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Marais and the Bastille : Shops

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1. Izraël

Also called the “World of Spices” (and it does have every spice you could wish for) this is a treasure trove of the world’s best food and drink. Tiny but packed with meat, cheese, wine, rum, dates, honey, mustard… it has to be seen.
2. BHV

The Bazar de l’Hôtel de Ville is an upmarket all-round shopper’s paradise at which you can track down everything from DIY products to stylish underwear.
3. Issey Miyake Europe

Superstar Japanese designer sells his limited edition clothing in a chic shop that blends in well with the buildings on the square.
4. Sacha Finkelsztajn

Try the freshly made cheesecake called vatrouchka , or other cakes and pastries.
5. Florence Finkelsztajn

The sister shop to the above offers a similar range, with freshly baked rye bread plus a deli.
6. Délices

One of the best bakers in the Marais, almost worth having a picnic just as an excuse to try the croissants, baguettes and the cake-like walnut bread.
7. Isabel Marant

A designer better known to Parisians than overseas, her work is hip but elegant.
8. Aladine

Fabulous displays of old kitchenware, boxes, jars, ashtrays… anything with a colourful old advertisement on it, from the 1960s back to whatever the owner can get her hands on.
9. Au Levain du Marais

Exceptional baker producing traditional breads and pastries, and more unusual flavours such as a raisin rye bread.
10. Emery & Cie

Stylish, coloured ceramics, tiles, lamps and other goods, run by an interior decorator.