Christofle
9 rue Royale Paris 75008
The renowned luxury silversmith, founded in 1830, offers a full range of tableware, decorative objects and jewelry, including collections by top designers including Gio Ponti, Martin Szekely, Ora Ito and Mathieu Lehanneur.École Suisse Internationale
10 rue des Messageries 75010 Paris France
Ecole Suisse Internationale – Paris – Programs starting from €270 per week (for 18 +) – Standard, intensive, Business French… – Cultural activities, housing from €192per weekMusée Jacquemart-André
158 blvd Haussmann Paris 75008 Métro: Miromesnil
The exquisitely decorated mansion of 19th-century magnate Edouard André and his wife Nélie Jacquemart, whose private collection of mostly 18th-century furniture and art also includes Italian Renaissance masterworks by Mantegna and Botticelli. Open daily.Artazart
83 quai de Valmy Paris 75010
Hypercool bookstore for magazines and coffee-table books devoted to fashion, art, photography, calligraphy and interior design.Patyka
5 place de la République Paris 75003
A luxurious range of 100 percent organic beauty products and perfumes in retro glass bottles and stylish packaging.Balenciaga
10 ave George V Paris 75008
If Nicolas Ghesquière's shining reputation for women's fashion weren't enough, the fashion house partnered with star Charlotte Gainsbourg in 2010 for the creation and marketing of their first new scent in over ten years.Henri Le Roux
1 rue de Bourbon-le-Château Paris 6th Métro: Mabillon
Henri Le Roux, whose original shop is in Quiberon in Brittany, is the originator of the caramel au beurre salé (salted butter caramel), a flavor that has captivated French pastry- and candy-makers. He also won the title of Best Chocolatier in France in 2003. His first Paris shop carries all things chocolate, along with caramels in many flavors, pâtes de fruits, and a tasting bar with espresso and hot chocolate.Brame & Lorenceau
68 blvd Malesherbes Paris 75008 Métro: St-Augustin
Created 30 yeas ago by a merger of two galleries founded in 1864, now specializing in 19th- and 20th-century paintings, drawings and sculpture, as well as modern and contemporary art, offering works by such artists as Degas, Caillebotte, Blanche, Daumier, Carolus-Duran, Fantin-Latour, Toulouse-Lautrec, Seurat, Sisley and Rodin.L’Artisan Parfumeur
2 rue de l’Amiral de Coligny Paris 75001
Founded in Paris in 1976, an independent perfumer whose fragrances are now sold worldwide. Good small gift items too.Crypte Archéologique du Parvis Notre-Dame
7 place Jean-Paul II Parvis Notre-Dame Paris 4th Métro: Cité, Saint Michel
Under the square in front of Notre Dame cathedral, the archeological remains of the ancient Gallo-Roman city, discovered during excavations between 1965 and 1977. Vestiges of streets and houses, with scale models showing the evolution of the city from the Roman era. Closed Mon.Alter Mundi
5 Boulevard du temple, Paris 75003 39 rue de Charonne, Paris 75011 135 rue Ordener, Paris 75018
A chain of fair-trade boutiques promoting ecologically friendly fashion, beauty products, home decor, ethnic jewelry, accessories and design items, from computer cases made from recycled posters and seatbelts to tagua-nut jewelry and Colombian black earthenware ceramics.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.