Our next place of visit is the Grand Mosque of Paris. You’ll need to take the metro to Place Monge. April 2015
As you exit the stop via the escalator, to your right is the morning market and straight ahead is a pharmacy. Cross the street to the pharmacy, walk to the end of the block (about 5 shop lots or so) until you reach a junction. Turn left and upon crossing the street, you be able to notice the minaret of the mosque.
This area has a few halal restaurants if you care to walk around. There is a Moroccan restaurant at one corner of the mosque but is pack during lunch time. Be warned, the menu prices is a little steep.
The escalator exit from Place Monge metro stop. The morning market is to your right. The pharmacy is straight ahead.
The mosque minaret as seen from Rue du Puits de l’Ermite.
Frontage of the Grand Mosque.
One of the entrances into the prayer hall.
Entrance to the prayer hall from the courtyard.
Courtyard of the Grand Mosque.
Moroccan inspired fountain in the mosque courtyard.
The trees and shrubs in the courtyard.
The beautiful courtyard of the Grand Mosque, Paris.
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Route map from Place Monge to the Grand Mosque & The Grillades Cafe.
The Grillades Cafe as marked on the map above serves halal food. It was surprising to see a note on the glass in our national language – ‘Selamat Datang, Makanan Halal’ – Welcome, halal food.
The Grillades Cafe with a note in our national language, ‘Selamat Datang, Makanan Halal’.
The corner cafe of The Grillades.
