Serge Amoruso
37 avenue Daumesnil Paris 75012
Former Hermès designer and craftsman Serge Amoruso custom-makes handbags, suitcases, briefcases, wallets, watchbands and other luxury leather goods in rare and exotic skins and colors.Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
11 ave du Président Wilson Paris 16th Métro: Alma-Marceau or Iéna; RER Pont de l'Alma
The city’s modern and contemporary art museum, with a permanent collection ranging from the early 20th century to the present day. Closed Mon.Galerie J. Kugel
25 quai Anatole France Paris 75007 Métro: Assemblée Nationale
Museum-quality medieval to 19th-century antiques of all kinds, from furniture and sculpture to jewelry and scientific instruments, displayed in a spectacular 19th-century Left Bank mansion run by fifth-generation dealers Nicolas and Alexis Kugel.Pierre Hermé
72 rue de Bonaparte, 6th; 185 rue de Vaugirard, 15th
A pâtissier with a passion for chocolate, Hermé creates pastries with incredible flavor combinations—like passionfruit macarons with milk chocolate filling—as well as amazing filled chocolates including the Makassar, a frothy mousse of salted, buttery caramel coated in dark chocolate. His “collections” vary with the seasons.Musée du Quai Branly
37 Quai Branly Paris 75007 Métro: Alma-Marceau.
In a colorful and dramatic new building designed by architect Jean Nouvel, set into gardens facing the Seine, a new museum devoted to the tribal arts of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas. Closed Mon.Jean-Paul Hévin
231 rue Saint Honoré Paris 75001 Métro: Concorde/Tuileries 3 rue Vavin Paris 75006 Métro: Vavin 23 bis avenue de la Motte Picquet Paris 75007 Métro: Ecole Militaire
Jean-Paul Hévin has been wowing chocophiles since he opened his first shop on the Ave de La Motte Picquet in 1988. Since then he's added two others, and at all of them you’ll find some of the city's finest chocolate—Hévin is a fanatic for the quality of his ingredients—transformed into some of the most imaginative shapes in town. The upper level of the rue Saint Honoré shop is a bar à chocolat, serving unusual chocolate treats at different times of day, including a chocolate cocktail.Arty Dandy
1 rue de Furstemberg Paris 75006 Métro: Mabillon
An impossibly chic gallery boutique that mixes fashion with art books, housewares, jewelry, small leather goods, sunglasses, perfumes and fine art. As in a gallery, the inventory changes constantly—clothing according to season and everything else according to whatever owner Axel Teinturier finds interesting and clever: eye-catching ornaments for the home, plush designer rugs, classic merino sweaters for men and ostrich-leather handbags for women.Musée de la Publicité
107 rue de Rivoli Paris 75001 Métro: Palais Royal.
A museum of advertising and poster art, part of the semi-private Les Arts Décoratifs museum group. Closed Mon.Bastien de Almeida
46 rue La Condamine Paris 17th
In Paris's Batignolles trendy district, a shop carrying stunning American vintage fashion as well as specialized books and DVDs. It even offers sewing classes. Closed Sun-Mon.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).Galerie Downtown
33 rue de Seine, Paris 75006 Métro: Odéon
François Laffanour specializes in 20th-century European and American furniture and decorative arts, including works by Charlotte Perriand and Le Corbusier.Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais
3 ave Général Eisenhower Paris 75008 Métro: Champs-Elysées-Clemenceau
National galleries for major temporary exhibits, installed in the wings of the glass-roofed “palace” built for the 1900 World’s Fair. Closed Tues.