Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville - Paris - page 394

( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; opposite 13 rue Chapon, 3e; 8.30am-10pm Mon-Fri; Arts et Métiers)
This bijou space teases taste buds. From the carefully chosen artwork on the ceiling (look
up!) to the discerning selection of wine produced by interesting small French growers, the
Grocer's is made for browsing and tasting. Shop here for wine, liqueurs, fruit juices and syr-
ups you'll be hard-pressed to find elsewhere.

DRINK

VERT D'ABSINTHE
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; www.vertdabsinthe.com ; 11 rue d'Ormesson, 4e; noon-7pm Tue-Sat; St-

Paul)
Fans of the fée verte (green fairy), as absinthe was known during the belle époque, will
think they've died and gone to heaven. Here, you can buy not only bottles of the best-qual-
ity hooch but all the paraphernalia as well: glasses, water jugs and tiny slotted spoons for the
all-important sugar cube.

DEPARTMENT STORE

BHV
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; www.bhv.fr ; 52 rue de Rivoli, 4e;

9.30am-8pm Mon, Tue & Thu-Sat, to 9pm

Wed; Hôtel de Ville)
BHV (bay-ash-vay) is a straightforward - and vast, thanks to its recent extension - depart-
ment store where you can buy everything from guidebooks on Paris to every imaginable
type of hammer, power tool, nail, plug and hinge.

CONCEPT STORE

L'ÉCLAIREUR
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; www.leclaireur.com ; 40 rue de Sévigné, 4e; 11am-7pm Mon-Sat; St-Paul)
Part art space, part lounge and part deconstructionist fashion statement, this shop for women
is known for having the next big thing first. The nearby menswear store ( MAP
GOOGLE MAP ; www.leclaireur.com ; 12 rue Malher, 4e;

St-Paul) fills an equally stunning, old

warehouse-turned-art space.

FASHION, ACCESSORIES

L'HABILLEUR
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; www.lhabilleur.fr ; 44 rue de Poitou, 4e; noon-7.30pm Mon-Sat; St-Sébas-

tien Froissart)
Discount designer wear - 50% to 70% off original prices - is the lure of this veteran
boutique. It generally stocks last season's collections.

FASHION

SHINE
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 15 rue de Poitou, 3e; 11am-7.30pm Mon-Sat; Filles du Calvaire)