Marché des Enfants Rouges

Commissioned by Louis XIII in 1615 and named after a former orphanage where the children wore red coats, Marché des Enfants Rouges is the oldest covered market in Paris and a listed historical monument. Today its 21 stalls function as the Marais's communal canteen at lunchtime: Moroccan tajines, Japanese bento, Italian pasta, Provençal stalls, Lebanese mezze, plus the famous sandwich counter Chez Alain Miam Miam. There's no maître d', no booking, no seated service — you queue, you eat at communal benches, you leave. Anchor the entry as a single venue rather than 21 — it's a Marais ritual rather than any one meal, and it's the rare Paris experience that Istanbullu visitors instinctively understand.