A shop sign from 1592 now on a wall above a shop front in the market on the Rue Mouffetard. .Rue Mouffetard is in the Fifth (cinquieme) arrondisement and the street is one of the oldest in Paris. A Roman road, it originally ran from the Roman Rive Gauche city all the way to Italy. Today, the market is famous for it's quality fresh produce and artisanal food shops.