Bernard Steinitz
77, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré Paris 75008
Founded in 1968 by Bernard Steinitz, who now works together with his son Benjamin, one of the city’s best known galleries for top-level 17th- and 18th-century furniture and objets d’art, including exceptional carved wood panelling.Gabrielle Laroche
12 rue de Beaune Paris 75007 also at 25 rue de Lille Paris 75007 Métro: Rue du Bac
Paintings, sculpture and woodcuts from the Middle Ages, Renaissance and 17th century.Le Marchand d’Etoiles
4 rue du Pont aux Choux Paris 75003
The Star Merchant is the French equivalent of the Sandman, and the shop specializes in children’s nightwear—velour pajamas, angel-winged nightgowns, gold-dotted and star-studded boxer shorts.Chocolaterie Jacques Genin
133 rue de Turenne Paris 75003
The city’s newest temple to chocolate, an elegant, two-level shop in the Marais, filled with such delights as Szechuan pepper ganache, éclairs au chocolat and mango-passionfruit caramels. There’s also a tea salon and upstairs glass-walled workshop where you can watch the chocolatiers in action.Les Crapoussines
39 rue Brochant Paris 17th
In the trendy Canal Saint Martin district, a shop where owner Anne Beaurain makes gorgeous hats, handbags, scarves and jewelry. This is the place for finding superb gifts, or for just spoiling yourself. Closed Sun-Mon.