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Le Bon Marché
Category: Shopping Department Stores Shopping Fashion Department Stores Department Stores [Edit]
24 rue de Sèvres75007 Paris
01 44 39 80 00
- Nearest Transit:
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Sèvres - Babylone
Vaneau
Rennes
- Hours:
Mon-Wed, Sat 10 am - 8 pm
Thu-Fri 10 am - 9 pm
- Price Range:
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€€€
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
23 reviews for Le Bon Marché
16 reviews in English
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Review from David M.
1/9/2012
Great grocery store! Stock up here on all the gourmet food you need on your trip.
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Review from jocelyn l.
11/8/2011
I'd venture to say that the best thing about Bon Marche is the La Grande Epicerie de Paris- the amazing food hall.
The main department store was...lackluster. -
Review from Sean M.
8/25/2011
Shopping at Le Bon Marche is such a throwback for me as an American. Frankly I can't remember ever shopping at a store that is so customer service oriented except when I've been outside of my own country, like in Japan for example.
Looking for gifts we went to the floor with housewares and were so impressed with the sheets, the cookware, the dishes, glassware, you name it. All beautifully displayed and priced to browse in my case. We started looking at French tea towels and the kindest middle aged lady came over to assist. She couldn't speak a word of English and I speak little more French but she was so happy--proud even--to show me the selection and where I could find more since that was my interest. That's the kind of experience that just put me in a mindset to buy gifts for friends and something for myself as well. She was all too pleased to wrap my gift and give me a shopping bag that I enjoyed sporting all over St. Germain de Pres that Saturday afternoon.
One thing I loved about shopping in France in general is that when it's your turn it's as if you're the only customer in the store or the market or wherever. You never feel rushed as the clerk is devoted to ensuring that you have everything you need before he or she moves on to whomever is next.Listed in: My First Trip to Paris
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Review from Courtney P.
10/5/2011
I didn't buy anything here because I was on a budget, but this store was beautiful inside and had an amazing selection. I was extremely impressed with their book selection. I wouldn't think that a huge department store would have such a good book collection, but they had a great selection of books in English too!
Also, the grocery store across the street is probably my favorite grocery store in the whole world. It has so much! And it has food from all over the world. Even Ranch dressing! Not that I wanted to buy it, but it reminded me of home! -
Review from David J.
10/6/2011
OMG! A great department store that has a real men's clothing selection instead of being stuffed down in the basement.
And in the basement, an epicerie that would make my local Whole Foods cry uncle!
All that and you don't have to fight the crowds over by Galeries Lafayette and Printemps. -
Review from Elise T.
5/17/2011 1 Check-in Here
Le Bon Marche is the Barney's of Paris. Big, beautiful, and stocked with all my favorite friends, Louis, Marc, Tom, Tory, Christian, Hermes, & much more. Prices are what you would find anywhere else, with the occasional bargain.
The best part is La Grande Épicerie across the street. You can access from Rue Bonaparte or you can go to the bottom floor of Le Bon and take the escalator up to the food market. This place is a combination of Dibruno's (for all you Philly people) and Trader Joe's on steroids. Beautiful produce, pastry, breads, cheese, and meats. In addition, the prepared food is just as good if not better than what you would find at the brassierie down the street. The perfect stop if you want to have a picnic in Paris!Listed in: Paris
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Review from Ro N.
10/25/2010
Okay I went a bit crazy in here, since they have a section of Mariage Frères and I totally stocked up here.
But really mad to learn that I could have just got them at Dean and Deluca! -
Review from George M.
12/18/2010
It's like Macy's back home, however it has a huge perfume selection, the entire ground floor is dedicated to it. Don't walk here, I don't care what your guide book says.
Take the 6 Train from Concorde and exit on Sveres and Babylon. -
Review from A V.
Paris
9/13/2010
Le Bon Marché is a little piece of heaven ...
The only department store on the left bank this is the place to head if you are looking for a large store selection in a boutique setting.
They have all the classic designers as well as a great young designers department located above Le Grand Epicerie (well located if you want to head downstairs for a piece of cake aferwards!)
The young designers department is pretty standard as it carries zadig, paul and joe, sessun, vanessa bruno athée, isabelle marant etoile...etc ...
along with a good selection of jeans, what is special about it is how relaxing the environment is and how helpful the staff are, not to mention lighting is good and mirrors are flattering.
Even the bathroom is cute and clean ... silly yes, but important !
(note: the only rude staff i have ever encountered at this store are in the sock department!) -
Review from Mark S.
1/7/2011
This is a review of the grocery store.
Came here after visiting Pierre Herme, the pastry and sweets boutique. Was a busy but good day.
This place reminded me of the grocery and food stores in the basements of Japanese department stores where you can actually get really excited about food. It's not a huge store floor space-wise but they pack in a lot of really nice foods and ingredients.
The staff are quite friendly and somewhat international I guess as I struck up a conversation with a friendly girl at the register who was from Canada.
The prices are not on the cheap side but I doubt you could get the combination of the selection and quality elsewhere. Here you don't mind shelling out the extra Euro. I guess after a visit to Pierre Herme, it doesn't seem so expensive anymore... -
Review from jae z.
5/12/2010
In general, I'm not a big fan of department stores - there's usually too much muck to weed out. However:
This is my favorite department store in Paris. If Printemps is Bergdorf, Galerie Lafayette is Saks/Macy's, then Bon Marche is like Barney's except with an amazing food market complete with an epicerie, charcuterie, boulangerie, patisserie, marche, fromagerie, and various traiteurs. Individually, not all the counters are the best of the best, but collectively, this market is every pinky raising foodie's wet dream (Galerie Lafayette's top floor food market comes close but it's way crowded and I hate navigating through GL.) The macarons at the patisserie counter were miserable though, just a note. You just can't not love a dept store that has a food market on the first floor instead of makeup and perfume.
Another reason why Bon Marche is so favored: it was here that I made the best purchase of all time - a navy blue padded Givenchy nightingale at 50% off, plus a VAT refund, for which Bon Marche has a service on the top fl (rare, and so so convenient, I recommend taking the cash, less the handling fee, on the spot, because the airport VAT agents will also take a handling fee and it's a bigger hassle. Plus, if you travel elsewhere in Europe and fly back to the US from an airport in another country, you may not be able to get the VAT back altogether).
In terms of shopping in Paris, if you visit in July or January, you will not find better deals anywhere else in the world, especially at department stores. Even if its American counterparts stock the same brands, the Paris stores usually have better selection, because ...well, American dept stores cater to conservative (read: bland) American taste. As far as department stores go, Bon Marche is the most well edited I've seen. Basically, kind of epic. -
Review from Lindsey A.
8/2/2011
Amazing store equivalent to Barneys, Saks Fifth, Harrold's, Selfridges, Harvey Nicoles...you get the picture... a great place to splurge or even just window shop
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Review from foodie f.
1/6/2012
Beautiful shopping area. I love the grocery market..super gourmet, lots of items for a nice picnic lunch, freshly made pastries, sandwiches and a variety of other ethnic foods including sushi. We grabbed a bottle of champagne, some gorgeous sandwiches and headed for the park for a nice picnic lunch..we also picked up a pack of some really nice sturdy plastic wine/drink glasses with an oz mark at the top..we brought them back with us and are reusing them and not throwing them out because they are so unique and different from those in US. I really wish I had more time in this shop, schedule did not permit...it was a food lovers paradise with all of the amazing selection and display.
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Review from Q T.
3/25/2011
I totally forgot to review this place. My cousins and I stopped by this place by accident because it was raining when we were there and we needed a place to kill time. This department store was Wow! I went to the shoes department and it was mind blowing. It was very crowded but great to walk around and just take everything in. Lost my cousin for a bit but it was a great experience.
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Review from Romualda M.
8/31/2010
For once a place where people are polite...could be because they can eat here too.
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Review from Hannah G.
5/26/2010
Easily one of the greatest department stores in the world. The best of anything you'd ever want or need can be found here, from luxe stationary to children's clothing to tasty restaurants and haute couture. It's really a great place to shop or simply browse to get a sense of everything French (although there are incredible fashions and items from around the world). The only downside is that, due to the quality of the items, goods and fashions can get rather pricey. In another section of the building, the food halls are not to be missed. Amazing assortment of packaged and fresh foods (picture the best grocery store you know and multiply by ten), and a wonderful stop for souvenirs (think Fauchon jam, great cheese selection, chocolates..). HIGHLY recommend on any stop in Paris!
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