If you’re after designer pieces, you’ll need an early start – in Montreuil, some of the connoisseur stalls are picked clean before the market even opens.
This review was fact-checked and updated in 2025.
What is it?
Less famous (and charming) than its older brother up north in St-Ouen, Montreuil’s flea market is where real folk rifle for antiques nowadays; mostly because it’s off the beaten tourist track so you can still get a bargain and find the occasional treasure.
What will I find there?
You’ll find pretty much everything, from vintage clothes and toys to old cutlery, 1940s light-fittings, furniture and antique glassware. Just be patient: you have to walk past stands selling arrays of junk before you get to the little square where the best dealers are (at the end of the alley alongside the periphérique). Across the stalls with their colourful tents, heaps of clothes, shoes and boxes filled with tableware or handbags spill out in a gloriously chaotic mess.
What are the prices like?
Treasure hunters with tight budgets will love it: this is a proper adult scavenger hunt. Play your cards right and you could fill your cupboards – with clothes or crockery – for under €10. The vibe is friendly, and there are even a few street food stalls if you need a bite. Haggling is par for the course bien-sur, so put on your best French accent and don’t give up until the price is right!
Time Out tip
- Address: Avenue du Professeur André Lemierre, Paris, 75020
- Opening hours: Sat-Mon 7am-7.30pm
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