Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
The city’s oldest beaux arts (fine arts) company, in business since 1854, sells paper, pens, arts and crafts materials – everything imaginable, in fact,…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
The city’s oldest beaux arts (fine arts) company, in business since 1854, sells paper, pens, arts and crafts materials – everything imaginable, in fact,…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
This jewellery workshop and boutique was created by designer Marie Montaud; her creations are elegant in their simplicity, and are regularly featured in…
Latin Quarter
Buy fine food, accessories and Champagne from the vineyards of famed Michelin-starred restaurant La Tour d'Argent in their chic, gourmet boutique, a…
Paris
The finest French cheeses are tantalisingly displayed at this branch of fêted Fromagerie Laurent Dubois and can be vacuum-packed. Other shops in Paris…
Chocolaterie Joséphine Vannier
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Miniature piano keyboards, violins, chic ballerina slippers or a pair of jogging shoes…you name it, artisanal chocolatier Joséphine Vannier creates it out…
Toulouse
This button-cute péniche (river barge) sells everything from herbal tea to bath soaps scented with Toulouse’s trademark flower, the violet. It's moored…
Paris
A Parisian institution, Kiliwatch gets jam-packed with hip guys and gals rummaging through racks of new and used streetwear, along with vintage hats and…
Paris
Opposite Tour Montparnasse, this open-air street market teems with neighbourhood shoppers. There’s always a great range of cheeses, as well as stalls…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Founded in 1854, Paris’ first and arguably finest tea shop has more than 500 varieties of tea sourced from some 35 countries. On the same street there's a…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Art, design and history books and mags – many about Paris – are the mainstay of this trendy Marais store with a one-room gallery out back. The latest hip…
Lyon & the Rhône Valley
Part of Anne-Sophie Pic's gastronomic empire, this gourmet deli and wine shop is designed to tempt the devil in you. And it does. Stock up on jams,…
Paris
Almost 400 varieties of cheeses are stocked at this heady fromagerie (cheese shop) on foodie street rue Daguerre, along with other fresh dairy products …
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…
Nice
This well-stocked shop is a good place to find Bellet, a small-production AOC wine grown on the hillsides northwest of Nice. It's also where locals go to…
Pôle de Commerces et de Loisirs Confluence
Lyon
This vast complex of over 100 restaurants and shops (mostly outlets of major international companies) constitutes the commercial hub of Lyon's new…
The Pyrenees
Champion jam-maker Francis Miot makes wonderfully quirky sweets and handmade chocolates. There's also a tea salon here with tartines (open-faced…
St-Tropez
Run by local girl Delphine and her mother, this irresistible little shop sells delicious home-made chocolates, biscuits and sweet treats. The praline…
Paris
Founded in 1761, this is the original location of Paris' oldest chocolatier. Its beautiful belle époque shop (a listed historic monument) is as enchanting…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Framed posters and prints – many featuring the French capital or some aspect of that enviable Parisian lifestyle by top French graphic artists – are for…
Paris
‘The House of Truffles’, established in 1932, is the place for trying these fine fungi, with sauces, oils, vinegars, foie gras and more available. There’s…
Paris
Pick up handcrafted sourdough bread from this branch of one of Paris’ most famous bakeries, as well as its delicious punitions (crispy butter biscuits).
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Parisian label Maison Kitsuné displays its streetwise clothing for men and women in this glorious white space that evokes a Californian villa with its…
Paris
For the finest French butter, not to mention a swath of unusual seasonal French cheeses and other top-quality dairy products, make a pit stop at this…
Marché Biologique Place du Père Chaillet
Paris
Since its launch in late 2018, this marché biologique (organic market) has become a neighbourhood favourite for fresh, seasonal fruit, veggies and other…
Paris
A glass-and-steel façade opens onto a minimalist interior at this stylish gallery dedicated to Japanese art: think prints, paintings, pottery and ceramics…
Paris
As you might guess from the name, Music Fear Satan specialises in all genres of metal, along with indie rock and hardcore punk. It has its own record…
Paris
Originally a student of English literature, Paris-born designer Barbara Bui opened Kabuki in 1983 and currently has three boutiques in the capital,…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Fantasy-inspired necklaces, bracelets and other jewellery pieces are crafted from metal springs dipped in antique silver, bronze or copper at this hybrid…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Mohair, silk, llama, camel, yak and other natural, organic and ethical materials are hand-knitted into exquisite garments, almost too precious to wear, at…
The Jura Mountains
Not sure if you prefer your Comté young or aged for 16 months? Nibble before you buy at this helpful fruitière (cheese shop) by Poligny's tourist office.
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…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
‘Exquisite’ fails to describe the creations of one of Paris’ top pastry chefs, Tokyo-born Sadaharu Aoki. His gourmet works include boxes of 72 different…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
At this 'perfume bar', the 'barkeepers' guide you through a range of scents in glass flasks to help you discover your ideal fragrance from its range…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
At any one time, the discount outlet shop of design showcase L'Exception has 3000 pieces at up to 70% off from more than 400 French fashion and homewares…
Galeries Lafayette – Home & Gourmet
Paris
This five-floor Galeries Lafayette store near the main shop has homewares as well as a food emporium, Lafayette Gourmet.
Paris
The Printemps department store, carrying menswear. On the 7th and 8th floors, the gourmet section, Le Printemps du Goût, is dedicated to artisan French…
Galeries Lafayette – Men's Store
Paris
Spanning four floors of menswear and accessories, this department store's menswear shop is connected to the main store via walkways on the 2nd and 3rd…
Cannes
Artisan chocolatier Jean-Patrice Paci crafts perfectly formed rounds of Camembert cheese, ravioli squares, red roses, tool boxes and flower pots out of…
Paris
In this sticky, very sweet business since 1898, ‘the Honey House’ stocks more than 50 kinds of honey, with such flavours as Corsican chestnut flower,…
Paris
Proudly claiming to be the ‘first English bookshop established on the continent’, this ode to literature stocks French and English books and is a good…
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