Ovale

 40, Bld Haussman, 75007 Paris 21, rue Marbeuf, 75008 Paris

Ultra-upmarket children’s clothing, mostly in subdued shades of ivory and beige, along with solid-silver rattles and gold jewelry for tiny tots. Well known for giant plush polar bears in the window displays.

Jamin Puech

 43 rue Madame Paris 6th

Handbag designers Benoît Jamin and Isabelle Puech opened their first boutique in 1996 after designing bags for Chanel, Balmain and Karl Lagerfeld, and their bags quickly became hallmarks for the bobo—bourgeois bohemian—fashion set. The designers’ fanciful limited-edition bags are handmade in leather, raffia or embroidered fabric, with meticulous detailing and decoration in all-natural materials—wood, seeds, horn, bone, shells and beads. They’re fun, colorful and practical.

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.

Mémorial de la Shoah

 17 rue Geoffroy l’Asnier Paris 75004 Métro: Saint Paul

A memorial and documentation center dedicated to the history of European Jews and the Holocaust, holding regular temporary exhibits. At the entrance is the Wall of Names, inscribed with the names of 76,000 deportees. Closed Sat.

Galerie De Jonckheere

 100 rue du Faubourg St-Honoré Paris 75008 Métro: Miromesnil

Georges and François De Jonckheere are the top specialists in museum-quality 16th-and 17th-century Dutch and Flemish Old Master paintings. The gallery also handles 18th-century Italian vedutisti.

Wowo

 5 rue Froissart Paris 75003

Quirky, retro-style clothes for kids and infants by American-born, long-time Parisienne Elisabeth Relin. Great bold graphic tee shirts with motifs ranging from snapping crocodiles to electric guitars.

Centre Pompidou

 Place Georges Pompidou Paris 75004 Métro: Châtelet

France’s national museum of modern and contemporary art, with works from the mid-20th century to the present day, in the once-controversial inside-out building by architects Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano. Closed Tues.

Georges & Co.

 138 quai de Jemmapes 75010 Paris

The lustrous shop on the boutique-lined rue du Bac is devoted to the highest-quality contemporary materials manufactured in France and Europe for correspondence, diary-keeping, calligraphy, announcements, invitations and anything else that involves writing by hand. There’s an “ink bar” with refillable bottles in a rainbow of colors, a section for deluxe leather goods—notebooks, diaries, agendas, address books—and a tempting array of pens, elegant paper and envelopes in various weights and colors.

n15 Concept Store

 15 pl du Marché Saint Honoré Paris 1st

This new concept store mixes outstanding vintage couture with the latest in prêt-à-porter and accessories, in a stunning two-story, sleekly modern boutique. Pristine vintage pieces from Yves St. Laurent, Gucci, Chanel and others blend with new separates from Paris-based designers such as Martin Grant and Lucien Pellat-Finet. Accessories include shoes, bags and jewelry.

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.

Printemps

 64 blvd Haussmann Paris 75009

With three buildings—Mode, Beauté/Maison and Homme—Printemps offers 27 floors of high-end fashion and home decor, including an entire floor of luxury accessories and a huge selection of beauty products and rare perfumes. As well as a 10 percent discount for individual foreign shoppers (register at the Welcome Service, ground floor, Mode building), Printemps also offers a unique concierge service, at a fee for French clients but free for foreign passport holders. Almost anything within reason can be arranged, from a chauffeured car to visit Versailles to a table at a top restaurant or tickets to the Paris Opéra.

Galerie d’Art St-Honoré

 69 rue du Faubourg St-Honoré Paris 75008 Métro: Miromesnil

Paintings from the 16th- to 18th-century Northern European School, mainly Flemish—including Brueghel, Cranach, and Jan Van Kessel.