This was worth the visit for some quirky and amazing folk art. There is an exhibit in a dark room…read morethat had so many fabulous pieces of art, that I thought we had seen the whole museum. But wait! Up some windy stairs is a sunlit room with about the same amount of art. Some things were creepy, some were a level of obsessive detail that required long minutes of marveling, and some were inspiring. 2 hours is a sufficient visit, and you will want to reserve time to peruse the bookstore and get a snack, lunch, or beverage at the café. The museum is in the garment district, and the art may inspire you to pick up some fabric to make a collage.

A stunning cyclorama with two feature exhibits, a bright and airy bookstore, and a crazy busy cafe…read morefor an accessible 9€. We popped in for the Jeunet/Caro exhibit, because when in Paris, you Amélie. The design of the exhibit space is in a wagon wheel, with fixtures from the duos filmography segmented by "pie piece." An intriguing blend of movie props, original script notes, stills and videography paint a brilliant behind-the-scenes for The City of Lost Children, Delicatessen, MicMacs, Alien: Resurrection and more. A floor up, sunlight floods a year-long showcase residency called Turbulence in the Balkans, featuring Eastern European works but unfortunately, no brass bands. Sad dance party loss. Anyhoodle, the space open, well-designed and easy to get through in an hour or so. If the exhibits catch your fancy, pop in for an afternoon delight.

Very rude. Can't even look at what book you want to buy. Isn't that the whole point of a bookstore?…read moreMake sure you walk in knowing exactly what you want and don't touch anything or you'll be yelled at.

The rudest people I have ever met in my life. I was looking to buy a notebook and was told not to…read moretouch anything. When I simply tried to explain that I was looking to buy something and was just taking a look, the two people working there launched into a screaming fit, using antisemitic slurs I guess because I was wearing a chai necklace, never in my life have i seen anything like this. Avoid at all costs.

This is an excellent neighborhood bookstore...with mostly (if not all) French editions of classics…read moreand new books. They have stationary, pens, pencils, Rhodia pads, post cards and little trinkets...like you would find in any normal independent bookstore. Certainly worth checking out if you happen to be walking down rue Martyrs or Blvd de Rochechouart.

The best children's selection of any bookstore I've visited in France so far -- not the largest,…read morebut the most carefully selected and curated, which is important. Shopping for preteens, so it was nice to find a great assortment of classic English-language books en Français as well as many French children's books. I should clarify I was not looking for anything in English, so try the big Gibert-Joseph or WH Smith for English-language children's books. There were some lovely bande-desinées (aka graphic novels) and a nice selection of recent fiction and non-fiction. Not a large bookshop, but a lovingly curated one, and that's what matters most to me.

I love visiting bookstores while traveling, and Librairie Delamain was a good one, a lovely place…read morein the heart of tourist-facing Paris, on Rue St Honoré near the Louvre. I dropped in with my friends, one of whom wanted to buy French books for her children. I was just happy to browse. The store was attractive and welcoming, with a definite European bookstore charm. It was packed dense with books, on numerous display tables and climbing high on every wall. There was a cute dedicated room for children's books. I browsed the section of translated English language literature, and it was quite compact, a reminder that the world is large and not everyone cares what we Americans are doing at all times. (They did not carry my book, which has been translated into French. One of my friends very sweetly embarrassed me by asking. I found her with a polite lady who worked at the bookstore, the two of them looking at my face on a screen.) There were tons of cool coffee table books, which I enjoyed looking at in the absence of any French ability. I saw tons of art books, including one for the Rothko exhibition we were about to visit, and a great book about French drag. I was also amused by a Wes Anderson book tagged with a shelf talker that read, in French, "Perfect for fans of Wes Anderson!!" Anyway, I appreciated Librairie Delamain and would recommend it to anyone in search of books in this part of Paris. It's a beautiful store with a nice assortment of French books.

This is a wonderful bookstore that I visited during the last two years when I was in Paris. They…read morelisten to me patiently as I speak French and recommend books that I will enjoy reading and that are appropriate to my language level. I can't wait to visit them again when I return.

Great place :) Cloudy day and Paris and my boyfriend and I needed some hot tea to go with the…read morepastries we bought nearby. Found this Potemkine on Yelp and it's a truly unique place. It's a DVD and book store with a small cafe in the back. They also screen movies on some nights. Tea is really yummy and a good selection. Employees are very kind. So glad we stumbled upon this gem.

This cozy place does not even give the clue of having a café inside somewhere. The hidden but…read morepleasant back side is quite a good choice to have a coffee on a rainy day. You're surrounded by pretty terrific repertoire of DVDs and movie posters. There's one big table accompanied with several small ones, so it is not for too many people at once.