Rue des Martyrs: the food street between Notre-Dame-de-Lorette and Pigalle

The rue des Martyrs is a long sloping street climbing from Notre-Dame-de-Lorette towards Pigalle and Montmartre, on the border of the 9th and 18th arrondissements. It has around 200 shops and restaurants: bakeries, pastry shops, cheesemongers, wine shops and cafés. Its name recalls the martyrdom of Saint Denis, according to tradition, on the Montmartre hill. It is the ideal street for an afternoon of food shopping before heading up to the Sacré-Cœur.

Highlights

The tasty climb

Walk from the bottom up: the food shopfronts are concentrated in the lower and middle parts of the street.

Bakeries and pastry shops

Arnaud Delmontel (39 rue des Martyrs), named best baguette of Paris in 2007, and Popelini (44 rue des Martyrs), a choux specialist.

The top of the street

Towards Pigalle the mood changes: bars, theatres and nightlife, a short walk from the Moulin Rouge and Montmartre.

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