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Heimstone

• Price band: 3/4

Don’t expect a warm welcome from the aloof staff at this boutique – but perhaps it’s all a sign of success, as the pieces from Alix Petit’s proudly cosmopolitan label are worth the visit all by themselves. Created in 2007 with Delphine Delafon (who

Médecine Douce

• Price band: 2/4

In the same genre as its neighbours Chez Prune, Maje, A.P.C. and Claude Pierlot, Medicine Douce doesn’t upset the neighbourhood’s balance of hip elegance. Inside, white and grey walls and a total absence of decoration put the spotlight on the

YellowKorner

• Price band: 2/4

Yellowkorner’s high-quality, affordable photographic prints have turned it from a small one-off boutique into a multinational success within a few years. The idea came from two friends, Alexandre de Metz and Paul-Antoine Briat, who dreamt up their

Papa Pique et Maman Coud

• Price band: 2/4

Don’t make the rookie error of thinking that Saint-Germain-des-Prés is only for big name designers – Papa Pique et Maman Coud is one of the cool, affordable boutiques hidden away between the more swanky outlets. Papa Pique is all about bright

La Cocotte

• Price band: 2/4

Previously a bookshop, since 2011 this cute boutique has focused on homeware, with its chick logo appearing on mugs, aprons and tote bags. Graphic artists Laetitia Bertrand and Andrea Wainer (formerly a media artistic director) created their

Madame de

• Price band: 2/4

Madame de… takes its name from the 1951 Max Ophüls film, in which the Parisian heroine is forced to pawn her beloved diamond earrings, causing all kinds of trouble. Nothing so dark here, just a delightful second hand shop where owner Armelle Franz

Le Salon (atelier-galerie)

Exhibitions, concerts, second hand sales: Le Salon offers all this and more. The idea behind this boutique/creative space is to perpetuate a certain Berlin/New York spirit in a multifunctional space where artistic exchange is at the centre of its

Ginette en voguette

• Price band: 2/4

A little boutique full of pep and imagination, this family-run enterprise was started in the 18th arrondissement in 2011, just next to the town hall. Père creates unique lamps from foraged bric-a-brac – old alembic stills, colanders and other finds

Noir Kennedy

• Price band: 2/4
• Critics choice

Noir Kennedy sounds and feels like a rock band. Located steps away from the Saint-Paul metro station, the store offers a wide selection of second hand clothing, but maintains a strong sense of style. Classic pieces by Cheap Monday mingle with very

Fleux'

• Price band: 2/4
• Critics choice

Suffering from IKEA fatigue? Don’t panic, there is furniture made outside Sweden. Spread over nearly 350 square metres, Fleux offers a plethora of decorative and colourful design pieces. Opened in 2005, Luc Moulin’s and Gaétan Aucher’s boutique