Les Halles Market — Local services in Dijon

Category: Public Food Market. We love visiting public food markets and have strolled many market aisles in many cities and countries. Some food markets have transformed into food halls, like Mercado San Miquel in Madrid (one of my favorite places in the world). Some markets that once sold food now sell mostly clothes and trinkets. We shared a freshly baked Pain au Chocolate as we strolled among this market’s stalls. I’m happy to report that the Les Halles Dijon market is still mostly traditional, selling uncooked food, with many butchers, fishmongers, cheese mongers, olive merchants, wine merchants, Boulangers, and Patissiers plying their wares in this 19th Century cast iron Victorian-style building. There was probably more cheese than anything else. No surprise there. There was a little prepared food and also a wine bar, which was surprisingly busy during our morning visit. YouTube’s...

This is typically French indoor market of metal architecture with glass ceiling. It's a beautiful market that is buzzing with everything from bric-à-brac to fresh produce, charcuterie, cheese, wine, etc. And that's just inside. Outside it's surrounded by more stalls from bric-à-brac to fresh produce to clothing etc. This is the place to mingle and experience local delicacies and characters. I actually prefer the outdoor part as it's not so crowded and the sellers are more engaging and really get to know you! This is the very heart and soul of Dijon in my opinion. Absolutely worth visiting and soaking up the Dijon hospitality and...

You’ll need to remortgage your house to buy independent produce from here. One chap charged me €27 for some olives and a slice of cheese. A butcher charged me €24 for 4 kebabs and they were mid par. I’ve heard rumours they charge foreigners double. Shame as I don’t like giving my money to the big chains but at this price…the chap running the bar in the centre of the...