Louvre & Les Halles - Paris - page 286

Built in 1800, this is the oldest covered arcade in Paris and the first to be lit by gas (1817).
It's a bit faded around the edges now but retains a real 19th-century charm with several out-
standing eateries, a theatre from where spectators would come out to shop during the inter-
val, and autograph dealer Arnaud Magistry (at No 60).

FASHION

ROOM SERVICE
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; www.roomservice.fr ; 52 rue d'Argout, 2e; 11am-7.30pm Mon-Sat; Les

Halles)
'Atelier vintage' (vintage workshop) is the thrust of this chic boutique that reinvents vintage
pieces as new. Scarves, headpieces, sequins, bangles and beads casually strung up to be ad-
mired…the place oozes the femininity and refinement of an old-fashioned Parisian boudoir.

BOOKS

GALIGNANI
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; http://galignani.com ; 224 rue de Rivoli, 1er; 10am-7pm Mon-Sat; Con-

corde)
Proudly claiming to be the 'first English bookshop established on the continent', this ode to
literature stocks French and English books and is the best spot in Paris for picking up just-
published titles.

FASHION

ANTOINE
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 10 av de l'Opéra, 1er; 10.30am-1pm & 2-6.30pm Mon-Sat; Pyramides or

Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre)
Antoine has been the Parisian master of bespoke canes, umbrellas, fans and gloves since
1745.

FASHION

JAMIN PUECH
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; www.jamin-puech.com ; 26 rue Cambon, 1er; noon-7pm Tue, 11am-7pm Wed-

Sat; Concorde)
Among Paris' most creative handbag designers, Jamin Puech is known for its bold mix of
colours, fabrics, leathers and textures - lots of beads, pompoms, shells, feathers and so on.
Its Cocotte handbag starred in Sex and the City 2.

FOOD, DRINK

COMPTOIR DE LA GASTRONOMIE
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; www.comptoirdelagastronomie.com ; 34 rue Montmartre, 1er;

6am-8pm

Tue-Sat, 9am-8pm Mon; Les Halles)