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Shopping
Your comprehensive guide to the best Paris shopping, style and fashion
19 must-visit shops in Paris
We’re calling it: this is the best city for shopping in all of Europe
Your essential guide to the Galeries Lafayette
Whoever said this legendary department store was just about fashion?
Inside the Passages Couverts, Paris’s chic hidden walkways
Discover the capital’s glorious 18th-century glass-roofed shopping galleries
5 très glam department stores in Paris
You name it, you’ll find it at these mammoth shopping institutions
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Best places to go shopping in Paris
10 brilliant food markets in Paris
10 brilliant food markets in Paris
Stock up the fridge with fresh, local produce from one of these hotspots
5 big-name shops on the Champs-Elysées
5 big-name shops on the Champs-Elysées
The brands making waves on the world’s most famous avenue
11 excellent vintage shops in Paris
11 excellent vintage shops in Paris
Find yourself a second-hand steal at these fashionable treasure troves
11 classy chocolate shops in Paris
11 classy chocolate shops in Paris
Fancy velvety ganache, molten ‘chocolat chaud’ and light, airy truffles? Ahem...
3 bargain-packed flea markets in Paris
3 bargain-packed flea markets in Paris
One man’s junk is another man’s joy in these bazaars of the bizarre
10 sublime cheese shops and bars in Paris
10 sublime cheese shops and bars in Paris
Expect great quality produce chosen by quality connoisseurs
Best Paris department stores
Le Bon Marché
The city’s oldest department store, opened in 1848, is also its most swish and user-friendly, thanks to an extensive redesign by LVMH. Luxury boutiques,...
Galeries Lafayette
This iconic store has been undergoing a massive renovation programme of late, with the opening of Espace Luxe on the first floor, featuring luxury...
Le BHV Marais
Unless you’re after a space suit or a pair of parabolic skis, you’ll find pretty much everything worth looking for at Le BHV Marais: high fashion,...
Printemps
In the magnificently appointed Printemps you’ll find everything you didn’t even know you wanted... plus English-speaking assistants to help you...
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