Les Halles

[ ley al ]

noun

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

Example Sentences

In February, members of Ms. Lee’s brand marketing team crammed themselves into a conference room to discuss, among other topics, “The Marquee,” a handful of high-tech billboards with pithy messages that rotate weekly and appear in strategic locations around the world like Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, Times Square in New York and Les Halles in Paris.

From New York Times

In the park at Les Halles, I met Ibrahim Souaré next to his cargo tricycle.

From Slate

Following an early morning of hefting boxes and crates, these "strong men" of Les Halles needed something to sustain them for the rest of the day, and a soup of cheap caramelized onions, nourishing beef broth, and a bit of gooey melted cheese was just the ticket.

From Salon

For years, or maybe decades, Adams Morgan business owners and bar regulars have floated the idea of closing 18th Street to cars on weekends, turning the strip of eateries, music venues and taverns into some sort of combination of Les Halles and Bourbon Street.

From Washington Post

Francis Staub, the founder of the French cookware company that bears his name, has taken over what was Brasserie Les Halles on Park Avenue South, made famous as the springboard for the chef Anthony Bourdain, who died in 2018.

From New York Times