Musée des Arts et Métiers
60 rue Réaumur Paris 75003 Métro: Arts et Métiers
Installed in a former medieval abbey, a marvelous presentation of more than 3,000 scientific and technological discoveries and inventions. Closed Mon.Pâtisserie des Rêves
93 rue du Bac Paris 75007
Philippe Conticini, the chef of the most buzzed-about pastry shop in town, claims to be on a mission to "reach people's souls through their taste buds."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.Maison de la Truffe
19 Place de la Madeleine Paris 75008
Has a superb tasting menu that offers tuber-based delicacies such as scallop carpaccio with Brumale truffles, and a shop for gourmet gifts including truffle-infused Armagnac.
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.Cinquième Sens
18 rue Monttessuy Paris 75007
Custom-made perfumes can be created in this perfumers’ workshop formerly reserved only for professionals.Musée de Montmartre
12 rue Cortot Paris 75018 Métro: Anvers
A small museum—installed in a charming garden house whose former tenants included Renoir, Dufy, Valadon and Utrillo—documenting the history of the hilltop village of Montmartre and its role in the artistic life of 19th-century Paris. 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.