Cire Trudon
78 rue de Seine Paris 75006
A venerable candle-making business that dates to 1643, formerly an official supplier to the French court, now updated by trendy entrepreneur Ramdane Touhami, with 12 new scented candles that have fashionistas flocking.
Forge de Laguiole
29 rue Boissy d'Anglas Paris 75008
Home of the humble shepherd's folding knife that has become a coveted and trendy accoutrement. Laguiole—pronounced la-yole—is the name of a small town in the Aveyron region of central France, and a generic name for a folding knife made in the vicinity. Whether the blade is stainless steel or high carbon, and the handle in horn, wood, ivory or the aluminum chosen by designer Philippe Starck for one luxury model, the knife made by Forges de Laguiole is a collector's dream.Michel Chaudun
149 rue de l’Université Paris 75007
A wonderful chocolate shop filled with traditional filled chocolates and trompe l’oeil creations including chocolate gargoyles. Specialties are the dark pastilles filled with crunchy bits of cocoa bean and the melt-in-your-mouth pavés, little cubes of cocoa-dusted ganache.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.Christian Liaigre
42 rue du Bac Paris 75007 Métro: Rue du Bac
Interior designer and decorator Liaigre's gallery and boutique offers his own handsome, contemporary classic furniture and decorative wares.Antoine & Lili
95 quai de Valmy; 87 rue de Seine; 17 rue du Jour Paris 75010; 75006; 75001
One of the first fashion hot spots along the Canal Saint Martin: three adjacent stores with crayon-colored facades—hot pink for womenswear, canary yellow for kitsch home decor, lime green for kids’ clothes, toys and gifts. Now branched out into Saint Germain des Prés and the old Les Halles areas.Alléosse
13 rue Poncelet Paris 75017
One of the city’s prettiest cheese shops, this family-owned operation on a busy market street, with separate aging cellars, offers a wide selection and a helpful staff.
Centre Commercial
2 rue de Marseille Paris 75010 Métro Bonsergent
Near the Canal Saint Martin, a shop dedicated to fair trade, the organic and the environmentally friendly, with Danish fishermen's sweaters, Aveyronnais shepherd's leather bags, Veja sneakers made from ecological cotton and Amazonian rubber from Brazil. It's all bobo chic, contemporary and timeless.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."Musée Picasso
5 rue de Thorigny Paris 75003 Métro: Saint Sébastien Froissart.
An extensive collection of Picasso’s paintings, sculptures, collages and ceramics, in a splendid 17th-century private mansion in the Marais district.Lancel
127 ave des Champs Elysées Paris 75008
The flagship store for the venerable French leather goods company known for its luggage and handbags, including a great-looking line named for French actress Isabelle Adjani.Galerie Maeght
2 rue du Bac Paris 75007 Métro: Rue du Bac
Founded in Cannes in 1936 by Aimé Maeght, dealer and friend of Braque, Matisse, Léger and Miró, the prestigious gallery is still run by the Maeght family and still handles modern and contemporary artists including Giacometti, Calder, Miró, Adami, Chillida, Van Velde and Pol Bury.