Must-see shopping in Bordeaux

  • Serendipity

    Bordeaux

    Romantic and youthful, this delightful 'cabinet de convivialité' inspires bags of instant feel-good factor. After several years in Paris, Claire…

  • Chocolaterie Saunion

    Bordeaux

    Follow local gourmets to this exquisite, oh-so-bourgeois chocolate shop, run by the same family since 1893. Fourth-generation chocolate-maker Thierry…

  • Blue Madone

    Bordeaux

    Vintage designer fashion for men and women is the mainstay of Mathilde Milande's exquisitely arranged boutique, peppered from head to toe with an…

  • Cave Briau

    Bordeaux

    Not only does the wine sold at this fantastically well-stocked cellar cover the whole range of prices (read: €2.50 to €5000 a bottle), bottles are also…

  • L’Intendant

    Bordeaux

    Welcome to what must be the grandest wine shop in the whole of France. A magnificent central staircase spiralling up five floors is surrounded by…

  • Do You Speak Français?

    Bordeaux

    Gaëlle and Maxime are the creative duo behind this inspiring concept store stocking fashionable tote bags, t-shirts, fashion accessories and homewares…

  • Bordeaux, Gironde Department, Aquitaine, France. Scene in Le Marche des Capucins the Capuchins market.

    Marché des Capucins

    Bordeaux

    A classic Bordeaux experience is a Saturday morning spent slurping oysters and white wine from a seafood stand in the city's legendary covered food market…

  • Chez Delphine

    Bordeaux

    An old-fashioned cherry-red bicycle with worn leather seat and wicker basket, casually propped up outside, beckons gourmets and romantics into this…

  • Baaam

    Bordeaux

    'Made in Bordeaux' and 'Made in France' is the essence of this small, beautifully arranged concept store selling lifestyle items, homewares, clothing,…

  • Mollat

    Bordeaux

    Queues to pay are a constant feature at this vast maze of a private bookshop, founded in 1896 and always packed with Bordelais browsing books in several…

  • Popins

    Bordeaux

    Only in Bordeaux, a city known for its rampant bicycle culture, could a shop come up with such an inspired invention: clip-on umbrella stands for bikes,…

  • Beillevaire

    Bordeaux

    This artisan fromager and crémier is a sheer delight for local foodies who shop here for boutique cheeses and creamy yellow butter hand-moulded in fat…

  • Fromagerie Deruelle

    Bordeaux

    Originally from Lyon, Elodie Deruelle is the female prowess behind this exceptional cheese shop and épicerie (grocery). The choice of artisan dairy…

  • Freep’Show Vintage

    Bordeaux

    Old vinyls plaster the walls, retro dial-up telephones provide a decorative touch and the opening hours are scrawled on a vintage TV set at this Pandora's…

  • Le 101

    Bordeaux

    The playful and oftentimes clever prints and posters incorporating letters and words by graphic designer Célestin Forestier make a beautiful souvenir-with…

  • Jean d’Alos

    Bordeaux

    This upmarket fromagerie and affineur (cheesemonger and ripener), open since 1983, stocks over 150 raw-milk and farm cheeses. Check the blackboard for the…

  • Galeries Lafayette

    Bordeaux

    Duck into the city's flagship department store, at home in an elegant Art Nouveau building from the 1900s, for a one-stop shop for women and children's…

  • Yvonne

    Bordeaux

    A lifestyle space dedicated to l'art de vivre (the art of living well) is the essence of this beautiful concept store and casual eatery in St-Michel. Its…

  • Au Comptoir Bordelaise

    Bordeaux

    Rev up taste buds in this gourmet boutique selling local and regional food and drink specialities. Be tempted by local cheese, canalés (sandcastle-shaped…

  • Archibald & Zoé

    Bordeaux

    Shop for prêt à porter fashion for women and children, shoes, accessories and homewares – all 100% made in France – in this stylish new concept store…

  • Brocante du Dimanche

    Bordeaux

    Sunday morning is the time to browse market stalls for antiques, vintage curiosities and a mind-boggling array of unexpected bric-a-brac on the adjoining…

  • Chocolaterie Cadiot-Badie

    Bordeaux

    Exquisite boxes of jellied fruits, chocolates and pralines tempt at this historic chocolaterie with an original interior of marble counters and gilded…

  • w.a.n.

    Bordeaux

    'Slow design' is the driver behind this Pandora's Box of a boutique, packed to the rafters with innovative design objects, homewares, clothing, knick…

  • Passage St-Michel

    Bordeaux

    Its claim to be an 'incubateur de tendances' (trend incubator) might be a tad exaggerated, but rummaging through the stalls of some 20 secondhand dealers…

  • Papa Pique et Maman Coud

    Bordeaux

    Beautifully crafted hair bands and bows, scarves, pencil cases, cosmetic bags, mini rucksacks etc – all in a rainbow of different floral and patterned…

  • Le Goût du Papier

    Bordeaux

    This concept store dedicated to all things paper – stationery, sculptures, books and toys – is wonderful to browse. Its weekend crafting workshops for…

  • Les Sisterettes

    Bordeaux

    Sisters Céline and Amandine are the creative 'sisterettes' behind this fashionable boutique specialising in women's clothes by French and local designers…

  • L’Atelier de Lutherie

    Bordeaux

    Watch master luther Simon Bour at work in his beautiful workshop, filled to bursting with violins, violas and other elegant string instruments in front of…

  • Oliv’Art

    Bordeaux

    'Agitateur des Papilles' ('tastebud agitator') is the strapline of this tempting boutique, an upmarket grocery specialising in olive oils and vinegars…

  • Le Tisanier d'Oc

    Bordeaux

    Herbs, spices, olive oils, essential oils, honey and carefully curated tisanes (herbal teas) are the speciality of this enchanting, old-fashioned shop…

  • Quai des Marques

    Bordeaux

    Along the waterfront four quayside hangars have been converted into a shopping mall. Some 30 different outlet stores are here, including many big-name…

  • Le Creuset

    Bordeaux

    Every self-respecting cook has a Le Creuset pot in their pantry. Shop for the hefty, cast-iron casseroles, pans and pots in every colour of the rainbow…

  • Les Dock des Épices

    Bordeaux

    For red Sauternes- or Syrah-flavoured rock salt, fleur de sel from Île de Ré and Bordeaux look no further than this incredible spice shop and upmarket…

  • Promenade Ste-Catherine

    Bordeaux

    Thirty-seven-odd independent boutiques, mainstream shops, cafes and restaurants stack up on two floors at this modern shopping complex arranged around a…

  • Deep End Records

    Bordeaux

    Be it punk, funk, soul, jazz or hardcore rock, track it down on vinyl at this old-timer record shop rammed to the rafters some 10,000 singles and LPs,…

  • L’Atelier

    Bordeaux

    Browse this attractive artisan-glass workshop and boutique for uniquely crafted mirrors, jewellery and objets deco (decorative objects) for the home.

  • Baillardran

    Bordeaux

    Canelés – a sandcastle-shaped, vanilla-infused fluted cake typical to Bordeaux – is the sweet speciality of this cake shop inside the Les Grands Hommes…

  • Village Notre Dame

    Bordeaux

    Browse stall after stall, laden with 17th- to 20th-century furniture and ornaments, tapestries and trinkets, paintings, household items and silverware at…

  • Les Grands Hommes

    Bordeaux

    This art-decor shopping mall, at home in a modern round glass-and-steel building with striking cupola, mirrors the original 1860 food market hall that was…

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