St-Germain & Les Invalides - Paris - page 542

Trivial Pursuit Paris, Rubik's cubes, juggling balls, backgammon, chess, tarot and playing
cards… This small family-run boutique specialising in traditional and not-so-traditional
games offers bags of fun.

CHOCOLATE

MICHEL CHAUDUN
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; Michel ; 149 rue de l'Université, 7e;

9.30am-12.30pm & 1-6pm Mon, 9.15am-

noon & 1-7pm Tue-Sat; La Tour-Maubourg)
Ganache pavés ('cobblestones' torn up and thrown during Paris' May 1968 student uprisings)
are the standouts at Michel Chaudun's entrancing chocolate shop, which resembles a toy
shop thanks to creations like chocolate horses and chess pieces.

HOMEWARES

FLAMANT HOME INTERIORS
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; www.flamant.com ; 8 place de Furstenberg, 6e; 10.30am-7pm Mon-Sat;

Mabillon)
Silverware, curtains, cutlery, tableware, linen and other quality home furnishings: this maze
of a store with two entrances (you can also enter via 8 rue de l'Abbaye) is the place where
moneyed Parisians shop for the household.

HOMEWARES

PLASTIQUES
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; www.plastiques-paris.fr ; 103 rue de Rennes, 6e; 10.15am-7pm Mon-Sat;

Rennes)
Lollypop-coloured tableware (trays, serving bowls, dinner settings etc) and cookware
(whisks, mixing bowls and much more) fill this original, inexpensive boutique.

FASHION

LA CLEF DES MARQUES
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; www.laclefdesmarques.com ; 122-126 bd Raspail, 6e;

12.30-7pm Mon,

10.30am-7pm Tue-Sat; Vavin)
This designer outlet specialises in grandes marques (big names) at knock-down prices for
men, women and kids, with labels like Emilio Pucci, Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Le Petit
Bateau, Diesel and stacks of sportswear. Bargains also span handbags, jewellery, perfume
and shoes.

ACCESSORIES

GÉRARD DURAND
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; www.accessoires-mode.com ; 75-77 rue du Bac, 7e;

9am-7pm Mon-Sat;

Rue du Bac)