Lyon market pictures

[Old Crank]

I got to spend a few days in Lyon with an old friend. The market scene is ridiculous. Just around the corner from his house is a square that seems to have something every day. Mostly food. Then there is a main street that seems to have a market set up most days of the week, but on Tuesdays it must stretch a kilometer on both sides of the street. They sell everything. I would say that food is near 70%.

[niyad]

1. WOW. Thank you so much for sharing.

[Old Crank]

5. No problem

PArt of this is for me. Takes time away from doom scrolling.
I also have to dig through the pictures I took over 6 days..... Glad it's not film.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. These are just wonderful, my dear Old Crank!

Love the colors, the varieties of things, the whole layout! There must be a sizable population to support such extensive markets.

[Old Crank]

4. Metro Lyon is over 1.5 million

The French and Italian outdoor market tradition is very strong.
Smaller villages usually have a half day.
The variety is amazing.

[iluvtennis]

9. I really like the Italian street markets - go to them when I visit my daughter in Italy every year. n/t

[Old Crank]

15. We have seen some nice markets in Italy

They do them well also.

[brush]

3. Thank you. The top one looks like a an imperssionist painting from another time.

Well done.

[Old Crank]

6. Thanks

We were blessed with light fog a couple of times. That really can add to the atmosphere.

[wendyb-NC]

7. Beautiful scene of a produce market in Lyon

Nice selection, colorful fruits, veggies, crisp alive greens. It looks like a happening place, and laid back, too. Every day a produce market?

That's so great. Here down south, USA, the farmers market in the town I live in is Saturdays, only, from mid April to mid September. Thank you for posting the pictures and info.

[Old Crank]

8. Not completely sure about every day

But there was one all six days we were there. I think they skip national holidays.

[surfered]

10. You are in gastronomy's epicenter!

European refrigerators are small and they can't store much in them, so shopping for food happens more often...almost daily. It's one of those Chicken or the Egg things. Do they shop everyday for produce because of the lack of storage or is the storage space small because they shop every day for produce? It's a mystery.

[erronis]

11. Personally I like going out daily (or almost daily) for my food.

It gets me out into the world (milieu) and I can choose what suits my shifting tastes - rather than buying for a couple of weeks and bulk cooking.

[CTyankee]

12. Me, too. I enjoy "visiting" food but my arthritic back fights me!

However, if I go three times a week for short periods I'm ok.

[Old Crank]

16. I was on Crete in the mid 70's

Their markets were really bustling on a Saturday. THe regular ones were open during hte week.
MAny peopel had little or no refigeration. ou could buy live chicken to take home to have later in the week.

[Xipe Totec]

13. If you're ever there, visit El Alebrije - Cuisine du Mexique

Highly recommend it. It belongs to one of my nieces who grew up in Mexico.

https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/auvergne-rhone-alpes/lyon/restaurant/alebrije

[Old Crank]

14. Pretty sure we will get back to Lyon

Our friend lives up in the Croix-Rousse area.
I'll stick this in as a favorite in Google maps.

Thanks