Shopping in Paris

African. La Goutte d'Or. Exciting shops, restaurants and fragrances.

 

All in the same location. Champs Elysées. Large chains, luxury, young fashion. On Paris’ showpiece avenue you will find everything.

 

The luxury route. Rue St Honoré, Rue Fauborg St. Honoré, cross Champs Elysées and finish with Avenue Matignon. Probably the most luxurious in the world.

 

Cosy. The Marais district- small, exciting shops coupled with sweet cafés in a nice environment.

Le Bon Marché. Paris’ oldest and most well known department store. 24 rue de Sèvres. Metro: Sèvres Babylone.

 

Les Galeries Lafayettes. Large department store chain with wide ranges for both men and women. 40 Boulevard Haussmann. Metro: Chausée d´Antin.

 

Printemps. Lots of major well known brands. Good interior design department. 64 Boulevard Haussmann. Metro: Havre-Caumartin.

 

Tati. A good place for bargain finds. Sharpen your elbows! 4 boulevard Rochechouart. Metro: Barbes-Rochechouart. Or 106 rue du Faubourg du Temple, metro: Belleville.

Chanel. 21 Rue Faubourg Saint Honoré.

 

Christian Dior. 46 Rue Faubourg Saint Honoré.

 

Hermès. 24 Rue Faubourg Saint Honoré.

 

Luis Vuitton. 101 Avenue des Champs Elysees.

 

Yves Saint Laurent. 9 rue Grenelle.

 

Ralph Lauren. Place de la Madeleine.

Agnès B. Always pure style. Always classic from the start. On Rue du Jour you’ll find clothes for men, women and children. Metro: Les Halles.

 

Colette. The latest shoes, clothes, jewellery and more. 213 rue St-Honoré. Metro: Tuilieries.

 

Du Pareil au Même. Sweet and cute - latest fashion clothing for children. Various locations across the city.

 

17 par Carole de Bona. Showroom for young designers. 17 rue de Sèvres. Metro: Sèvres-Babylon.

 

Nim. Newly made vintage jeans from Levis and others. 16 rue du Bourg-Tibourg. Metro: Hôtel de Ville.

 

Rue Alesia. Cacharel, Sonya Rykiel and more on sale here. Last season’s fashions at reduced prices. Metro: Alesia.

Chercheminippes. High potential to find what you want. 124 Rue Cherche Midi. Metro: Falguière.

 

Didier Ludot. Classic finds with many 50s-style clothes. Can be pricey. 24 Jardin du Palais-Royal. Metro: Palais-Royal.

 

J'y troque. Prada, DKNY, Helmut Lang. 7 rue Villedo. Metro: Pyramides or Palais-Royal.

 

Kiliwatch. New and second-hand street fashion. 64 Rue Tiquetonne. Metro: Etienne Marcel.

Muji. Japanese minimalism with odds and ends you did not know you needed, everything from the kitchen to the office. 26 rue Saint Sulpice. A shop diagonally across the street! Metro: Saint Sulpice.

 

Conran Shop. English cookery chop that conquered Paris. Locations include 30 Boulevard des Capucines. Metro: Madeleine.

Marché aux Fleurs. Beautiful flower market on the edge of the Seine. Also birds at weekends. Place Louis-Lepine.

 

Marché des Enfants Rouges. Oldest local market in the city. Fruit and flowers. 39 rue des Bretagne. Metro: Temple.

 

Rue Mouffetard. Food and flower market lined with fun and amusing shops. Metro: Place Monge.

Bouquinistes. Book sellers along the embankments of the Seine, especially in the area around Nôtre Dame, give Paris a Bohemian feel. Quai de Montbello.

Porte de Vanves. Smaller market offering clothes, odds and ends, knick-knacks and furniture – great chance of some good finds. Metro: Porte de Vanves.

 

Saint Ouen/Clignancourt. Over seven hectares, flea market on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays. Metro: Porte de Clignancourt.

If you come to Paris in January and in the middle of summer (and sometimes on other occasions too) prices are at their lowest. Keep your eyes peeled for the word “Soldes” which is the French for “sale”.

Barthèlemy. One of the best cheese shops in Paris. 51 rue Grenelle. Metro: Rue du Bac.

 

Fauchon. Luxury shop with delicacies from the whole of France - and the whole world. 26 Place de la Madeleine. Metro: Madeleine.

 

Maison du Chocolat. Luxurious and prestigious chocolate shop with a high cocoa content. 8 Boulevard de la Madeleine. Metro: Madeleine.

 

Nicolas. Wine shop where customers are also given the chance to sample the wine with food. 31 Place de la Madeleine. Metro: Madeleine.

 

Pierre Hermé. One of the best cake shops in the world.72 rue de Bonaparte. Metro: St German des-Prés.

 

Dehillerin. This is where the restaurant pros buy their cooking accessories. 18 rue Coquillière. Metro: Les Halles.