DK Travel : Paris : Ile de la Cité and Ile St-Louis : Shopping

Alain Carion

A wealth of meteorites, fossils and minerals. Some specimens are put to good use in imaginative jewellery.
Bamyan

A wonderful collection of ethnic goods including carvings, furniture, jewellery and other craft items from all over the world.
Blasphème

A stylish shop that sells French-designed jewellery along with all manner of other tastefully made items including pens, photograph frames and a range of stationery.
Boulangerie Rioux

You won’t be able to resist the bread baking in the wood-burning oven from this old-fashioned bakery.
Calixte

The place to stock up for a picnic or the day’s treats: superb croissants for the morning, pâtés and terrines and irresistible desserts for lunch.
La Ferme Saint Aubin

Cheese in all shapes and sizes from all over France. An aromatic delight.
Lafitte

Preserved and packaged poultry products such as foie gras and goose confit are the speciality here, but there is a range of other items. A good place for gifts for foodie friends.
Librairie Ulysse

Today Paris, tomorrow the world. This eccentric travel bookshop will take you there with thousands of titles in French and English – including many on Paris itself.
L’Épicerie

This tiny shop packs in a great array of gourmet delights, from orange sauce to speciality vinegars and mustards, to chocolate “snails”, all prettily packaged.
Pylones Boutique

Wild about rubber? That’s the magic material for the whimsical jewellery and accessories sold here, along with baby bibs and novelty gifts.