Must-see shopping in Paris

  • Shakespeare and Co bookshop.

    Shakespeare & Company

    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)…

  • Galeries Lafayette Department Store

    Galeries Lafayette

    Paris

    Grande-dame department store Galeries Lafayette is spread across the main store (its magnificent neo-byzantine stained-glass dome dates from 1912), its…

  • Bouquinistes

    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…

  • Marché aux Puces de St-Ouen

    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 …

  • Le Bonbon au Palais

    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…

  • Merci

    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,…

  • La Grande Épicerie de Paris

    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…

  • Le Bon Marché

    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,…

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    Marché Bastille

    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…

  • Sézane

    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…

  • Veja

    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…

  • Marché d’Aligre

    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…

  • Fromagerie Alléosse

    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…

  • 38 Saint Louis

    Paris

    Not only does this contemporary, creamy white-fronted fromagerie (cheese shop) run by young, dynamic, food-driven duo Didier Grosjean and Thibault…

  • Les Récupérables

    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…

  • Belle de Jour

    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,…

  • Kerzon

    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)…

  • Thanks

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    Former financial-trader-turned-jeweller Arnaud Soulignac is the creative mastermind behind this tiny boutique specialising in stylish and unique homewares…

  • Fromagerie Goncourt

    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…

  • Storie

    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…

  • Empreintes

    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…

  • exterior, La Maison Plisson.

    Maison Plisson

    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…

  • Candora exterior (façade)

    Candora

    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…

  • interior (window), Mayaro.

    Mayaro

    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…

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    Pâtisserie Michalak

    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…

  • Marché St-Germain

    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…

  • Le Printemps

    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…

  • Sézane

    Paris

    Affordable French fashion label Sézane, founded by Parisian entrepreneur-designer Morgane Sézalory, has cult status in Paris. Its chic women's tops,…

  • Balades Sonores

    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,…

  • JB Guanti

    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…

  • L'Exception

    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…

  • Centre Commercial Kids

    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…

  • Laulhère

    Paris

    Founded in 1840, beret maker Laulhère still supplies the French army with the iconic headwear. Handcrafted from soft, durable and water-resistant merino…

  • O/HP/E

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    White-on-white concept store O/HP/E ('Objets Homemade Pâtisserie Épicerie') stocks chic homewares – ceramics, textiles, light fittings, candles and…

  • Le Petit Prince

    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…

  • La Dernière Goutte

    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…

  • L’Éclaireur

    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…

  • Fleux

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    Innovative, often out-there homewares by European designers fill these neighbouring boutiques: textiles (curtains, cushions etc), vases, mirrors,…

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