Paris
In the rag trade since 1975, collector Didier Ludot sells the city’s finest couture creations of yesteryear, hosts exhibitions and has published a book…
Paris
In the rag trade since 1975, collector Didier Ludot sells the city’s finest couture creations of yesteryear, hosts exhibitions and has published a book…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
All pieces – fashion, homewares, jewellery, accessories – are designed and made in France in this charming boutique that started as an e-shop. A great…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Pick up a hoodie emblazoned with the black-and-white Pigalle logo from this leading Parisian menswear brand, created by designer and basketball player…
Paris
Founded by friends Hélène and Magali, So We Are specialises in hard-to-find French and European women's fashion labels. Look out for embroidered T-shirts…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
All of the quality items in this terrific little shop are made in France: jewellery, perfume, cards, tea towels, plates, posters, board games, pétanque…
Paris
It might be tiny but this charming shop stocks a trove of vintage homewares – globes, clocks, mirrors, vases, sculptures, lamps, light fittings and…
Paris
Ultragourmet food shops garland place de la Madeleine; many have in-house dining options. Notable names include truffle dealers La Maison de la Truffe;…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Beneath a giant crystal chandelier, Aux Merveilleux' cakes are as decadent and rebellious as the 18th-century Merveilleuse and Incroyables (brazen post…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Chocolate-making moulds cover the walls at this prize-winning chocolatier, which sells seasonal speciality creations (Easter eggs et al), pralines,…
Latin Quarter
Music might be more accessible than ever before in the digital age, but for many, digital recordings will never replace rummaging through racks for…
Latin Quarter
This outdoor store has colonised the Latin Quarter, with some two dozen different boutiques scattered around its original shop that opened on rue St…
Paris
This unusual space specialises in four-day sales of overstock from contemporary designers, such as Lancel, Claudie Pierlot, Tara Jarmon, Vanessa Bruno and…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
BHV (pronounced bay-ash-vay) is a vast, straightforward department store in Le Marais where you can buy everything from guidebooks on Paris to men's,…
Paris
If you like the bouquiniste stalls along the Seine, you'll adore this enormous secondhand and antiquarian book market adjacent to beautiful Parc Georges…
Paris
Wedged beneath quai de la Mégisserie in a stone archway, this little boutique is perfect for picking up Parisian gifts, such as children's colouring maps…
Latin Quarter
Established in Paris in 1986 by esteemed parfumeuse Patricia de Nicolaï, whose great-grandfather Pierre-François Pascal Guerlain founded Guerlain 150…
Mayette la Boutique de la Magie
Latin Quarter
One of a kind, this 1808-established magic shop is said to be the world’s oldest. Since 1991 it’s been in the hands of world-famous magic pro Dominique…
Paris
If you want to create the ‘Jardin du Luxembourg look’ in your own garden, head for Fermob. It makes French-park-style benches and folding chairs in a…
Paris
Located beneath the red-brick arches of the Promenade Plantée elevated park, the Viaduc des Arts' 1.5km-long line-up of traditional artisans and…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Shop for secondhand designer pieces of women's casual wear at this beautifully presented boutique. It has several other shops scattered along the same…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Independent English-language bookshop the Red Wheelbarrow, an institution in Le Marais from 2001 to 2012, delighted its customers when it reopened near…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
The most extraordinary cakes, far too beautiful to eat, are showcased beneath glass domes at this contemporary ‘patisserie of dreams’ founded by big-name…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Luxury gloves and hats, for men and women, are the keystone of this chic, haute-couture boutique across the street from the Le Bon Marché department store…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
For quality local gifts, browse the shelves of this tiny concept store stocking only made-in-France items. Designers include La Note Parisienne (scented…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
A stunning art deco swimming pool (originally belonging to neighbouring Hôtel Lutetia) now houses luxury label Hermès’ inaugural concept store. Retaining…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Cézanne and Picasso were among the artists who helped develop products for this venerable 1887-founded art supplier on the banks of the Seine, and it…
Paris
If Paris’ art galleries have inspired you, pick up paintbrushes, charcoals, pastels, sketchpads, watercolours, oils, acrylics, canvases and more at this…
Paris
The creations of chocolate artist and sculptor Patrick Roger are extraordinary – and often very large (80kg or so) – making a visit to this swish boutique…
Paris
The Carrousel du Louvre is a shopping centre containing over 30 shops (Apple, L'Occitane, Pylones) and a food court with more than a dozen eateries. It…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
Luxury vintage goods from just two labels – Chanel and Hermès – are stocked by Catherine B, whose constantly changing, worldwide-sourced collection at any…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
A celebration of grass-roots Afro-Parisian culture, contemporary urban fashion label Maison Château Rouge was launched in Paris in 2015 by Youssouf Fofana…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Handcrafted items in this little shop are the work of designers and artisans from the Île-de-France région encompassing Paris and its surrounds. The…
Latin Quarter
Album specialises in bandes dessinées (comic strips), which have an enormous following in France, with everything from Tintin and Babar to erotic comics…
Paris
Caviar, smoked salmon, Corsican honey, wild duck and geese, fresh and dried mushrooms, Berthillon ice cream and truffles in season are among the…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
On a street renowned for its fine paper and stationery boutiques, Mélodies Graphiques' soundtrack of classical music makes it an especially charming spot…
Latin Quarter
This chandeliered boutique – one of several in Paris – concentrates on one dessert, the marvellous merveilleux: meringue layered with whipped cream and…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
In the heady days of May 1968 amid Paris’ student uprisings, Sonia Rykiel opened her inaugural Left Bank boutique here, and went on to revolutionise…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Just off Canal St-Martin, this concept store is first choice for sustainable French-made fashion for men and women, and lifestyle objects for the home. It…
Paris
Part boutique, art gallery, cafe (serving coffee, tea, beer, wine and cocktails) and co-working space (where you pay by the hour or day), Upper spreads…
Paris
Jewellery designers Alex and Svet and guest designer Youlia create fantastical pieces using unexpected materials – thermoformed polished acrylic in every…
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