Rue du Bac, 7e
Shopping guide · Checked 8 October 2026

What to bring home from Paris.

Paris rewards the traveller who knows which door to open: the pharmacy on rue du Four, the tea house in the Marais, the bakery on rue du Cherche-Midi. Eight things worth looking for, and what they really cost once Home.

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Rue du Bac, 7e
01The classics

Eight things, and where to find them.

Made here · Beauty

Diptyque candles

Scented candles from the original shop at 34 boulevard Saint-Germain, open since 1961.

About €65 · 190 g classic candleDiptyque, 34 boulevard Saint-Germain to verify
Local favourite · Pharmacy

Citypharma haul

The pharmacy Parisians queue for. Bioderma, La Roche-Posay, Embryolisse and Nuxe at prices well under shelf prices at Home.

About €9.90 · Bioderma Sensibio H2O 500 mlCitypharma, 26 rue du Four to verify
Made here · Food

Poilâne punitions

Butter biscuits from the bakery that still bakes its miche in a wood-fired oven. The tin travels; the bread does too, for a day.

About €4.95 · punitionsPoilâne, 8 rue du Cherche-Midi to verify
Made here · Bags

Polène

Paris-designed leather bags made in Ubrique, sold from the rue de Richelieu store without the markup of the big houses.

About €640 · Boky bagPolène, 69 rue de Richelieu to verify
Made here · Beauty

Officine Universelle Buly

Water-based perfumes and pomades in apothecary packaging, hand-labelled in the shop.

About €35 · Pommade Concrète 75 mlBuly, 6 rue Bonaparte to verify
Made here · Food

Macarons: Ladurée and Pierre Hermé

A box of eight survives the flight home if you carry it. Pierre Hermé for flavour, Ladurée for the box.

About €25 · box of 8Ladurée, 16 rue Royale to verify
Worth discovering · Home

Merci concept store

Linen, stationery and the red bracelet, in the Haut-Marais store whose profits go to charity.

About €20 · linen tea towelMerci, 111 boulevard Beaumarchais to verify
01Fresh & new

Newer names, and where to find them.

Newer labels, concept stores and makers: the side of Paris the classic guidebooks tend to miss.

New label · Streetwear

Encré

Gender-neutral embroidered streetwear inspired by painters, from a small shop in the 4e.

Price to checkEncré, 32 rue de Sévigné to verify
Maker · Jewellery

Monsieur Paris

Handmade jewellery in gold, vermeil and silver, made in a Paris workshop.

Price to checkMonsieur Paris, 53 rue Charlot to verify

Entries marked “checked” were confirmed against the shop’s own website on the date shown; those marked “to verify” have not been confirmed yet. Photos show the category, not the exact product.

02What’s on

When to go to Paris.

Sales, Christmas markets and fairs that fall around your trip, with the dates we have checked and the ones we are still waiting for.

SalesConfirmed

Winter sales (soldes d'hiver)

6 Jan to 2 Feb 2027

Fixed by law for the whole of France, four weeks, online and in store.

Sales period: shop prices may differ from the list prices used for comparisons.Source: Lyon Métropole CCI
SalesConfirmed

Summer sales (soldes d'été)

23 Jun to 20 Jul 2027

Fixed by law for the whole of France, four weeks.

Sales period: shop prices may differ from the list prices used for comparisons.Source: Lyon Métropole CCI
Christmas marketConfirmed

Tuileries Christmas market

14 Nov 2026 to 3 Jan 2027

La Défense opens first, on 12 Nov. Champs-Élysées from 22 Nov into early January. Notre-Dame (Square Viviani) 26 Nov to 27 Dec. Organisers still update dates.

Source: Sortiraparis
Shopping eventConfirmed

Black Friday

27 Nov 2026

A date on the calendar, not a legal sales period. Each shop decides what, if anything, it discounts.

Sales period: shop prices may differ from the list prices used for comparisons.Source: Calendar
Confirmed means the dates were checked against an official or organiser source for that year. Expected means it recurs and this year’s dates are not out yet. Checked 21 October 2026. Nothing here is sponsored.
03Point & know

Point it at the tag, right there in Paris.

Found something you like? Scan the tag and see the real price against Home before you reach the till.

  1. Point. Open the camera in the app and point it at a price tag or a barcode.
  2. Compare. Shopover finds the product and puts the Home price right beside it.
  3. Decide. The tax refund comes off and anything due at the border goes on, so you see one real price.
Shown with sample products. In the prototype the camera works from the barcode and the printed tag.
A hand holding a phone up to a price tag in a shop
04Compare

How does Paris compare?

Not near a tag? Type the product. Shopover shows what it costs in each guide city next to the price at Home, with the refund taken off and any border charge added on.

Two hands comparing prices on a phone at a cafe tableWhich looks cheaper in the shop is not always cheaper at the till: tax refunds, border charges and exchange rates all move the real price. That is the number Shopover shows.
Official list prices checked 8 October 2026. Shops differ, so on average expect these figures, not exactly these.
05Before you buy

The rules, in plain words.

Choose your Home to see the rules for your trip.

Sources: douane.gouv.fr (PABLO), GOV.UK personal allowances. Checked 8 October 2026.
Worked example · Longchamp Le Pliage L

Choose your Home to see the sums.

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