The Best Paris Department Stores

Paris is known for it's shopping and fashion, but what you may not know is just how many department stores there are in Paris. These department stores are no joke either, they are massive with hundreds of brands offered. Here are my top 3 that you should definitely check out while you are in Paris.

1. Les Halles (Westfield)

Location: 101 Porte Berger, 75001 Paris

Metro stops: Les Halles, and Châtelet lines 1, 4, 7, 11, 14

Les Halles is a shopping mall located in the first arrondissement of Paris, right next to Jardin Nelson-Mandela. The Les Halles Form features innovative and modern design with skylights, illuminated ceilings, and lots of curves. There is a wave-like canopy above the mall, which is very cool to see. The mall even won the best of the year award for interior design in 2019. The mall features many major retailers including Zara, H&M, Sandro, Jonak, Berska, Gap, Mango, and Sephora. The department store is decorated for Christmas right now with a large tree right at the entrance. There is also a metro station right underneath the mall which makes it very convenient to get to the stores. This is a great stop while shopping not only because it is a beautiful and unique building but because it also houses some popular French and foreign brands.

2. Printemps Haussman

Location: 64 Bd Haussmann, 75009 Paris

Metro stop: Gare Saint-Lazar, lines 3, 12, 13, 14, and RER A

Printemps Haussman is part of the popular department store chain in France. It is a very a Parisian looking building with decorations and lights on the outside. There is a lot of high end shopping near Printemps Haussman like Louis Vuitton, Prada, and Christian Louboutin. During Christmas, they have an extravagant display on the outside of the building that includes , lights, decorations, Christmas trees, and even animated window displays. Printemps Haussman is a great place to check out due to its beautiful interior and decorations, it is in a nice area of the city with lots of classic Parisian buildings and architecture. It it one of the major department stores in France and definetly worth checking out on your shopping journey.

3. Le Bon Marché

Location: 24 Rue de Sèvres, 75007 Paris

Metro Station: Sévres-Babylone (Line 10&12)

Located In the sixth arrondissement on the left bank, Le Bon Marché has been around for one hundred seventy years. Le Bon Marché is the first department store in Paris to sell assorted goods with fixed prices. You can find items in the Bon Marché that are luxury or in between as Le Bon Marché features many French luxury brands all throughout the store. It is also nice to walk through the Le Bon Marché just to window shop. The department store is decorated for Christmas at the moment so there is lots of holiday cheer. There is also a library and cafe in the Le Bon Marché if you want to take break from shopping for a bit.