Passage Verdeau, Covered passage in the 9th arrondissement, Paris, France

Passage Verdeau is a covered walkway in Paris's 9th arrondissement lined with wooden shopfronts displaying antiques, art galleries, and specialized stores beneath a glass roof. The narrow corridor stretches about 75 meters and retains its original architecture with period details that reflect its age and purpose.

Built in 1846 by the Société du passage Jouffroy, the passage was designed as the continuation of the Passage des Panoramas and Passage Jouffroy. Lacking a direct entrance on the Grands Boulevards, it long remained in the shadow of its neighbours. The proximity of the Hôtel Drouot auction house later drew antique dealers and booksellers, and a photography shop has operated here since 1901.

The passage's name honours Jean-Baptiste Ossian Verdeau, a shareholder of the Société du passage Jouffroy who also invented a linen-rental system for hotels and furnished lodgings. Since the opening of the Hôtel Drouot auction house nearby, antiquarian booksellers and dealers in old postcards have clustered here, and a photographic shop has traded in the gallery since 1901.

The passage runs between 6 rue de la Grange-Batelière and 31 bis rue du Faubourg-Montmartre, so it works as a shortcut between the two. It is the third link after the passages des Panoramas and Jouffroy: cross the street at each end and you enter the next gallery. Métro Grands Boulevards is the nearest station.

The passage's name honours Jean-Baptiste Ossian Verdeau, a shareholder of the Société du passage Jouffroy who also devised the linen-rental system used by hotels and furnished lodgings. A photography shop has traded here since 1901, one of the passage's longest-running businesses.