Clad with benches and shaded by trees, this pretty pedestrian square is framed on three sides by atmospheric cafe pavement terraces that are perfect for that all-essential early-evening apéro (predinner drink) beneath the fairy lights at dusk.
Place du Marché Ste-Catherine
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
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