Best Shopping Neighbourhoods in Paris
- Chief Cruiser
- Jun 17, 2019
- 3 min read
Paris has been a popular place amongst our clients and one of the questions they all asked was where to go for shopping. So thought may be a good idea to write a blog post about it.
Here are my Favorite places:
1) Paris Golden Triangle
Paris’s 8th Arrondissement, also known as the Golden Triangle (or Triangle D'or), is a traditionally upper-crust neighborhood. Studded with high-end boutiques, fashion houses, and some of the cities most iconic sites, it attracts one of the world’s most glamorous crowds.
Dior, Louis Vuitton, Hermès, Chanel and Balenciaga are some of the boutiques in this area. As the Champs-Elysées continues to move upscale, new additions line the ritzy avenue. Its most recent tenant is the Galeries Lafayette Champs-Elysées, the family-run retail group's outpost for its new concept store. Should your wallet not be flush enough to spend at these shops, most are design destinations in their own right.
The new Hermès flagship in the Golden Triangle now spans three levels and has 5,900 square feet of retail space.
No Guerlain store has the history of the perfumer's iconic outpost on the Champs-Elysées, which was revamped five years ago.
Galeries Lafayette reclaimed an Art Deco landmark on the Champs-Elysées and transformed it with the help of architect Bjarke Ingels.
For die-hard luxury and Louis Vuitton fans, there's no outpost more prestigious than the brand's impressive perch on the Champs-Elysées.
2) LE MARAIS
Forever the flâneur's destination, this pocket of Paris has also shaped up to be a must-stop on any shopping itinerary. Meander up and down the neighborhood's warren of narrow streets and you'll find sanctuaries to hand-crafted goods and natural beauty products, and a design-focused concept store that never ceases to reinvent itself.
(This haven of French craftsmanship lives in a 1930s workshop that once belonged to the jewelers who worked with Chanel.)
The space feels like like an old-world apothecary, one that succeeds in transporting shoppers back in time.
Merci is a three-story concept boutique in the Marais, with smartly curated clothes and home goods (and just about anything else a style-savvy shopper could want).
3) SAINT-GERMAN-DES-PRÉS
Lining the the narrow warrens of this beloved left bank neighborhood are antique shops, art galleries, high-end retailers and historic cafés, oft frequented by the city's illustrious artists and intellectuals. But it's also home to the most iconic department store, Le Bon Marché, the temple of taxidermy, Deyrolle, and the late Karl Lagerfeld's bookstore, all worth exploring on a leisurely afternoon in Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
If it’s luxe, you can probably buy it at Le Bon Marché, Paris’s oldest and most iconic department store.
This indie bookshop is a step inside the creative mind of the late bibliophile and fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld.
The idea of a cabinet of curiosities feels synonymous with Deyrolle, which has specialized in taxidermy and entomology since 1831.
4) MONTMARTRE
Since the 19th century, Montmartre has served as the bohemian hub of Paris’ creative and nightlife communities. The list of residents who have haunted this hill reads like a who’s who of Parisian art history: from Modigliani and Monet, to Picasso and Pisarro, Toulouse-Lautrec and Satie. There is, however, much more to explore here than the well-worn Sacré-Coeur and cabaret circuit—Montmartre is also home to some of the best shopping in Paris.
Far from the big box luxury brands you’ll find on the Champs Élysées, the shops here fall are of the quirky and curio varieties, with vintage clothing and antique shops in spades.
A colorful, quirky Montmartre friperie in the shadow of the Sacré-Coeur, Chinemachine has long attracted deal seekers and vintage lovers.
It's hard to pinpoint precisely what this adorable Montmartre vintage shop sells, but that's part of the fun.
There isn't any shortage of history or confections at Paris' oldest candy shop, which has been in business since 1791.
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