{"id":233,"date":"2019-07-22T19:12:44","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T11:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/?p=233"},"modified":"2021-11-08T16:50:17","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T08:50:17","slug":"paris-the-shopping-streets-1-boulevard-saint-germain-bon-marche-rue-du-bac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/2019\/07\/paris-the-shopping-streets-1-boulevard-saint-germain-bon-marche-rue-du-bac\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris: The Shopping Streets (1) Boulevard Saint Germain, Bon March\u00e9 & Rue du Bac"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time : <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

Shop ’til you drop along the beautiful streets of Paris and get a taste of Parisian life along the way.
\nThis New Serie will put together your dream shopping itinerary with our list of the best shopping in the city…<\/h4>\n

Running through the elegant 7th arrondissement, the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Pr\u00e9s and into the lively Latin Quarter, Boulevard Saint Germain is a street shoppers won\u2019t want to miss in Paris. Starting at the Seine River in the 7th, this pretty street is lined with trees and beautiful Parisian buildings. It\u2019s a great spot for home d\u00e9cor shops, fashion boutiques and gourmet food shops. As you reach the intersection with Rue du Bac and Boulevard Raspail, you\u2019ll enter a fabulous shopping neighborhood. Follow Boulevard Raspail down to Rue de Rennes, and along the way you\u2019ll find many interesting stores, including Genevieve Lethu for dishes, tablecloths and so on (95 Rue de Rennes). Plastiques (103 Rue de Rennes) is great for home gift ideas, including cool cheese trays, salad bowls out of clear plastic with Provencal flowers inside and so on.<\/p>\n

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Enjoy exploring the neighborhood and streets leading to Bon March\u00e9, the Left Bank\u2019s fabulous department store Nearby, gourmands will want to visit Le Grande \u00c9picerie at Bon March\u00e9 where you can find everything for a gourmet meal at your Paris Perfect apartment or a great selection of food items to take home as souvenirs or gifts.<\/p>\n

Follow Rue d’Assas and the streets leading by the Luxembourg Gardens and deeper into the Latin Quarter for fun shopping finds. Le Mouton \u00e0 Cinq Pattes <\/em>(The Sheep with Five Legs) has several stores on Rue St. Placide \u2014 to the left as you face the Bon March\u00e9 and the second block on the left. If you can stand it, try the buy-out stores and designers’ stock overage stores \u2014 a lot of junk but you might find some bargains. More bargain stores, especially DPAM for children, are further down.<\/p>\n

For a classic Paris shopping experience, follow Boulevard Saint Germain into the 6th arrondissement and enjoy the famous literary caf\u00e9s\u2014Les Deux Magots, Caf\u00e9 de Flore and Brasserie Lipp\u2014 and high-end shopping around Saint-Germain des Pr\u00e9s. You\u2019ll find some of fashion\u2019s top names here, which is a delightful mix of luxury shopping blended with the artistic and literary roots of the neighborhood. Continue down Boulevard Saint Germain right into the heart of the Latin Quarter where you\u2019ll find bookshops, unique fashion shops and a more avant-garde younger style.<\/p>\n[masterslider id=”1″]\n

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