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…

  • Flower stall at Marche aux Fleurs (Flower Market).

    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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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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