Montorgueil
A must-see stroll in the heart of old Paris with its small pedestrian and cobbled streets, famous for its authentic food shops, this lively district is named after its main artery, rue Montorgueil.
Located near Les Halles, the Montorgueil district can be reached via the Passage du Grand Cerf. At the time, it was at the heart of a working-class district with many factories and workshops. Even today, there are many second-hand furniture and craftsmen’s shops.
At 51 rue Montorgueil, in a sumptuous setting designed by Paul Baudry (decorator of the Opéra Garnier), is the Boulangerie-Pâtisserie Stohrer. Founded in 1730, it is the oldest pastry shop in Paris. At 78, the listed building Au Rocher de Cancale opened in 1848 when the street was just a succession of caterers specialising in the sale of oysters.
The heterogeneous population of this district changes according to the time of day: sometimes visited by tourists during the day who find the Paris of the postcards, by bankers and start uppers of the area who come to eat there at midday and by a clientele of young active people at the beginning of the evening who come to benefit from the many trendy bars.
