Latin Quarter
Enchanting nooks and crannies overflow with new and secondhand English-language books. The original shop (12 rue l’Odéon, 6e; closed by the Nazis in 1941)…
Must-see shopping in Paris
Paris
Grande-dame department store Galeries Lafayette is spread across the main store (its magnificent neo-byzantine stained-glass dome dates from 1912), its…
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Paris
With some 3km of forest-green boxes lining the Seine – containing over 300,000 secondhand (and often out-of-print) books, rare magazines, postcards and…
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Montmartre & Northern Paris
Spanning nine hectares, this vast flea market was founded in 1870 and is said to be Europe’s largest. Over 2000 stalls are grouped into 15 marchés …
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Latin Quarter
Kids and kids-at-heart will adore this sugar-fuelled tour de France. The school-geography-themed boutique stocks rainbows of artisanal sweets from around…
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
A Fiat Cinquecento marks the entrance to this unique concept store, which donates all its profits to a children’s charity in Madagascar. Shop for fashion,…
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
The magnificent food hall of department store Le Bon Marché sells 30,000 rare and/or luxury gourmet products, including 60 different types of bread baked…
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
Built by Gustave Eiffel as Paris’ first department store in 1852, this is the epitome of style, with a superb concentration of men’s and women’s fashions,…
Paris
If you only get to one open-air street market in Paris, this one – stretching between the Bastille and Richard Lenoir metro stations – is among the very…
Marché aux Fleurs Reine Elizabeth II
Paris
Blooms have been sold at this quaint flower market since 1808, making it the oldest market of any kind in Paris. On Sunday, there's also a cacophonous…
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Montmartre & Northern Paris
As if fashionistas needed any confirmation that northern Paris' 'nouveau quartier' Clichy-Batignolles is the place to be: iconic fashion brand Sézane has…
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Living proof that Parisian fashionistas are increasingly green: every Saturday and Sunday huge queues snake outside this 2019-opened store, much-loved for…
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Paris
A favourite with chefs and locals, this chaotic street market's stalls are piled with fruit, vegetables and seasonal delicacies such as truffles. Behind…
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Montmartre & Northern Paris
On stall-filled foodie street rue Poncelet, heady fromagerie Alléosse has its own cheese-ripening caves (cellars) spanning 300 sq metres with four…
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Paris
Not only does this contemporary, creamy white-fronted fromagerie (cheese shop) run by young, dynamic, food-driven duo Didier Grosjean and Thibault…
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Montmartre & Northern Paris
Eco-conscious Parisian designer Anaïs Dautais Warmel takes unwanted fabric scraps from upholstery workshops and haute-couture fashion houses in Paris and…
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Montmartre & Northern Paris
Be whisked back in time to the elegance of belle époque Paris at this Montmartre shop specialising in perfume bottles. Gorgeous 19th-century atomisers,…
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Candles made from natural, biodegradable wax in Parisian scents such as Jardin du Luxembourg (with lilac and honey), Place des Vosges (rose and jasmine)…
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Montmartre & Northern Paris
Former financial-trader-turned-jeweller Arnaud Soulignac is the creative mastermind behind this tiny boutique specialising in stylish and unique homewares…
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Styled like a boutique, this contemporary fromagerie is a must-discover. Clément Brossault ditched a career in banking to become a fromager and his…
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Paris
Beautiful objects with une histoire (a story) is what this backstreet boutique is all about. Hand-woven items from West Africa pile next to silk and…
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Spanning four floors, this design emporium is a concept store for unique, handcrafted pieces by emerging and established French artists and designers…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Framed by glass-canopied wrought-iron girders, this gourmet emporium incorporates a covered-market-style, terrazzo-floored food hall filled with exquisite…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
At this brother-and-sister-run parfumerie near the Seine you can have bespoke scents made up in just 10 minutes. Or learn how to create fragrances…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Spanning three floors of a Haussmannian building is this part gallery, part concept store for men, part design showcase and part collaborator. It also…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
At the bright, whitewashed Left Bank boutique of Christophe Michalak – one of Paris' most inventive pastry chefs – colourful displays include Michalak's…
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
This stunning market benefitted to great effect from a refit in 2017. A food market has been here since 1486 and it became covered in the 1880s. Today's…
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Paris
Famous department store Le Printemps encompasses Le Printemps de la Mode, for women’s fashion; Le Printemps de la Beauté et Maison, for beauty and…
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Paris
Affordable French fashion label Sézane, founded by Parisian entrepreneur-designer Morgane Sézalory, has cult status in Paris. Its chic women's tops,…
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Montmartre & Northern Paris
One of Paris' best vinyl shops, Balades Sonores sprawls over two adjacent buildings. The ground floor of 1 av Trudaine stocks contemporary pop, rock,…
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
For the ultimate finishing touch, the men’s and women’s gloves at this boutique, which specialises solely in gloves, are the epitome of both style and…
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Paris
Over 400 different French designers come together under one roof at this light-filled concept store, which showcases rotating collections of men's and…
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Montmartre & Northern Paris
Ethical fashion for children aged up to 14 years forms the backbone of this trendy concept store, conceived by the eco-conscious Parisan dup behind vegan…
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Paris
Founded in 1840, beret maker Laulhère still supplies the French army with the iconic headwear. Handcrafted from soft, durable and water-resistant merino…
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Galeries Lafayette – Champs-Élysées
Paris
The 2019-opened Galeries Lafayette on the Champs-Élysées is located in one of the avenue's grandest art deco buildings (1931), with marble columns and…
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Montmartre & Northern Paris
White-on-white concept store O/HP/E ('Objets Homemade Pâtisserie Épicerie') stocks chic homewares – ceramics, textiles, light fittings, candles and…
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
Fronted by a midnight-blue façade, this magical boutique is solely devoted to the world of Le Petit Prince (the Little Prince), the golden-haired…
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St-Germain & Les Invalides
‘The Last Drop’ is the brainchild of Cuban-American sommelier Juan Sánchez, whose tiny wine shop is packed with exciting, mostly organic French vins de…
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Part art space, part lounge and part deconstructionist fashion statement, this shop is known for having the next big thing first. Two tons of wooden…
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Innovative, often out-there homewares by European designers fill these neighbouring boutiques: textiles (curtains, cushions etc), vases, mirrors,…
