Sloping gently down from the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, Rue Mouffetard (one of the oldest streets in the capital) boasts a dense and picturesque shopping scene. Countless restaurants and cafés rub shoulders with butchers, greengrocers, fishmongers, cheesemongers and bakeries all along this long (650 metres) yet narrow (7 metres) cobbled street. Very popular with students, the Mouffetard district is all the more lively in the evening, especially on the Place de la Contrescarpe, where it's sacrilege not to stop for a coffee on the terrace in front of the fountain!
