Bibi Idea Shop (CLOSED)

Located on the bustling Rue de Bretagne, the Bibi Idea Shop offers a wonderful range of present-worthy gadgets, novelty ornaments and clothing for babies and small children. Spanning ‘retro’ working telephones (€72), colour-in dinner placemats, gaudy pompoms (€30), storage boxes shaped like Lego faces (from €21), old-fashioned polishing kits, hi-tech mug-heaters (€18) and startling rabbit-shaped night-lights, the boutique’s stock ranges from the incredibly useful to the outright useless. But none of it’s overpriced, and with reliable brands like April Eleven, My Little Day and House Doctor on the shelves, it’s certainly worth a quick look around if you’re in need of gifts for upcoming birthdays or celebrations.

TRANSLATION: HUW OLIVER