Franck et Fils
80 rue de Passy Paris 75016
A department store with a concept store feel, specializing in the symbiosis of fashion and art.Galerie Patrice Trigano
4 bis rue des Beaux-Arts, Paris 75006 Métro: St-Germain-des-Prés
Modern and contemporary art, offering works by Botero, Derain, Hartung, César, Arman, Hundertwasser, Red Grooms and Magdelena Abakanowicz.Arc en Seine
31 rue de Seine, Paris 75006
Opened in 1984 by Christian Boutonnet and Rafaël Ortiz and specializing in the best of Art Deco furnishings, sculpture and objets d'art by desingers including Pierre Chareau, Jean-Michel Frank, Eugène Prinz, Alexandre Noll, Gio Ponti, Alberto and Diego Giacometti.Musée Nissim de Camondo
63 rue de Monceau Paris 75008 Métro: Monceau.
An early 20th-century reconstitution of an 18th-century private mansion, filled with an exceptional collection of 18th-century furniture and art, built by the Camondo family, Sephardic Jews who were bankers in the Ottoman Empire and moved to Paris in 1868. Now part of the semi-private museum group Les Arts Décoratifs. Closed Mon-Tues.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.Institut du Monde Arabe
1 rue des Fossés-St-Bernard Place Mohammed Paris 75005 Métro: Cardinal Lemoine
A museum of Arab and Islamic arts, in a building designed by architect Jean Nouvel, with a permanent collection that extends from early archaeological artifacts to the 20th century. Regular temporary exhibits too. Closed Mon.Yves Gastou
12 rue Bonaparte, Paris 75006 Métro: St. Germain des Prés
20th-century furniture and decorative arts from the 1940s to the 1970s in a gallery designed by Ettore Sottsass, with works by Sottsass, Arad, André Arbus, Jacques Adnet, Pierre Cardin, Joe Colombo, Gabriella Crespi and Michel Boyer.Crypte Archéologique du Parvis Notre-Dame
7 place Jean-Paul II Parvis Notre-Dame Paris 4th Métro: Cité, Saint Michel
Under the square in front of Notre Dame cathedral, the archeological remains of the ancient Gallo-Roman city, discovered during excavations between 1965 and 1977. Vestiges of streets and houses, with scale models showing the evolution of the city from the Roman era. Closed Mon.Musée de la Poste
21 Avenue du Maine Paris 75015 Métro: Falguière
This museum is much more exciting than it sounds-in this age of instant communications, traveling back through the history of postal services becomes a poetic experience. Closed Sun.Bonton
5 blvd des Filles du Calvaire, Paris 75003 82 rue de Grenelle, Paris 75007 122 rue du Bac, Paris 75007
Three immense floors packed with fashion, furniture, interior accessories, toys, books, candy and cupcakes galore. Designer Valérie Mazerat has indulged her inner child to the max here, adding a cozy candy store-cum-café, a retro-style barber shop, a photo machine and cinema corner.La Belle Hortense
31 rue Vieille-du-Temple Paris 75004
An unusual bookstore-and-bar selling paperback and hardback books, literary magazines and reasonably priced wines, to be taken home or sipped on the spot in earnest discussion with the philosophically-minded regulars.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.