Shopping Arcades, Shopping Centres, Department Stores :

Shopping Arcades: 

this delightful aspect of Paris is a far cry from the modern shopping malls of steel, glass and chromium. They hark back nostalgically to the 18th and 19th centuries, when ladies wanted to shop till they dropped without getting wet.

Galeries Marchandes des Champs-Elysées
Av. des Champs-Elysées (8)
Underground: George V, Franklin D. Roosevelt
Exquisite shops and superior designer goods in an opulent gallery along a classy boulevard.

Galerie Véro-Dodat
Rue Jean Jacques Rousseau 19 (1)
Underground: Louvre-Rivoli

Galerie Colbert
Rue des Petits-Champs 4 (2)
Underground: Pyramides

Passage du Caire
Place du Caire 2 (2)
Underground: Sentier

Passage Jouffroy
Bd. Montmartre 12 (9)
Underground: Richelieu-Drouot

Passage des Pavillons
Rue de Beaujolais 6 (1)
Underground: Pyramides

Passage des Princes
Rue de Richelieu 97 (2)
Underground: Bourse

Passage Verdeau
Rue due Faubourg Montmartre 31bis (9)
Underground: Le Peletier

Galerie Véro-Dodat
Underground: Louvre-Rivoli, Palais Royal 

Galerie Colbert
Underground: Bourse 

Passage Jouffroy
Underground: Grand-Boulevards

Shopping Centres:

Forum Les Halles
Rue Pierre Lescot 1-7 (1)
Underground: Les Halles
Futuristic in design. On different floor levels, partly underground. On the site of the erstwhile Paris market halls.

Les Boutiques de Paris du Palais des Congrès
Porte Maillot (17)
Underground: Porte Maillot
Model boutiques and shops next door to the Palais de Congrès, which itself is a centre for events on a grand scale.

Virgin Megastore
Av. des Champs-Elysées 52-60 (8)
Underground: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Gigantic assortment of compact discs and books on ‘the world’s most beautiful avenue.’

Bercy Village
Cour St.-Emilion (12)
Underground: Cour St.-Emilion
Daily 11am-9pm
The motto of this former wine depot is ‘A little museum and a lot of business’. A goldmine for gifts and souvenirs.

Department Stores:

Au Bon Marché
Rue de Sèvres 22 (7)
Underground: Sèvres-Babylone
Excellent foods section.
Monday, Wednesday Friday 9.30am-7pm, Thursday 10am-9pm, Saturday 9.30am-8pm

Au Printemps
Bd. Haussmann 64 (9)
Underground: Havre-Caumartin
www.printemps.com
Monday-Saturday 9.30am-7pm, Thursday till 10pm
All fashion conscious Parisians flock to this consumer paradise. All famous fashion houses are represented. Terrific brasserie on the sixth floor.

Bazar de l’Hôtel de Ville
Rue de Rivoli 52 (4)
Underground: Hôtel de Ville
Monday-Saturday 9.30am-7pm, Tuesday/Friday till 8.30pm
Less clothing, more household goods and DIY.

Franck et Fils
Rue de Passy 80 (16)
Underground: Boulainvilliers
Smaller shop selling classic clothing.

Les Galeries Lafayette
Bd. Haussmann 40 (9)
Underground: Chaussée d’Antin, La Fayette
www.galerieslafayette.com
Monday-Saturday 10am-7.30pm, Thursday till 9pm.
Renowned Paris department store in a beautiful old building. Under its huge dome many galleries selling luxury goods.

Samaritaine
Rue de Rivoli / Quai du Louvre (1)
Underground: Pont Neuf , Louvre-Rivoli, Châtelet
Monday-Saturday 9.30am-7pm, Thursday till 10pm.
One of Paris’s most famous department stores. Sells literally everything. Wonderful view of the city from its terrace.

Tati
 Boulevard Rochechouart 4 (9)
Underground: Barbes Rochechouart
Rue du Faubourg du Temple 106 (11)
Underground: République
Guaranteed the least expensive. Favourite shop of immigrants from outside Europe. As lively and colourful as an Oriental bazaar. Smart Parisiennes (Parisian ladies) dare shop here too, although they won’t display the plastic carrier bags bearing the shop’s logo.

 


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