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Les Halles

American  
[lay al] / leɪ ˈal /

noun

  1. (formerly) the large, central, wholesale food market area of Paris, France.


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Curfews were introduced across parts of central Paris, including Place de la République, where protesters had gathered over the weekend, and the Les Halles shopping area.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

But “Tony” isn’t a portrait of Bourdain as the venerated television host or the author of the bestselling 2000 book “Kitchen Confidential,” in the midst of his stint at Brasserie Les Halles in Manhattan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

I was hungry, though, so I headed to Les Halles, the stunning steel-and-glass-covered market built in the beginning of the 20th century.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2021

Police detained one suspect in the parking lot of the Les Halles shopping center in central Paris.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2021

As you stand at the end and look down towards Les Halles, you have a picturesque group, an assemblage of outlines scarcely to be equalled in the world.

From The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 2, February, 1891 by Charles W. Wood

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