Attending Paris Halal Expo?

Central Paris is compact and very walkable, wrapped around the Seine. Under and over it runs one of the densest transit networks anywhere — the Métro (16 lines), five express RER lines (A-E) that also reach the airports and the suburbs, trams around the edge, and a thick bus network. The RER B is the line that matters most for an expo trip: it runs CDG airport → central Paris → Parc des Expositions (the Villepinte halls) on one ticket.

Île-de-France Mobilités has moved to the contactless Navigo card and the Navigo app — buy a Navigo Easy card (load single t+ tickets or a day pass) or use the Navigo Liberté+ pay-as-you-go; paper tickets are being phased out. A day/visitor pass is worth it if you're hopping around; for airport+Villepinte journeys check the fare covers the outer zones.

Use the official taxi ranks (stations de taxi) or a ride-app rather than flagging unmarked cars, especially at the airports where touts operate. Licensed Paris taxis have an illuminated roof sign and a meter; CDG and Orly to central Paris are charged at a regulated flat fare. Vélib' shared bikes are everywhere for short hops in the centre.

• North African (Maghrebi) restaurants — Barbès / La Goutte d'Or (18th), Belleville (19th-20th), the suburbs · widely halal — look for the 'halal' sign
• Middle Eastern & Turkish — citywide, concentrated 10th-11th and Belleville · commonly halal — confirm at the counter
• Grande Mosquée de Paris restaurant & tea room — 5th arrondissement · halal
• West African & global halal — Château Rouge (18th), Château d'Eau (10th) · often halal — ask

Approximate (Muslim World League method) — confirm locally on the day.

1st-4th arrondissements

The world's most-visited museum, the Tuileries gardens and the Seine islands with Notre-Dame and Sainte-Chapelle are all walkable along the river in the historic core.

7th arrondissement

Paris's signature landmark; the Champ de Mars park and Trocadéro terraces opposite give the classic views and are free to enjoy.

18th arrondissement

The hilltop basilica and the artists' quarter, with sweeping views over the city — a short Métro ride from the centre and steps from the halal-rich Barbès area.

5th arrondissement

Worth visiting in its own right for the Moorish architecture, courtyard and tea room, beside the Jardin des Plantes botanical garden.

Check the programme on the official event page and map out the zones you want to walk.

This event is aimed at: Halal certification bodies, Food & beverage manufacturers, Foodservice & HORECA buyers, Cosmetics & personal-care brands, Beauty retailers & pharmacies, Modest-fashion brands & designers.