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.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.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.Musée Rodin
19 boulevard des Invalides Paris 75007 Métro: Varenne.
Displayed in a former private mansion, its gardens and chapel, a major collection of sculpture, sketches, engravings and paintings by Auguste Rodin, along with works by his student Camille Claudel and paintings and sculpture from the artist’s own eclectic collection. Closed Mon.Le Prince Jardinier
46 rue du Bac Paris 75007
Elegant garden furniture, gardening equipment, home decor and outdoor ready-to-wear from the brand founded by Louis Albert de Broglie.L’Artisan Parfumeur
2 rue de l’Amiral de Coligny Paris 75001
Founded in Paris in 1976, an independent perfumer whose fragrances are now sold worldwide. Good small gift items too.Balenciaga
10 ave George V Paris 75008
If Nicolas Ghesquière's shining reputation for women's fashion weren't enough, the fashion house partnered with star Charlotte Gainsbourg in 2010 for the creation and marketing of their first new scent in over ten years.Marie-Anne Cantin
12 rue du Champ de Mars Paris 75007
Madame Cantin supplies many restaurants from her lovely fromagerie near the Eiffel Tower, where cheeses are aged in several caves below the shop. Try the creamy Roquefort.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.Philippe Le Libraire
32 rue des Vinaigriers Paris 75010
A tiny, cozy bookshop packed floor-to-ceiling with comics, mangas, illustrated novels, books by independent publishers and hard-to-find music CDs.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.Har Design
75 quai de la Gare Paris 75013 Métro: Quai de la Gare
Contemporary furniture, light fixtures and decorative objects.