9 May 2026

Sit-down Saturday



Suddenly this little photo booth just got a whole lot more interesting.
 
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Worth a detour
 
Vintage-style analog photo booths - fotoautomats/photomatons/fotomatons - produce classic black-and-white (sometimes color) photo strips. The most iconic are operated or restored by Fotoautomat, which revives old machines (usually €4–6 per strip) 
 
Most popular/most crowded: 53 Rue des Trois Frères, Montmartre 75018 (metro Abbesses): Go early. A color booth around the corner on Rue Androuet. Inspired by film Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001) 
 
Photo booth Palais de Tokyo 13 avenue du Président Wilson 75116 (metros Iéna/Alma-Marceau): No need to buy an admission ticket to access; just inside entry
 
Bonton (Marais) 5 Boulevard des Filles du Calvaire 75003 (metro Saint-Sébastien-Froissart): Inside a kids'/lifestyle store
 
Galeries Lafayette Champs-Élysées: 60 Avenue des Champs-Élysées 75008 (metro Franklin D. Roosevelt): 1st floor, near stairs. Central and easy to combine with other sights
 
Printemps Haussmann 64 Boulevard Haussmann 75009 (metros Havre-Caumartin/Chaussée d'Antin-La Fayette/Saint-Lazare): In the Opéra area 

La Samaritaine
: 9 Rue de la Monnaie 75001 (metros Pont-Neuf/Châtelet - Rue de Rivoli entrance): Luxury department store setting in central Paris near L'Hôtel de Ville

Le Centquatre (104) 5 Rue Curial 75019 (metros Riquet/Crimée): In a vibrant cultural center

Pavillon Puebla / Parc des Buttes-Chaumont 75019 (metros Butte Chaumont/Botzaris): Scenic setting inside the park
 
Philharmonie de Paris / Cité de la Musique 221 Avenue Jean Jaurès 75019 (metro Porte de Pantin): Music/culture fans 

Citadium 56 Rue de Caumartin 75009 (metros Havre-Caumartin/Haussmann Saint-Lazare): Multi-level urban/streetwear store. Distinctive Memphis-style booth on 1st floor
 
- Sometimes machines are out of order
- Squeezing in as many as possible is ok
 
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