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Maître Parfumeur et Gantier

 5 Rue des Capucines Paris 75001

The independent shop launched by perfumer Jean-François Laporte (who founded L’Artisan Parfumeur), reviving the 17th-century association of perfumes and gloves, now run by his former apprentice Jean-Paul Millet Lage. Wide selection of unusual fragrances for both men and women, and gloves.

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."

Bobbi Brown

 1 bis rue des Francs-Bourgeois Paris 75003

American cosmetics star Brown has just opened her first boutique in Paris, on the main shopping street in the Marais.

La Cinémathèque Française

 51 rue de Bercy Paris 75012 Métro: Bercy

Now installed in a building designed by Frank Gehry at the edge of the Bercy park, France's legendary Cinémathèque includes a superb movie museum and a vast film-archive library. Daily screenings and excellent temporary exhibits. Closed Tues.

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.
Café de Flore Boutique

Café de Flore Boutique

 26 rue Saint-Benoit Paris 75006

The souvenir and gift shop of the famed literary café of Saint Germain des Prés, offering its logo tableware, linens and even bistrot tables and chairs.

Assouline

 35 rue Bonaparte Paris 75006

A lovely bookshop decorated like a private apartment, with polished parquet floors and comfy sofas for browsers, run by the Paris publisher of photography, art, fashion and design books, some of them beautiful coffee-table tomes wrapped in silk or packaged in Goyard trunks. The gift selection includes cashmere throws and scented candles, including one with the aroma of leather bindings and bookshelves.

Robert le Héros

 13 rue des Quatre-Vents Paris 75006

A leading design collective set up by four art school friends who reproduce their bold graphic designs on everything from cushions, curtains and wallpaper to funky bags and desk diaries.

Comptoir de la Gastronomie

 34 rue Montmartre Paris 75001

A 19th-century épicerie with an Art Deco decor offering delicacies from truffles, foie gras and moutarde aux cèpes to Calvados, Armagnac and Champagne. Also serves a fine gourmet lunch.

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.

Galerie Downtown

 33 rue de Seine, Paris 75006 Métro: Odéon

François Laffanour specializes in 20th-century European and American furniture and decorative arts, including works by Charlotte Perriand and Le Corbusier.

Galerie-Musée Baccarat

 11 pl des Etats-Unis Paris 75016 Métro: Boissière

This museum is intended to dazzle. Set up in the former home of the socialite Vicomtesse Marie-Laure de Noailles, this is the flagship of the Baccarat crystal manufacturer, also housing three boutiques and an upscale restaurant. One section of the museum showcases special commissions for Baccarat's most prestigious clients—the Prince of Wales, the Emperor of Japan, the Shah of Iran, King Farouk of Egypt, Josephine Baker, Coco Chanel, Aristotle Onassis, even Pope John Paul II. Closed Sun and Tues.
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