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.

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

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.

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.

Well, this is surprising asking me about Monoprix since I have been shopping there for the past…read morecouple of years. Thanks to a store rep who had seen me coming several times the rep recommended I get the store card. Thankful I listened to the rep because with the card there are many benefits. Since having used the card I get discounts and one time after acquiring so many points my purchase was free. So, yelp, I have nothing to say but good things about the store. Oh, and their products are top quality,.

Love this store, you can find anything felt like a French Walmart, service was great friendly staffread more

A large Monoprix store which I really like, they have such a good food selection including Lipton…read moreIce Teas, cheese, dairy and even gluten-free bread. I came in here to buy three of the 1L Lipton Ice Tea bottles with the 2+1 offer, a fantastic offer as it means each bottle works at 1.10 euros, this is compared to the average price of 1.9 - 2.9 euros at regular retail stores across Paris for a bottle half the size, a bargain - plus the variety of flavours is great, many of which we don't have in the UK. It's a shame they don't have the Watermelon and Mint flavour, which they have at Monoprix Beaugrenelle for example. Most of the staff seemed friendly, however, at times their product knowledge was questionable and they were unable to suggest a single product which could help with my sunburn from their small cream and cosmetic section. They have a freshly squeezed orange machine and in most places prices are reasonable, the fact it is open late when many other nearby stores close a few hours earlier is also really handy, I wish I knew about this place for my first nights in Paris where I had to buy milk from McDonald's at extortionate pricing. I do think the checkouts are a little odd, and it is easy to walk out of the store and then struggle to find the checkouts, at night they have fewer checkouts on which again is understandable as there are fewer people in the store but I still found it harder to checkout on multiple occasions.

Monoprix is chain retail store in Paris. It sells food, souvenirs, skin care and etc. Just an…read moreamazing grocery store to us. As a tourist, it just right beside our hotel and so convenient. We got our water, snacks and goodies everyday. Yes... I bought truffle chips. We found they have some mushrooms were imported fr Canada. Wow... However, the isles so narrow and the cashier not efficient at all. May be this is Parisian. LOL

This supermarket ud absolutely packed with affordable French products and feels like a great place…read moreto browse local items. They carry a selection of French cheese flavored crackers & basil as well. They carry several local French sweets companies; most items are very affordable, many under €3. They carry Kusmi tea and Frech mustard and high quality flavored salt. There's also a nice range of small French souvenirs like mugs, eyeglass cases, notebooks, and beautifully tin packaged chocolates near the register that would make great gifts. I was also happy to see a good vegan selection, including yogurts, cheeses, tofu, soy beef and other imitation meats. They have a quite large selection of wines ans beer as well. If you're looking for inexpensive French snacks, souvenirs, or local products all in one place, this is definitely worth stopping by. Make sure you keep youd receipt to exit the store.

My wife and I try to visit Paris at least once a year and we always find a reason to shop at…read moreMonoprix. So much so that I signed up for a M Card (loyalty card). We've purchased food stuffs, wine and cheese, adorable and reasonably priced clothing for our grandchildren, and a suitcase to bring purchases home. The selection is vast, the prices great, and the service top rate. One stop shop for everything from soup to nuts and everything in between!

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.

Underwhelming. The selection of shops was not great. Pretty venue but bit worth the hype.read more

The reviews made this sound a lot larger than it was. There weren't many shops and half weren't…read moreopen when we went. It's a pretty building but it's not quite like the descriptions.

Stumbled on to this store when just exploring Paris. On the first floor, you have food and some…read morevegan items are clearly marked. Seasonal items like Easter decorations available. Downstairs, you have electrical items, kitchen, bathroom, stationery & home decor. Everything is very reasonably priced. CC accepted.

I came here a few times to pick up some essentials when moving into my new apartment last January…read more The store is pretty big, with a good selection of items for home, kitchen, bath and even snacks for gifting and/or entertaining. The quality of the items is pretty good. I especially liked the beautiful blue ceramic plates and plant holders made in Portugal that I bought here. They also have very affordable and cute mugs / coffee cups / teacups, cheap but able to withstand the microwave and dishwasher. One of the times I came by they had a 50% off deal on silver moka pots. I felt the items I purchased here, while low-priced, were of noticeably better quality than some extremely affordable crockery I got from IKEA. The store is located near the Richelieu-Druout metro stop (lines 8 & 9).