Galleries Lafayette is a department store on steroids and a shopper's paradise, offering mid-range…read moreand higher end products. Their merchandise is extremely diverse, comprising just about anything you want across three buildings. The main building, where you'll find women's fashions, accessories, cosmetics, eyeglasses (including an optometrist), sportswear, children's wear, is topped with a must-see art glass dome, complete with a glass cat walk (maybe on the 4th floor?) that enables up close viewing of the dome from the inside. There are restaurants, rest rooms, and sweets shops in this building, too. Menswear has a building all to itself, as does the food court. Be careful here. There are so many delicious and appetizing foods offered in the food court building that you'll be tempted to overstuff. It would be just too easy to spend an entire day shopping at Galleries Lafayette.

The iconic shopping house is HUGE!!! We came here for last…read moreminute shopping since it's so close to our hotel. The store is packed at all hours, all days of the week. At the entrance all the well known brands for bags and clothing. The area for Moynart Labubu was doing brisk business. A Labubu bag I looked at was 2300 euros!!! Soooo many stuff here. We went to the 6th floor to get souvenirs, cookies, and gifts to bring home. Our suitcases will be packed full. Great service, friendly staff. No pictures, the store was too crowded and I didn't want to get in trouble for taking pictures with no permission.

The most thoughtful and beautiful curated department store. It's truly a slice of heaven on earth…read more The experience at Le Bon Marché will be hard to top. I fell in love at every turn from the moment we stepped through the door. I picked up gifts for myself, my nephew, and a friend at work. There's an officine universelle buly inside which is so convenient if you're not up for the long queues. So many exceptional offerings here. It was the most pleasant and calm shopping experience I've had in a very long time. If you're looking for the most top notch shopping look no further, you'll find the most special items here.

Le Bon Marche is widely regarded as the world's first modern department store. It means "The Good…read moreDeal". They first introduced the idea of a place with fixed prices and no haggling, which was an intense concept for folks in the 1800s. Pass forward to modern days, I'm not sure if it's still a good deal, because now it is a department store of luxury goods. They have designer fashion, accessories and beauty, home and design and an epic food hall. I'm not into the shopping but I was here to admire the architecture since there was parts of their glass and ironwork done by Gustave Eiffel. Not a must visit, but interesting place to browse if you have some extra time.

First stop before any financial damage was done. We went to the food court. We headed downstairs…read morefor a nice ice cold drink and a quick bite. Maybe it is the American in me, but this did not feel like any food court I have seen back home. There are only four stalls in total. Joe and The Juice, Pierre Marcolini, Yi The, and one more I did not catch. My son ordered the L'Amore (strawberry, raspberry blueberry tea) from Yi The. The juice was decent and I was very pleased to see they used fresh ingredients, but not every drink works with boba. This was one of those times where it just did not. My husband also bought a bottle of coke, which cost 3.50 euro, which is very expensive for any food Court standards Next door, we got our first macarons of the trip from Pierre Marcolini. We tried the Dubai macaron, the signature one, the Noisette, and the most delicious of them all, the Framboise. They were all delicious and not too sweet, which I really appreciated. I loved every bite, but my favorites were the raspberry macaron with dark chocolate filling and the hazelnut one called Noisette. It was definitely worth the stop.

I had seen many photos and videos of Galeries Lafayette swirling around instagram, especially…read moreduring Christmas time. I was little disappointed once inside as it wasn't quite as magical as expected, but it's a shopping area, so what do you expect. The biggest disappointment is that you have to pay to use the restrooms here. Ridiculous! I didn't have any cash and wasn't sure if I'd be able to use a card, so I had to leave. There was a long line of people trying to use the bathrooms, so they must make a nice chunk of change from this. But quite stressful when you would expect a restroom especially for how large this place is.

Yah, the 1st English review on this place, wished I read something like this, to save some time…read moreunless you're a baller that wants to pay full price without shopping around. Guess that's easier and saves time, but I digress. Cleverly located at a high tourist attraction, hoping to get those tourist dollars after the Louvre museum. It's underground level, next to a surprising food court. All the major high-end brands represented so save yourself the time: Rolex, Omega and this A-level of watches on the 2nd floor. Bottom floor mostly cosmetics and what have you, so easy to skimp out here for the most men. Not very big, one can stroll thru everything in an hour. In fact, this 2nd floor is more like a mezzanine. I wouldn't make a special trip out here just for this. But the Printemps in L'Opera, that's a much better story :)

Printemps du Louvre is the only luxury department store in Paris open seven days a…read moreweek...yes...every Sunday. The store has boutiques from iconic fashion, luxury, and beauty brands. The shop is located below the beautiful Louvre. The store is small and only has two levels therefore the assortment is limited. There are, however, sole exclusive items to the Paris Market. www.printemps.com

Right next to the huge Galleries Lafayette are multiple Au Printemps, each dedicated to Women, Men,…read moreHome.... Not as crazy busy as Galleries Lafayette, some options are the same. We had to go catch dinner, our suitcases were full, so it was only a quick walk through. Would be nice to have more time to explore.

I just assume Printemps and Galeries Lafayette are at loggerheads because they represent Paris' two…read moremost elite department stores. Jamie W and I made it a priority to visit Galeries Lafayette because of the famous Art Nouveau dome, which was indeed fabulous (review: https://yelp.to/XRXnKANd7b). We decided to visit Printemps as part of our rainy day itinerary because we figured it would be a good chunk of time where we could stay dry indoors. We were right, and the store was less crowded and easier to navigate than its direct competitor. We found ourselves at the charming Cafe Perche on the 7th floor, where we relaxed over rich 6,50€ Chocolate Chauds and delicious butter cookies (Photo 8). Afterward, we found ourselves on two different rooftop terraces, the first was a more contained space that provided immediate views of the area as well as the architectural detail. The second space was actually an entryway to a nice-looking restaurant (Le Picnic) but still provided glorious panoramic views for freeloaders like us. One floor down was an upscale food hall. Printemos has its own Art Deco-style dome, but it doesn't have the grandeur of Galeries Lafayette (Photo 5). However, if you are a serious shopper of luxury goods, I'd come here first to avoid the tourist stampede down the boulevard. RELATED - Exploring Paris? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://yelp.to/TDhdgjoONI

Le BHV Marais belons to the Galeries Lafayette Group and is a high-end department store. I was here…read morefor business and took the opportunity to check out the offerings. I loved the assortment selection but was not overly thrilled with the way the store presents itself. They had very few employees around and some areas were very cluttered and not at all welcoming. If you are looking for a nice shopping experience, I would recommend to stick to Galeries Lafayette.

Getting more attention due to the Olympics. Still worth a visit. They have whatever you need at a…read moregreat value

Anything you need. Totally, truly French!…read moreLoved our purchases. Cosmetics, socks, food, souvenirs.

This place is a small and very nicer version of a grocery store selling home goods and clothing…read more Prices are higher then the grocery store but for convenience, i stopped in often for beer, wine and water. Thy sell chips and some American products. But its fun to try the French stuff. Prices are high but convenience makes up for it. Clothing i would compare to Old Navy so not worth it and is on street level so have to go downstairs for the grocery items. It took me a couple days to figure this out lol. Bring your own bags because they will charge you. If you are staying in Saint Germain, this will suffice for needed things.

If anyone is going to France, you need to go to this department store. It basically the equivalent…read moreto Macy in the US and Sears in Canada. My wife found this store advertised in the Paris Metro and we made a trip out to see if was really as good as it sounded. Let me just say one thing to the guys out there, your wife will love you forever if you take them to this store. Everything my wife tried on looked great and fit her perfectly (that seemed really important to her - know I liked it), plus the prices were very reasonable. This is a store where the locals buys their cloths, which made me feel that we were not getting riped off at some tourist trap.

This store is a bust. Their clothing is very basic at expensive prices. To be fair, I visited…read morethe.Montparnasse location. It was fairly large, but the clothes were yes, basic but expensive for the price. The place was crawling with security guards and this is a decent neighborhood. It is located near the big suburban train station of the same location. People were eager to assist me, but I found the store somewhat depressing and left in a hurry.

Beaugrenelle is a pretty cool shopping center. It doesn't have designer stores like Galeries…read moreLafayette Haussman, but it has essentials like Adidas, Mango, Zara, H&M, Marks & Spencer, Uniqlo, Lacoste & Sandro. Beaugrenelle also has 10-rooms, 1,930-seats state-of the art movie theater. You can also charge your cell phone at one of the complimentary phone-charger lockers inside the center. Hours of Operation: Stores: Mon-Sat 10 am-8:30 pm. Sun 11 am-7 pm. Restaurants: Mon-Sat 10 am-midnight. Sun 11 am-midnight. Cinemas: Mon-Sun 9:30 am-midnight. EU non-residents can take advantage of the 12% tax refund by showing your passport and receipts to the tax refund desk.

This is a fun place even if you do not get something There…read moreare so many stores and floors are different for each kind thing / person

A great department store to get modern fashions for much less than the typical department store…read moreprice. Men and women have separate floors and so it's nice to have a great variety of clothing - everything from socks, scarves and hats, to jeans, sweaters and suits are available at this spot. Since a lot of people are here (because of the good deals), be prepared for long lines at times.

If hitting les grand magasins (the big department stores) leaves you exhilarated but depressed…read more(love that jacket? it will set you back 880 euros), C&A is for you. You won't find any brands except their own proprietary labels, but the prices will be a lot kinder on your wallet. Very chic styles, very current, well-made clothes for men, women and children. Infant and layette and toddler clothes are particularly adorable. This location has the best selection. If you're doing detaxé (currently purchases over 175 euros are eligible), pay at any of the cashiers and they can direct you to the desk where you'll get your paperwork.