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When Arthur and Marie-Victoire Viot, barely in their thirties, left behind careers in law and engineering to become fishmongers, their parents were baffled. But the couple had a clear vision: to reinvent the craft from the scales up. At their stall inside the Marché Saint-Germain, Poissonnerie Viot brings a near-scientific rigor to freshness, delivering some of the best fish in Paris.
The most striking difference? There’s no crushed ice in sight. Instead, the catch is gutted and cleaned at dawn, then displayed in custom vitrines that maintain precise temperature and humidity — a system Arthur helped design. The result: gleaming turbot, red mullet, Cherbourg salmon, Bélon oysters, spider crab, langoustines. The sourcing is just as meticulous, favoring line-caught, ikéjimé-treated fish from small French boats in Brittany, Vendée, and Saint-Jean-de-Luz.
A few tables stretch along the stand for those who want to linger. You’ll find roasted whole fish with olive oil, red tuna gravlax, Marie-Victoire’s fish soup and tarama, as well as sashimi. Even the soy sauce is best-in-class. –Victoire Loup
→ Shop: Poissonnerie Viot (6th arr) • 4/6 rue Lobineau • Tue-Fri 8h-13h & 16h-20h, Sat 8h-20h, Sun 8h-13h.