Paris_ City Guide (Lonely Planet, 7th Edition) - Lonely Planet [115]
KILIWATCH Map Clothing & Accessories
01 42 21 17 37; www.kiliwatch.fr, in French; 64 rue Tiquetonne, 2e; 11am-7.30pm Tue-Sat; Étienne Marcel
A Parisian institution, Kiliwatch is always packed with hip guys and gals rummaging through rack after rack of new and used streetwear and designs. There’s a startling vintage range including hats and boots, plus art/photography books, eyewear and the latest runners.
MARIA LUISA FEMME Map Clothing & Accessories
01 47 03 96 15; 2 rue Cambon, 1er; 10.30am-7pm Mon-Sat; Concorde
Every fashionista knows this eminent selection of classic and avant-garde designers. This shop also stocks a range of swimwear. Around the corner you’ll find an accessories branch (Map; 01 47 03 48 08; 40 rue Mont Thabor, 1er) and nearby a menswear branch (Map; 01 42 60 89 83; 19bis rue Mont Thabor, 1er).
MARITHÉ & FRANÇOIS GIRBAUD Map Clothing & Accessories
01 53 40 74 20; www.girbaud.com; 38 rue Étienne Marcel, 2e; 11am-7pm Mon, 10am-7pm Tue-Sat; Étienne Marcel
This globetrotting designer couple call themselves ‘jeanologists’, having devoted themselves to over 30 years of denim. They have four other boutiques including a Marais branch (Map; 01 44 54 99 01; 20 rue Malher, 4e; 11am-7pm Mon-Sat, 2-7pm Sun; St-Paul) and a St-Germain branch (Map; 01 53 63 53 63; 7 rue Cherche Midi, 6e; 11.30am-7.30pm Mon, 10.30am-7.30pm Tue-Sat; St-Sulpice) with its own ‘vegetation wall’ inside Click here.
SURFACE TO AIR Map Clothing & Accessories
01 49 27 04 58; www.surface2airparis.com; 46 rue de l’Arbre Sec, 1er; 12.30pm-7.30pm Mon-Sat; Les Halles
This shop has arty books, accessories, graphic design and very edgy clothing. With an exceedingly up-to-date collection of daring local and international designs, the space also welcomes regular installations and collaborative events with artists. Its Marais branch (Map; 01 44 61 76 27; 68 rue Charlot, 3e; noon-7.30pm Mon-Sat; Filles du Calvaire) is newer and smaller.
LEGRAND FILLES & FILS Map Food & Drink
01 42 60 07 12; www.caves-legrand.com, in French; 7-11 Galerie Vivienne, 1 rue de la Banque, 2e; 11am-7pm Mon, 10am-7.30pm Tue-Fri, 10am-7pm Sat; Pyramides
This shop in a covered arcade sells not just fine wines but all the accoutrements: corkscrews, tasting glasses, decanters etc. It also has a fancy wine bar and tasting room.
LE REPAIRE DE BACCHUS Map Food & Drink
01 48 87 73 68; 40 rue de Bretagne, 3e; 5-8.30pm Mon, 10am-2pm & 3.30-8.30pm Tue & Wed, 10am-8.30pm Thu-Sat, 10am-1.30pm Sun; Arts et Métiers
‘The Den of Bacchus’ stocks a good selection of New World wines along with an excellent supply of French vintages, as well as cognacs, Armagnacs and whiskies.
ANNA JOLIET Map Gifts & Souvenirs
01 42 96 55 13; www.boitesamusique-paris.com, in French; passage du Perron, 9 rue de Beaujolais, 1er; 10am-7pm Mon-Sat; Pyramides
This wonderful (and tiny) shop at the northern end of the Jardin du Palais Royal specialises in music boxes, both new and old, from Switzerland. Just open the door and see if you aren’t tempted in (and/or can recognise the tune).
CANICRÈCHE Map Gifts & Souvenirs
01 42 71 59 09; www.shopcanicreche.fr, in French; 32 rue de Turbigo, 3e; 8am-8pm Mon-Sat; Arts et Métiers
And the chic chiens (dogs) of Paris? They head for this friendly boutique, which moonlights as a canine hotel, for their collars, toys, bedding and stunning little outfits.
A. SIMON Map Household Goods
01 42 33 71 65; www.simon-a.com; 48 & 52 rue Montmartre, 2e; 1.30-6.30pm Mon, 9am-6.30pm Tue-Fri, 9.30am-6.30pm Sat; Étienne Marcel
A more modern kitchenware shop than nearby E Dehillerin (below), a. simon has more pots, pans, mixing bowls and utensils than you thought existed – anyone for a turbotiére (turbot poacher)? – in two separate shops.
E DEHILLERIN Map Household Goods
01 42 36 53 13; www.dehillerin.com; 18-20 rue Coquillière, 1er; 9am-12.30pm & 2-6pm Mon, 9am-6pm Tue-Sat; Les Halles