Jamin Puech
68 rue Vieille du Temple Paris 3rd
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.Musée de la Vie Romantique
16 rue Chaptal Paris 9th Métro: Blanche, Saint-Georges, Pigalle
The small 19th-century home and garden of Romantic painter Ary Scheffer, with the artist’s paintings and charming mementos of his neighbors, the novelist George Sand and Chopin. Closed Mon.Cinquième Sens
18 rue Monttessuy Paris 75007
Custom-made perfumes can be created in this perfumers’ workshop formerly reserved only for professionals.Louis Quatorze
106 rue Vieille du Temple Paris 3rd Métro: Saint-Sébastien-Froissart
This lovely boutique showcases the label’s flawlessly crafted, high-quality handbags, understated but clearly a cut above the mainstream. Though the company was founded in 1908, it was recently revitalized in 2009 with a new team of designers noted for their taste, discretion and allure. Their handbags are timeless, and probably going to last as long as you do, or longer. The boutique also carries small leather goods and an evolving selection of artisan jewelry.Zadig & Voltaire
20 rue de Turenne, 40 blvd Haussmann, both in 4th 1 rue du Vieux Colombier, 6th
Super-casual and cool, androgenous looks for men and women, along with cashmere and knitwear, accessories and childrenswear.W.H. Smith
248 rue de Rivoli Paris 75001
A wide selection of books in English as well as international newspapers and magazines. Great travel section.Musée Cognacq-Jay
8 rue Elzévir Paris 3rd Métro: St-Paul, Rambuteau or Chemin Vert
A remarkable collection of 18th-century furnishings and art assembled by the founder of the Samaritaine department store, now housed in a 16th-century mansion in the Marais. Closed Mon.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.Henri Le Roux
1 rue de Bourbon-le-Château Paris 6th Métro: Mabillon
Henri Le Roux, whose original shop is in Quiberon in Brittany, is the originator of the caramel au beurre salé (salted butter caramel), a flavor that has captivated French pastry- and candy-makers. He also won the title of Best Chocolatier in France in 2003. His first Paris shop carries all things chocolate, along with caramels in many flavors, pâtes de fruits, and a tasting bar with espresso and hot chocolate.Galerie Hopkins-Custot
2 ave Matignon Paris 75008 Métro: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Stéphane Custot and Waring Hopkins specialize in 19th- and 20th-century paintings, drawings and sculpture, including Impressionists and Nabis—Monet, Pisssarro, Sisley, Bonnard, Denis—and such modern and contemporary artists as Picasso, Matisse, Calder Magritte, Warhol and Hockney.Paul Prouté S.A.
74 rue de Seine, Paris 75006 Métro: Mabillon
Founded more than 125 years ago and now run by the fourth generation of the Prouté family, this lovely Left Bank gallery offers prints and drawings from the 16th to the 20th century.Musée des Arts décoratifs
107 rue de Rivoli Paris 75001 Métro: Tuileries.
A fashion and fabric museum that is part of the semi-private museum group Les Arts Décoratifs, installed in a wing of the Louvre.