Find-a-gift Friday

 

 

With no lack of shopping options and the holidays swiftly upon us shoppers head for off-radar small boutiques to find that unique something.

Above:

Galerie Vivienne

4 rue des Petits-Champs 75002

 

Time travel Tuesday

 A stroll through Paris' bustling covered passages is a journey back in time.

 

Passing through

 

The 2nd arrondissement belies a labyrinth of passages dating from the 1800s.

 

Woolly Wednesday

 

Window of a knitting boutique in a 19th C covered passage in the 9th district.

 

Passage du Grand Cerf

 

  From one of Paris' most beautiful surviving covered passages whose name means "large deer," or stag.

 

Passage of time

Under renovation for what seemed like ages, timeless Passage Vivienne is back in form.

Below: bar à vin and wine shop w/elevated tables; a simple planche of exquisite cured ham

Caves Legrand Filles et Fils

Galerie Vivienne

  4 rue des Petits-Champs 75002

Passage couvert

 

One of many covered passages in Paris, this one off Boulevard Sébastopol.

Elegant Italian

Upscale Italian and elegant decor (with help from Philippe Starck) graces one of the oldest covered passages in Europe.

Caffè Stern

47 Passage des Panoramas

11 Boulevard Montmartre 75002 

Last tree

The holiday season is over but remnants remain until the end of the month.

Café colors

Chairs that practically glow.