Where to eat · North African couscous · €€ · 3e · Haut Marais
Chez Omar
An old-Marais brasserie that has poured couscous for decades — merguez, lamb brochettes, or the mixed-meat royale — in a room that fills loud and fast.
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Cash only, no bookings. Come early or expect to wait at the bar.
Getting there
- Temple3360 m · 7 min walk
- Filles Du Calvaire8380 m · 7 min walk
- Arts et Métiers311420 m · 8 min walk
Around the corner
Marché des Enfants-Rouges · 60 m away
The Marché des Enfants Rouges was the oldest covered market in Paris, France. It was established in 1615 as the "petit marché du Marais" and was located at 39 Rue de Bretagne in the Marais (3rd) arrondissement. The market has been listed as a historic monument since 1982. It was destroyed in a fire on 12 October 2026.
Wikipedia ↗Walks that pass nearby
- Markets of Parisstop 1 of 6 · 60 m
Marché des Enfants Rouges
39 Rue de Bretagne, founded 1615 — the oldest covered market in Paris. Named for the red-clothed orphans of a nearby 16th-century orphanage. Now equal parts produce and prepared-food stalls; the Moroccan and Italian counters at lunch are excellent.
Closed Mondays. Lunch is the move — three or four prepared-food counters serve actual meals at communal tables in the back. The Moroccan tagine counter is the local favourite; arrive at noon to beat the queue. Closes 14:30.
- Rainy Day Parisstop 3 of 6 · 60 m
Marché des Enfants Rouges
39 Rue de Bretagne, founded 1615 — the oldest covered market in Paris. The covered hall has prepared-food counters with communal tables: Moroccan tagines, Italian pasta, Lebanese mezze. A reliable rainy-lunch.
Closed Mondays. Lunch is the move — counters serve until 14:30. The Moroccan tagine counter is the local favourite; arrive at noon to beat the queue.
- Upper Maraisstop 2 of 6 · 60 m
Marché des Enfants Rouges
39 Rue de Bretagne, founded 1615 — the oldest covered market in Paris. Equal parts produce and prepared-food stalls. The market exists today because in 1912 the city wanted to demolish it; locals successfully petitioned the heritage office and it was saved.
Closed Mondays. Lunch counters until 14:30; the Moroccan tagine and Italian deli are the standouts. For a takeaway pastry, look for the Lebanese counter in the south-east corner.
- Cocktail Barsstop 5 of 6 · 210 m
Little Red Door
60 Rue Charlot, opened 2012 — one of the first wave of Paris speakeasies, now one of the world's most-awarded cocktail bars (top 10 globally most years). Drinks are conceptual and themed annually; the menu is a picture-book that changes every year.
There's no actual little red door — the entrance is the regular wooden door at no. 60. Reservations recommended weekends. Order from the printed picture-book; the bartenders will explain each drink. Cash or card.
Within a few minutes' walk
- Chez Alain Miam MiamGalette-sandwich counter€ · 2 minAlain Roussel griddles buckwheat galettes and toasted sandwiches to order — cured ham, comté, avocado, caramelised onions — a few steps from the Marché des Enfants Rouges. The queue at his counter is reliably the longest on the street.
- Little Red DoorCocktail bar€€€ · 3 minA fixture on the World's 50 Best list, it builds each menu around one argument — the current one ties every drink to agriculture and sustainability. The name's red door is a feint; there is no trick, just the bar.
- CandelariaSpeakeasy bar€€ · 4 minOrder a taco at the counter of a narrow taquería, then push through the unmarked white door at the back into the room that opened the city's speakeasy era in 2011. The cocktails stay precise and agave-led.
- Le BaravWine bar with food€ · 5 minA corner wine bar with some 250 references you can drink on site or carry out from the attached cave, set against boards of charcuterie and cheese. Lunch is a short list of tartines, salads and a homemade plat.
- Ofr.Bookshop & gallery€ · 5 minAlexandre and Marie Thumerelle's bookshop in the Haut-Marais, the supply line for independent fashion, photography, design and art magazines from Seoul to São Paulo. A small gallery behind it runs rolling exhibitions and launches.
- The Cambridge Public HouseCocktail bar / pub€€€ · 5 minAn English-pub format crossed with serious mixology — ranked among the World's 50 Best Bars in 2025 — with craft beer, natural wine and British bar snacks behind a traditional pub front.
Where to stay near Chez Omar
- Experimental MaraisDesign hotel€€€ · 5 minThe Experimental Group's 2025 flagship on rue du Temple, where Tristan Auer answered the Marais's medieval bones with grand arches and stained glass. The restaurant Temple & Chapon sits under a cathedral-scale glass roof; a pool waits in the spa below.
- Hôtel Jules & JimBoutique hotel€€ · 6 minThree buildings knitted around two cobbled courtyards on a quiet Haut-Marais street, raised over a former precious-metals workshop. The courtyard bar with its outdoor fireplace has become a reason locals come in.
- Hôtel Suzie BlueBoutique hotel€€ · 6 minThirty-one rooms behind a ground-floor coffee bar, done by Dorothée Delaye in wood, fabric and handmade lamps; the bathrooms run small.
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The district · 3e
Haut Marais — The upper MaraisThe quieter, cooler half of the Marais — galleries, the Carnavalet and Picasso museums, the Marché des Enfants Rouges, and small designers on Rue de Bretagne. Medieval streets with a contemporary tenant list.
Best for: Design and gallery people who want the Marais without the worst of the crush.
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