What's open on Sundays in Paris?

Most of Paris functions normally on Sundays, though with a few structural differences worth knowing. Major museums stay open — the Louvre, Musée d'Orsay, Centre Pompidou, and Rodin all run regular hours, and Sunday mornings before noon are genuinely quieter. Food markets are a Sunday strength: the Marché d'Aligre in the 12th, the Marché des Enfants Rouges in the Marais, and the Marché Bastille all operate Sunday mornings and wrap up around 1 p.m. Grocery stores in tourist-heavy neighborhoods like the Marais, Saint-Germain, and Montmartre stay open; Monoprix and Franprix locations in those areas typically run until early evening. Most restaurants and cafes operate as usual. What closes reliably are smaller specialty shops, certain banks, and administrative offices. The Champs-Élysées corridor has broader retail hours on Sundays by municipal exception, so if you genuinely need clothing stores or chain retail, that stretch covers it. Metro runs on a normal weekend schedule throughout.

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