India Mahdavi
3 rue Las Cases Paris 75007 Métro: Solférino
A showcase for the sophisticated furniture, lamps and accessories of star architect and designer India Mahdavi.Perrin Antiquaires
98 rue du Fbg St-Honoré Paris 75008 Métro: Champs-Elysées–Clemenceau
Founder Jacques Perrin and his son Philippe specialize in exceptional late 17th- to early 19th-century French furniture, painting, sculpture and decorative objects, displayed in a beautiful three-story mansion on the Place Beauvau.Repetto
22 rue de la Paix Paris 75002
A dancewear line created in 1947 by Rose Repetto, mother of French dancer and choreographer Roland Petit, now branched out into children’s clothing and women’s street shoes, including the famous ballerina flats originally designed for Brigitte Bardot.Musée de l’Opéra
Palais Garnier Entrance: corner of rue Scribe and Rue Auber Paris 9th Métro: Opéra
Temporary exhibits relating to opera and ballet productions, along with a permanent collection of paintings, scores, and scale models of sets housed in the Opera library. Entrance fee is included with the visit to the Opera house itself, open daily for visits from 10 am to 5 pm; to 1 pm on days when a matinée performance is scheduled. The excellent bookshop and boutique are open daily from 10 am to 6:30 pm (to 5 pm on Sundays).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.Arty Dandy
1 rue de Furstemberg Paris 75006 Métro: Mabillon
An impossibly chic gallery boutique that mixes fashion with art books, housewares, jewelry, small leather goods, sunglasses, perfumes and fine art. As in a gallery, the inventory changes constantly—clothing according to season and everything else according to whatever owner Axel Teinturier finds interesting and clever: eye-catching ornaments for the home, plush designer rugs, classic merino sweaters for men and ostrich-leather handbags for women.L’Echoppe
47 rue des Martyrs Paris 9th Métro: Saint-Georges/Pigalle
A gourmet boutique on the chic rue des Martyrs that will assemble just the right beautifully wrapped gustatory gift for any special occasion. Owner Sabine de Soyres, a dedicated gourmande, has scoured France to find the best regional delicacies in four categories: wines and champagnes, flowers, gourmet groceries, and sweets and chocolate. Each of the 50 or so wines available in the store hover around the €10 mark, but Soyres caters to any budget.Pierre Hermé
72 rue de Bonaparte, 6th; 185 rue de Vaugirard, 15th
A pâtissier with a passion for chocolate, Hermé creates pastries with incredible flavor combinations—like passionfruit macarons with milk chocolate filling—as well as amazing filled chocolates including the Makassar, a frothy mousse of salted, buttery caramel coated in dark chocolate. His “collections” vary with the seasons.Musée Jacquemart-André
158 blvd Haussmann Paris 75008 Métro: Miromesnil
The exquisitely decorated mansion of 19th-century magnate Edouard André and his wife Nélie Jacquemart, whose private collection of mostly 18th-century furniture and art also includes Italian Renaissance masterworks by Mantegna and Botticelli. Open daily.Musée National du Moyen Age–Musée Cluny
6 place Paul-Painlevé Paris 75005 Métro: Cluny-La Sorbonne.
A wonderful museum of medieval history and art, including the renowned Lady and the Unicorn tapestries, housed in a resplendent 15th-century residence built on top of immense early Roman baths.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.Amin Kader
1 rue de la Paix Paris 75002
With a splendid Italian Renaissance fantasy decor, the only shop in town carrying the cult beauty products of the famed Florentine pharmacy Santa Maria Novella.