Shopping in Le Marais, Paris: what is open and when

Four anchors for shopping

We name only the places whose status we could verify in October 2026. We give no list of fashion brands: we found no editorial selection dated 2026 for them, and we do not guess.

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• The Sunday-opening tourist zone. The Marais belongs to one of twelve international tourist zones in Paris, along with Les Halles. Retail may open there on Sundays, and in the evening from 9 p.m. to midnight on weekdays, throughout the year. To open on Sundays, an employer needs a collective agreement with compensation, including pay; for the evening slot, only volunteers may work, are paid double on that period and receive equivalent compensatory rest. Our page on the Marais on Sundays follows what opens.
• The BHV Marais, 52 rue de Rivoli. Open, but heavily restructured. Since June 2026 the store has been operated by its former management after a sale at a negative price by the Société des Grands Magasins, according to press coverage relayed in September 2026. We give no hours, since the official page could not be loaded; check bhv.fr. See our BHV page.
• The Village Saint-Paul. A group of antique dealers and craft shops, open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. depending on the trader, Monday to Sunday. The RIVP, the City’s landlord, is refurbishing all the buildings and inner courtyards, with no published timetable. See the Village Saint-Paul guide.
• Rue des Rosiers. A public street, pedestrian on Sundays since 2006 and very crowded then; kosher businesses close for Shabbat while fashion shops stay open on Saturday. See the rue des Rosiers.

Markets and food shopping

The covered market of the Enfants-Rouges, at 39 rue de Bretagne, is closed on Monday; it is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 8.30 a.m. to 8.30 p.m., Thursday until 9.30 p.m. and Sunday from 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. A producers’ stand runs on Wednesday and Saturday from 8.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The food counters inside keep their own hours. The market stands on the same street as the brunch address Bontemps; see brunch in Le Marais.

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The rue des Francs-Bourgeois

According to Wikipedia, the rue des Francs-Bourgeois is 705 metres long and between 8 and 13 metres wide, running from the place des Vosges to the rue des Archives. It separates the 3rd arrondissement (even numbers) from the 4th (odd numbers). Its name goes back to the almshouses founded around 1334, whose poor residents, exempt from tax, were called “francs-bourgeois”. At no. 60 stands the Hôtel de Soubise, home of the Archives nationales; the Hôtel d’Albret is at nos. 29 bis to 31, the Hôtel de Coulanges at nos. 35 to 37, and the Crédit municipal at nos. 55 to 57. The street, once turned towards workshops, now has high-end fashion shops and cultural institutions, according to the same source. We name no brand: we found no 2026 editorial selection for them.

The BHV in its history

The BHV began in 1856 as a small shop at 54 rue de Rivoli opened by Xavier Ruel, took the name Bazar de l’Hôtel de Ville in 1860 and filled a whole block by the end of the nineteenth century, according to Wikipedia. The rotunda was designed by Auguste Roy in 1912-1913, the architect Louis Arretche modernised the façade around 1962, and the store was renovated and renamed “Le BHV Marais” in 2013. Its basement DIY department built its reputation. The current restructuring, described above, is separate from this history, and its hours remain to be re-checked.

Measured distances between the anchors

Our coordinates give the straight-line distances between these shopping anchors, and the walking times apply a 1.3 detour factor at 80 metres a minute.

• BHV Marais to the rue des Rosiers: 429 metres, about 7 minutes.
• Rue des Rosiers to the Village Saint-Paul: 426 metres, about 7 minutes.
• BHV Marais to the Village Saint-Paul: 711 metres, about 12 minutes.
• Rue des Rosiers to the Marché des Enfants-Rouges: 673 metres, about 11 minutes.
• BHV Marais to the Marché des Enfants-Rouges: 901 metres, about 15 minutes.
• Village Saint-Paul to the place des Vosges: 332 metres, about 6 minutes.

On a Sunday, the sequence BHV, rue des Rosiers and Village Saint-Paul covers 855 metres between stops, about 14 minutes of walking. The Marché des Enfants-Rouges, closing at 5 p.m. on Sunday, is the one to do first.

Shopping hours at a glance

On Sunday: the Village Saint-Paul during trader hours, the Marché des Enfants-Rouges from 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Monday: the market is closed. For the BHV, check bhv.fr. In the evening: the zone allows retail to open from 9 p.m. to midnight on weekdays, with volunteer staff only, and the market stays open until 9.30 p.m. on Thursday.

Vintage and galleries

Our research found two vintage shops with a 2026 website and an editorial listing; they are on our vintage page. For galleries, see the Marais art galleries.

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Sleeping close to the shops

For hotels, see the lists for the 3rd and 4th arrondissement; the quarter is covered in our Le Marais guide.