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Outdoor markets/thrift
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English(ish) bookshops
- Shakespeare & Co
- 37 Rue de la Bûcherie, 75005 Paris
- cafe next door, a little cramped during prime tourist hours. personally don’t like the collection and layout as much as before, but it’s a cute touristy spot
- Galignani
- 224 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris
- bilingual, large selection of fiction and nonfiction
- WHSmith
- 248 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris
- has a café on the first floor! Huge selection of nonfiction and fiction
- The Abbey Bookshop (used bookshop)
- 29 Rue de la Parcheminerie, 75005 Paris
- San Francisco Books
- 17 Rue Monsieur le Prince, 75006 Paris
- The Red Wheelbarrow
- two doors up from, 9 rue de Medicis, 75006, 11 Rue de Médicis No. 9, 75006 Paris
- amazing selection of fiction and nonfiction, and also has a bilingual kids shop two doors down from the adult store
- Gibert Joseph - 2nd floor, 5th floor
- 26 Bd Saint-Michel, 75006 Paris
- 2nd floor has a section for English fiction and poetry, 5th floor for more textbooks and references
Indian Grocery Stores
- VS.CO - basically a lot of shops around Gare du Nord/ Gare de l’Est
- Velan - in passage Brady, two stores across from each other, a few restaurants and vendors in that area