‘Paris Shopping’
Culinary gadgets, pots and pans, fine china, bistroware. You can ship home to the U.S., or buy a cheap suitcase at a flea market and check it, full of your booty. LG
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A. Simon
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48-52 Avenue Montmartre
Paris, France 75002
Tel: 01 42 33 72 65
website: www.simon-a.com
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From Friday to Sunday on most weekends, 50 dealers offer wares in the heart of Versailles. You get there via RER C train and get off at Versailles Rive Gauche. It's a short walk from the train station. Bargains and rarities both. LG
Antiquaires de la Geole-Versailles
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Rues du Bailage, Rameau, ...
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Calling all shoe maniacs! Expensive, worn by celebrities and irresistibly designed. Christian Louboutin is located in one of Paris's beautiful enclosed shopping passages. LG
Christian Louboutin
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19 rue Jean Jacques Rousseau
Paris, France 75001
Tel: 01 42 36 05 31
Metro: Les Halles
website: www.christianlouboutin.com
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Sportswear, streetwear with cutting edge designs, thumping music, a real fashion concept store. Open till 9 p.m. on Thursdays and every day of the week till 8 p.m. LG
Citradium
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50-56 rue Caumartin
Paris, France 75009
tel: 01 55 31 74 00
Metro: Havre-Caumartin
website: www.citadium.com
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I guess you can say Colette is a state of mind, a boutique of French pop culture. They sell t-shirts, bottled water, lunch, perfume, fashion and dance mixes. They say of themselves "art meets streetwear." The three level shop is at 213 rue Saint Honore.
Colette
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213 ...
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Very fine linens, embroidery, children's clothing, table goods and even lingerie. Definitely in the "if you have to ask you can't afford it" category. Since the 1920's. Also in the Bon Marche and Printemps department stores. LG
D. Porthault
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50 Ave Montaigne
Paris, France, 75008
Tel: 01 47 20 75 25
website: www.dporthault.fr
Metro: Franklin ...
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The best of French wines can be bought here, plus wine tasting can be arranged. It's serious tasting, so you must reserve and it generally costs 40 euros. They do special prices around Bastille Day. LG
De Vinis Illustribus
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48 rue de la Montagne Ste Geneviève
Paris, France 75005
Tel: 01 43 29 ...
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Ultimate scented candles. Actually a 20th century shop, not one of those which goes back to the 1800's. A really lovely gift to bring back, as the French are known for creating pure scents. They are also in the Printemps department store, Haussmann entrance, as well as in London ...
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French style is extended to the clothes you wear that few people see . This a chain store with ten locations in Paris and many more around the world. The biggest Paris store is in Montparnasse; the most convenient is probably at Les Halles, the mondo shopping mall near the ...
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Perfume and Paris are synonymous. This legendary product line recently opened a flagship shop at St. Honore. The brand has expanded from perfume to shawls, candles, home accessories and more. Their perfume museum is at Rue Scribe. LG
Fragonard
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203 rue St. Honore
Paris, France, 75001
Tel: 01 47 03 07 07
website: www.fragonard.com
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Every Friday at 3 p.m., this landmark fashion emporium has a live fashion show. It's absolutely free. Inside the department store is a well-known restaurant specializing in vegetarian cuisine, not to mention 6 other restaurants, including sushi, casual kid dining, a bar and a tea shop. ...
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Hand-painted Brittany pottery, so-called "faience". Since 1690, family-owned, with gifts and items at every price point. Kitsch to some, must-haves to others. LG
HB Henriot
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84 rue Saint Martin
Paris, France 75010
Tel: 01 42 71 93 03
website: www.henriotboutique.com
Metro: Hotel de Ville
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Beautiful handmade soaps are a French specialty going back centuries. This maker has classic ingredients such as olive, lavender and rose, and unusual ones like grapefruit and cherry.
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La Compagnie de Provence - Savon de Marseilles
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16 Rue Vignon
Paris, France 75009
Tel 01 42 ...
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Imagine a 6000 bottle wine and spirit shop, with wine accessories, in the heart of Paris. Now add a lunch and tapas restaurant upstairs. Now go there! Check the website for thematic tastings. Not cheap, not always in English. LG
Lavinia
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3-5 Blvd de la Madeleine
Paris, ...
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"The last drop" in French; this is a store where you can get great advice, in English. Ask for a mixed case at a certain price point, and they won't disappoint you with their picks. They also have cognac, some champagne and hard-to-find plum brandy. Tastings on ...
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European cities are for walkers, be they visitors or residents. This store has a terrific array of walking shoes, boots and even golf shoes, not to mention casual/sports clothes. Prices are astonishingly high ($300 for casual shoes!) but the shoes are said to last literally forever. LG
Mephisto
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116 Avenue General ...
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All upmarket British products here for home, fashion and lifestyle. Since 1867. There are branches in Lyon and Toulouse. Open Mon-Sat until 7 p.m. LG
Old England
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12 Boulevard des Capucines
Paris, France 75009
Tel: 01 47 42 81 99
website: www.old-england.fr
Metro: Opera
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Ceiling by Chagall, commissioned by Napoleon III and built in a gorgeous neoclassical style, this can be visited from 10-4:30 every day of the week. In 1989, a second, modern opera house opened at the Bastille. Use the website if you want to buy tickets to a performance. There ...
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The other big department store in Paris. Inside you find beautiful fashion, home accessories, jewelry, cosmetics, and several restaurants and bars with price points for all budgets, some with amazing views of Paris. Download a coupon on the website before traveling to get 10 per cent off as a foreign ...
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English language books, magazines and a hangout for expats. There are author readings and book-signings at least once a week. LG
WH Smith
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248 rue de Rivoli
Paris, France 75001
Tel: 01 44 77 88 99
website: www.whsmith.fr
Metro: Concorde, rue Cambon
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Anyone for casual chic? The French do it well. There are many outlets for this brand worn by actresses and hipsters. When in Saint Germain, go to 3, rue du vieux Colombier 75006.
Zadig and Voltaire
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3, rue du vieux Colombier
Paris, France 75006.
Tel: 01 45 ...
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