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Other famous people buried here include Jim Morrison, Molière, Oscar Wilde, and Marcel Proust. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54b86639e4b0c2c1fae1b534/1443050533450-3O4LCDZNFCZZLWS9ODT9/image-asset.jpeg Blog - A few Parisian details Le Marché des Enfants Rouges is a market located in the Marais and serves Moroccan, Italian, French, and Lebanese foods. The shawarma from the Lebanese stall was made with arugula (known here as roquette, or rocket salad). 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