We’re sharing 25 favorite French shops in celebration of Bastille Day, July 14. Many of these shops are in Paris with some in Marseilles, Beaune, Saint-Martin-de-Ré and Bordeaux. We’d love to discover your favorite French shops, and we’re sure there’s lots! Please share your favorites via link below.
AXS DESIGN
12 rue Saint Sabin, 75011 Paris
A stunning vintage store that beautifully showcases amazing collections of decorative home goods and furniture. There is a clever use of a restrained color palette through out the space punctuated with pops of color for impact. Every month the displays are completely reworked. As well as the second hand goods AXS Design has one-of-a-kind “third hand” pieces, unique up-cycled objets. Read more
MARIN MONTAGUT
48 rue Madame, 75006 Paris
Welcome to the charming and unique world of Marin Montagut, Paris that celebrates Parisian and world travel. Handmade and painted curiosities, antiques and chic souvenirs beautifully displayed in Marin Montagut’s namesake lifestyle shop. Read more
LA MAISON PERNOISE
167 Avenue de la Gare, 84210 Pernes-les-Fontaines & 1348 Av. de la Mer-Raymond Dugrand, 34000 Montpellier, France
A Mediterranean lifestyle store with ethnic touches. The furniture and accessories are displayed in rich, layered displays. There are two stores. One in an historic fountain town in Provence, that boasts more than 40 fountains, and the second in the vibrant Marché du Lez marketplace in Montpelier.
LE COMPTOIR DE L’ÎLE DE RÉ
4bis Av. Victor Bouthillier, 17410 Saint-Martin-de-Ré
Located in a fortified port town on île de Ré, that has an actual moat and is on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Le Comptoir is the perfect holiday general store with a variety of goods for the whole family – from essentials to treats, there’s something for everyone.
THE COOK’S ATELIER
43, rue de Lorraine, Beaune, France
A culinary boutique, wine shop, and French cooking school in the center of historic Beaune, France. The shop is filled with classic French cook’s tools – that includes their own branded line of professional copper cookware, provisions, a wonderful selection of small-production wines, and one-of-a-kind vintage items for the kitchen and home. Read more
MATAMATA
58 Rue d’Argout, Paris
Named for a town in New Zealand, where two of the owners were married, Matamata serves delicious coffee drinks and brunch items.
OFFICINE UNIVERSELLE BULY 1803
45 Rue de Saintonge
This stunning shop seduces the senses. This beautiful space, one of two Officine Universelle Buly’s Paris shops, one can find a “remedy”, a beauty cream or simply enjoy a coffee. Buly 1803’s gorgeous interior, reminiscent of a bygone era is realized in its architectural details and beautiful packaged products.
BIRD SONG
5 Rue du Panier, 13002 Marseille
A beautiful, blue-shuttered shopfront with a vintage sign surrounded by plants. The perfect home to designer My-Linh Mary’s clothing and jewelry brand, Bird song. A collection that is inspired by travel memories and dreams of other worldliness.
MERCI
111 Boulevard Beaumarchais, Paris
From the iconic red Fiat 500 parked in front of Merci to the inspiring installations that are beautifully curated, akin to a magazine editorial, we love everything about this Paris concept shop. Read more
L’OBJET QUI PARLE
86 Rue des Martyrs, Paris
A treasure trove of vintage collections. L’objet qui Parle is a magical, tiny storefront in Montmartre brimming with vintage and antiques that jostle for space in this minuscule space.
LES FLEURS
6 Passage Josset and 5 Rue Trousseau, Paris 75011
A beautiful mix of dried and fresh flowers, plants, home wares, and vintage pieces. Les Fleurs is made even more enchanting by the beautiful original architectural features of the shops, such as the tiled floors and historic shopfronts. Read more
AILLEURS
17 Rue Saint-Nicolas, Paris
An old furniture workshop with patinated walls, is home to Ailleurs, an interiors and home shop that mixes vintage, design objets and hand-crafted pieces.
ALIX D. REYNIS
22 Rue Jacob, Paris
Charcoal colored walls and shelving provide a dramatic back drop for delicately handcrafted white ceramics. Alix D Reynis designs and creates beautiful ceramics tableware and lighting, as well as jewelry and candles.
DEYROLLE PARIS
46 Rue de Bac, 75007 Paris
The renowned institution of Deyrolle Paris was established in 1831 and is the last cabinet of curiosities open to the public, offering the opportunity to discover and buy exceptional pieces. Read more
BOOT CAFE
19 Rue du Pont aux Choux, Paris
An old shoe repair store with the original shopfont intact inspired the name for this coffee shop. The word “cordonnerie” still appears at the top of their wooden façade, but make no mistake, you won’t find any boots in here. Read more.
BONTON
5 Boulevard des Filles du Calvaire
A charming children’s outfitters, including clothing, toys, books and furniture.
FRAGRANCE
14 Rue Saint-Sébastien, 75011 Paris
One of Paris’ prettiest flower shops, Fragrance is also a tea salon. The space has beautiful details, a colored tile floor (the same as featured on Astier de Villatte’s notebooks), raw stone walls and a pretty painted shopfront. Read more
ASTIER DE VILLATTE
173 Rue Saint-Honoré, Paris
Hand-crafted white ceramics are displayed on floor to ceiling shelves in the beautiful Astier de Villatte, known for its prestigious scents from incense and fragrances as well as sublime ceramics
SHAKESPEARE AND COMPANY
37 Rue de la Bûcherie, 75005 Paris
Shakespeare and Company is an English-language bookshop in the Latin Quarter of Paris, on the banks of the Seine, across from Notre-Dame. Famous for It has been a gathering place for writers and readers for almost seventy years.
MAISON EMPREUR
4 Rue des Récolettes, Marseille
The oldest hardware store in France, founded in 1827. Maison Emperor has supplies for the whole family. from clothing to toys, apothecary goods to textiles.
BABYLONE
45bis rue Furtado, Bordeaux
Flower, plant and garden shop with a knowledgeable shopkeeper providing tips for both small and large gardens.
LE LOCAL
14 rue Saint Colombe, Bordeaux
Le Local is one of the most beautiful food shops I have ever visited. Crates of colorful, local produce displayed against the framework of the stunning original architectural features of the building, and neat rows of speciality goods line the walls.
LIBRAIRIE F JOUSSEAUME
5 Rue de la Banque, 75002 Paris
A Paris favorite, Librarie F Jousseaume bookshop, located in the gorgeous 18th century Galerie Vivienne.
SAINT PEARL
38 Rue des Saints-Pères, Paris
Charming coffee shop with a stunning facade. Saint Pearl offers matcha drinks alongside coffee drinks, and a delicious brunch menu with vegan options.
ANTOINETTE POISSON
12 rue Saint-Sabin, Paris
Wallpaper, fabrics, ceramics, interiors and perfume in a beautiful atelier shop located in a charming courtyard.
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