, and to find it look out for Futuro House (the massive, orange saucer-shaped spaceship thing). This place has been open since 1991, and today is home to around 150 different sellers. You'll find seventeenth and eighteenth-century antiques alongside stalls selling vinyls, prints and clothes. If you're book-shopping, head to the Passage – that's the place to be for rare editions and retro copies of classic works and lovely art books, as well as enough postcards to fulfill your wildest collector dreams. But there's plenty more than that to explore at this super-flea. Have a read about it in more detail on our page here. Check out our roundup of the best flea markets in Paris.
Time Out
23-05-2025
- Time Out
This is officially the best cheap hotel in Paris right now
Paris is far from cheap – so to ensure you've got as many euros leftover as possible to gorge on l'esgargot, sip on some delicious wine and cover your entry to all those galleries, why not stay somewhere on the budget end of the hotel spectrum? The French capital knows a thing or two about swanky hotels (have a gander at some of the best Paris hotels here), but it also has plenty of perfectly nice, affordable places to stay too – and we would know, having just given our list of the best budget hotels in Paris a fresh overhaul. So, where is the best cheap hotel in Paris? Well, according to us, it's Hôtel La Conversation, a chic new(ish) opening with plenty of character, which will by no means break the bank. It's located in Paris's 15th arrondissement, just around the Parc Georges-Brassens and only a 15-minute cycle from the Eiffel Tower and Le Jardin du Luxembourg. As for the hotel itself, Time Out Paris's writer Alix Leridon said: 'Opened quietly a year ago, La Conversation is a charming boutique hotel of the kind you rarely see anymore. It's a three-star stay with plenty of character and a strong focus on warmth and sociability, thanks to a handful of intimate shared spaces.' 'On the ground floor you'll find a softly lit wine bar, a cosy, light-filled veranda, and a small patio perfect for cooling off in summer. A real bonus – in all these spaces, guests can help themselves to tea and coffee throughout the day.'
