High fashion indie shops congregate in the Marais alongside to-the-trade
fashion, great art, and, like everywhere in Paris, hot girls on bikes! A
tour:
Stop for delicious (and affordable) café alongé (Americano) and pain
au chocolat at Christain LeCroixs favourite neighbourhood spot, Le
Sancerre. If you have kids, let them run wild in the gated park across
the street. 87 Rue des Archives, Paris.
Pick up the best bedding, table linens, Japanese stationery, and maybe
even a Vanessa Bruno coat at the famous 3-storey lifestyle store, Merci.
Look for special collaborations with the likes of Maison Martin Margiela
(trompe doeil door, pictured). The adjoining restaurant is known for its
healthy fare. 111 Boul., Beaumarché, Paris, www.merci-merci.com
Designer childrens clothes like you have never seen (baby Chloé!) are up
to 60 per cent off at the clearance outlet of Fifi de Vem. 17 Rue de
Turenne, Paris.
The Lebanese couscous counter at the lively food market dating back to
1615, Marché Des Enfants Rouge is known city-wide. Great for a refueling
pitstop at the end of a fun day. 39 Rue de Bretagne, Paris.
Open till 7:30 pm, the flagship store for Isabel
Marant does inventory every two hours. Watch the chauffeurs crowding
the street waiting for their charges doing serious credit card damage
inside. Pale blue leather leggings anyone? 47 Rue de Saintonge, www.isabelmarant.tm.fr
Just a block away is the hush-hush tequila bar housed in the back of the
teensy taqueria that everyone is talking about, Candelaria.
You mean you went all the way to Paris for cheap Mexican food? We sure
did. 52 Rue de Saintonge, Paris, www.candelariaparis.com
Sarah Bancroft
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