Places in Le Marais

The cult sandwich stall inside Marché des Enfants Rouges, 30-minute queue, 13.50€, no apologies.

12 rooms, all looking onto Place des Vosges, Evok Collection's quietest, most contemplative Paris address.

Boutique design hotel inside a former metals factory, concrete, courtyard, cocktail bar at the centre.

12 rooms, exposed beams, quiet 4e side street, the Marais's small, well-priced character hotel.

5-star hideaway behind ivy on Place des Vosges, 56 rooms, a courtyard, a Michelin-starred restaurant.

Paris's oldest covered market, since 1615, 21 stalls, all of lunchtime Marais, on one block.