My Top Places to Shop in Paris…
La Compagnie du Kraft
Calligrane
6, Rue du Pont Louis Philippe, 75004 Paris
Everything in this shop is a work of art. With beautiful handmade paper and stationery including invitations, cards and envelopes all beautifully laid out in store. The wood grain envelopes are amazing! However, I would never use them. It took me ages to decide what to get (I had never been in a paper shop quite like it so I was determined to get something). Eventually, I settled on a purple notebook made out of handmade paper. I still haven’t had the courage to use it yet.
Website | 12.00-19.00 Tue- Wednesday, 11.00 – 19.30 Thursday – Saturday
Meloodies Graphiques
10 Rue du Pont Louis-Philippe, 75004 Paris
A boutique stationery shop, which will be of particular interest if you like writing paper, pens and calligraphy. Another beautiful shop that you could easily spend all day rummaging around. I bought my most expensive purchase in this shop.
11.00-19.00 Tuesday – Friday, 14.00-18.00 Sunday – Monday
Papier+
Paper Tigre
5 rue des Filles du Calvaire, 75003 Paris
Stationery from Paper Tigre is eye-catching bright and colourful with vivid patterns. There were plenty of products that caught my eye and I spent ages browsing this shop and settled on getting “the Bloc de correspondence The Pli Postal” and the Traveller and Le Voyageur (pictured).
The other product that I would recommend that you take a look at (which I didn’t personally buy) is the L’Assistant (the Assistant Agenda).
Website |11.30-19.30 Weekdays, 11.00 – 20.00 Saturday
l’Art du Papier – Montparnasse
48 Rue Vavin, 75006 Paris, France
Go here if you want paper! Fantastic collection of paper and looks like a great choice for wedding stationery and invitations. On the notebook front I bought a cute cat notebook. The shop has a good range of lesser seen options.
Website | 10:30am–19.00 Monday – Saturday.
Papterie Latine
26 Rue Soufflot
Only worth a trip if you are already in the area (near the Luxembourg Gardens and the Pantheon. More of a standard notebook/stationery shop with all the usual large brands, lots of cards and postcards etc and great for students. I found a “Create your own notebook” gem in here, which I love and promptly bought without a second thought.
Website | 10.00 – 19.00 Monday – Saturday
Le BHV Marais
52 rue de Rivoli, 75189 PARIS Cedex 4
This store is a department store. So if you are looking do some shopping – drop in here. It has a fantastic paper and crafts section, featuring all the classic brands inc filofax, Quo Vadis and Clairfontaine and of course, there is everything else you might be looking for from clothes to technology.
Website | 9.30 – 20.00 Monday – Saturday.
L’Ecritoire
61 Rue Saint-Martin, 75004 Paris
This is a tiny little store full of writing and stationery goodies. It was rammed full when I went in. I came out with a ruled Soumkine notebook in mid green.
Website | 11.00-19.00 Monday – Saturday, 15.30- 8.30 Sunday
Other Branded Stationery Stores
I personally ended up avoiding most of these and only dropped into two shops which I just happened to be passing including a Moleskine Shop (at Paris Forum Des Halles) and the Delfonics Store in the Louvre.