Bonton Bazar

This ode to childhood is an old-fashioned delight. It sells a mix of toys, kids’ chopsticks (handy for families dining out a lot in Paris), kitchen and bathroom wares (polka-dotted cutlery, black rubber ducks with fishing rods), bedroom decorations, pedal-powered metal cars and so on. Quaint, retro fashion of the same timeless ilk for babies (from 12 months on) and kids respectively is the focus of nearby Bébé Bonton ([tel] 01 44 39 12 01; 82 rue de Grenelle, 7e; [metro] Rue du Bac)and Grenelle Bonton ([tel] 01 44 39 20 01; 82 rue de Grenelle, 7e; [metro] Rue du Bac). In 2010 the St-Germain reference jumped the river to open Grand Bonton ([tel] 01 42 72 34 69; www.bonton.fr; 5 bd des Filles-du-Calvaire, 3e; [hrs] 10am-7pm Mon-Sat), its 800-sq-m concept store on the Right Bank.