Maison Européenne de la Photographie
5-7 rue de Fourcy Paris 75004 Métro: Saint Paul
France’s national photography museum, with multiple temporary exhibits. Closed Mon and Tues.Agnès b.
2-4, 6, & 19 rue du Jour, 1st 6 & 10-12 rue du Vieux Colombier, 6th 13 rue de Marseille, 10th
A quintessential Parisian fashion brand for men, women and children, including accessories and leather goods.Assouline
35 rue Bonaparte Paris 75006
A lovely bookshop decorated like a private apartment, with polished parquet floors and comfy sofas for browsers, run by the Paris publisher of photography, art, fashion and design books, some of them beautiful coffee-table tomes wrapped in silk or packaged in Goyard trunks. The gift selection includes cashmere throws and scented candles, including one with the aroma of leather bindings and bookshelves.Jérôme Drefuss
4 rue Jacob Paris 6th 11 rue de l'Echaudé Paris 75006 Métro: Saint-Germain-des-Prés
French luxury handbags never go out of style, but for women who prefer a more individual statement, the bags here are fabulous, clever, versatile and durable. Dreyfuss knows what features women want in a bag, and his best-seller, the Billy, has expandable sides, a zip pocket for cell phones, inside compartments and two sets of straps to be worn in any possible configuration. The collection also includes wallets, sunglasses, leggings and cropped jackets in soft stretch leather. Menswear is located down the street at 1 rue Jacob (tel. 01.43.54.70.93) and a smaller boutique can be found at 127 Galerie de Valois (tel. 01.42.60.38.76).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.Longchamp
404 rue Saint Honoré Paris 75001
Handsome handbags, luggage and other luxury leather goods and accessories, including a top-selling canvas tote imprinted “Ceci est un IT BAG”.Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin
76 rue de Turenne, Paris 75003 Métro: St-Sébastien-Froissart
One of the city’s hottest contemporary galleries, showing works by Sophie Calle, Maurizioo Cattelan, Wim Delvoye, Takashi Murakami and Jean-Michel Othoniel.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.La Maison des Trois Thés
1 rue Saint Médard Paris 75005
A chic architect-designed boutique and tea shop run by Chinese tea master Madame Yu Hui Tseng. Very expensive, often rare teas for the tasting.Brimo de Laroussilhe
7 quai Voltaire, Paris 75007 Métro: Rue du Bac
A gallery founded in 1908, specializing in medieval and Renaissance furnishings including sculpture, paintings, tapestries and objets d’art.Salons du Palais Royal Shiseido
Palais Royal, 142 galerie de Valois 25 rue de Valois Paris 75001
Intoxicating fragrances and luxury cosmetics by master perfumer Serge Lutens, in an enchanting Palais Royal boutique.La Grande Epicerie
38 rue de Sèvres Paris 75007
Paris’s answer to the famous food halls of Harrod’s in London, in the annex of Le Bon Marché department store, a vast space filled with splendid victuals from all over the world, along with fresh fruit, vegetables, meat, fish and a bakery.