Yves Gastou
12 rue Bonaparte, Paris 75006 Métro: St. Germain des Prés
20th-century furniture and decorative arts from the 1940s to the 1970s in a gallery designed by Ettore Sottsass, with works by Sottsass, Arad, André Arbus, Jacques Adnet, Pierre Cardin, Joe Colombo, Gabriella Crespi and Michel Boyer.La Belle Hortense
31 rue Vieille-du-Temple Paris 75004
An unusual bookstore-and-bar selling paperback and hardback books, literary magazines and reasonably priced wines, to be taken home or sipped on the spot in earnest discussion with the philosophically-minded regulars.Eurolingua Institute: Study Abroad Programmes
The Eurolingua One-to-One French language homestay immersions are available year round in some of France’s most beautiful locations.Fragonard
39 blvd des Capucines, 2nd; 196 blvd St Germain, 7th; 51 rue des Francs Bourgeois, 4th, and others
The famed perfume house based in Grasse, in Provence, has a handful of Paris shops offering not just dozens of fragrances, scented candles, cosmetics and soaps, but also great gifts, exquisite embroidered linens, jewelry and accessories. There’s a perfume museum at the Capucines address.Caviar Kaspa
17 Place de la Madeleine Paris 75008
Rival of another caviar boutique in Place de la Madeleine, Café Prunier.India Mahdavi
3 rue Las Cases Paris 75007 Métro: Solférino
A showcase for the sophisticated furniture, lamps and accessories of star architect and designer India Mahdavi.A.P.C.
38 rue Madame, 8th 112 rue Vieille du Temple, 3rd 12 rue d'Alger, 1st
Cool and casual unisex fashion for young hipsters—dark denims, cords, tee shirts, knits—an international label launched in 1988 by French designer Jean Touitou.Crèmerie Quatrehomme
62 rue de Sèvres Paris 75007
Marie and Alain Quatrehomme stock about 200 perfectly-ripened cheeses in their bright and busy Left Bank shop, where the staff is particularly friendly and helpful.Comptoir de l’Homme
5-7 rue de Tournon Paris 75006
Cosmetics, fragrances, grooming and skin care products for men.Petit Bateau
116 ave des Champs-Elysées Paris 75008
Simple, classic and reasonably priced children’s clothing.L’Ours du Marais
9 Rue Alasseur Paris 75015
A shop entirely devoted to teddy bears, dressed up in every conceivable fashion, including full Napoleon regalia.Musée d’Art et d’Histoire du Judaisme
Hôtel de Saint-Aignan 71 rue du Temple Paris 75003 Métro: Hôtel de Ville
A beautifully renovated 17th-century private mansion in the Marais district, converted into a museum of Jewish art and history. Closed Sat.