If you read about Les Halles in Le Ventre de Paris (1873) by Emile Zola you would know of the place…read morewhere fresh food was wholesaled. Perhaps I was crazy to imagine a spectacular view of halls after halls of the fresh seafoods, meats or poultrys. It inspired me so much it sent us on a roadtrip from Belgium at 11 PM, we were running behind for Rungis that opened from 1-5 AM. We reached Rungis Marche International a city on its own at 2 AM. The market was just slowing awakening and alive with fresh food. We drove around these enormous buildings the size of convention centers, it was so confusing we had to consult the site map. The halls opened in cascading fashion 1 hall per hour we were told by the Chefs the seafood hall would open first. When we arrived I was literally speechless at the sheer number of wholesalers proudly displaying their seafood: fresh boxes of sea urchins, scallops on shells, trouts so fresh they were shining and live shrimps still jumping. At the poultry and game hall, fresh chickens/squab/ ducks/ pheasants/ rabbits/ were displayed. The poultry all cleaned except retaining the head and feather around the neck to show its freshness. The cases of foie gras, pates and charcuterie were just mouth wateringly attractive. We ventured into the Triperie where the organs, trotters and other stuff were sold. It was quite amazing to see the standard of hygiene and lack of foul smell you would imagine from a place as such. The same was for the meat hall it was clean and odorless - I never saw more beef, lamb or pork in my life!! I was glad to have made this trip.

I sat here for awhile on a layover from New York to Bologna. I found this little cafe in Terminal…read moreWest near the security for Iberia. I had a cafe macchiato with milk and a chocolate croissant because they were out of regular croissants. I'm not a huge fan of chocolate but it was really delicious as well as the coffee. They also had prepped meals that are prepared with recipes from renowned chefs. I wasn't hungry enough to try one but they looked pretty good with healthy ingredients! This is a good place to pass the time while waiting to check in for a flight.

Solid prices, gourmet almost whimsical food combinations at times. And the food quality is very…read moremuch proportional to prices. The only legitimate place to eat at Orly for a proper sit down meal. It is my go to restaurant when I fly through this airport