City guide · Île-de-France
Best Sausage and Peppers in Paris
Where is the best sausage and peppers in Paris?
Paris cooks the dish with more butter and less char. The best sausage and peppers in the city comes from the Italian traiteurs around the Marché des Enfants Rouges and the rue Montorgueil butchers who make fennel sausage to order.
Locals ask for it as saucisse italienne aux poivrons Paris (French).
| City | Paris, Île-de-France, France |
|---|---|
| Ask for it as | saucisse italienne aux poivrons Paris (French) |
| Top 100 spots here | 1 |
| Best time to go | September and October, when French peppers are at their best and cheapest. |
| Local rule | Butter is not a mistake here, it is the local dialect. Let them do it their way. |
France has its own sausage tradition, so Italian salsiccia in Paris comes from specialist traiteurs rather than every corner shop.
The Parisian version softens the peppers in butter and oil rather than blistering them, which makes the dish sweeter and gentler than the Naples original.
Paris on Larry’s Top 100
| Rank | Where | Order this | Larry’s note |
|---|---|---|---|
| #86 | Marché des Enfants Rouges | Saucisse italienne aux poivrons | Paris does the version with more butter. |
Menus, feast dates and opening hours change. Call ahead before you travel.
How to order it in Paris
- Saucisse italienne aux poivrons from an Italian traiteur, hot, with baguette.
- Ask for saucisse italienne, not saucisse de Toulouse — the Toulouse sausage is excellent but it is a different dish.
- A Côtes du Rhône rather than a Bordeaux.
The local rule: Butter is not a mistake here, it is the local dialect. Let them do it their way.
Best time to go: September and October, when French peppers are at their best and cheapest.
Questions people ask about Paris
How do you say sausage and peppers in French?
Saucisse italienne aux poivrons. Ask specifically for saucisse italienne so you do not get saucisse de Toulouse.
Where do you buy Italian sausage in Paris?
Italian traiteurs and delicatessens — the ones around the Marché des Enfants Rouges and rue Montorgueil are the reliable starting points.
Make it at home instead
You do not need a plane ticket. Larry’s own version takes about forty minutes in a cast-iron pan.
Sausage and peppers in other cities
Further afield
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