The Paris Guide by House 15

Every time we go to Paris, we end up scribbling down little notes — cafés we loved, vintage shops we stumbled into, flea markets that made us want to ship home an entire container. This isn’t a checklist or a “must-do” list. It’s more like: if you asked us in the shop where we always go in Paris, this is what we’d hand you.

Spots marked with a ✳︎ are the ones we keep going back to, no matter how many trips we’ve taken.

☕ Coffee (and tea, and sometimes pastries)

Paris coffee has come a long way. These are our go-tos when we need a real cup, a quick pause, or a place to sit for a while.

Dose
Tenat (formerly known as Kawa) ✳︎
Motors Coffee
Terres de Café ✳︎
Saint Pearl ✳︎ (beautiful space, great coffee)
Le Jardin Français inside Le Bristol (designed by Schumacher, $$$ but gorgeous)
Substance Café (a reservation-only experience if you really love coffee)
KB Coffee Roasters
Clove

🥐 Breakfast / Bakery

Croissants, café crèmes, tartines, little egg things — here’s where we end up in the mornings.

Boulangerie Moderne
Stoher ( the oldest patisserie in Paris)
Ten Belles
Holybelly (loooong line, but delicious)
Le Petit Louise (around the corner from Holybelly if you don’t want to wait in line)
The Hardware Société
Benedict
Café Méricourt
Tapisserie (the pastry shop of One Star and Green Star Septime)

🍽️ Dinner

A mix of neighborhood bistros, wine bars, tucked-away gems, and one very famous pizza place.

Dandelion
Amagat ✳︎
Peppe Pizzeria ✳︎✳︎✳︎ (yes, three stars from us — just trust us)
Le Sirocco
Bistrot Des Tournelles ✳︎
Jones
Racine
Clown Bar
Le Cabanon de la Butte ✳︎
Le Chateaubriand
Marty
Septime
Le Chardenoux

🥪 Lunch, Snacks & Late Night

These are the spots for in-between moments — quick lunches, late-night bites, or somewhere to rest your feet.

Au P’tit Grec ✳︎ (famous crêpes — always a line, always worth it)
Verse Toujours
Le Cèdre
Il Était un Burger
L’As du Falafel
Salon de Thé de la Grande Mosquée de Paris (stunning café attached to a mosque)

🛍️ Retailers We Always Visit

(tax-free, baby)

If you’re into design, skincare, fabrics, or just beautifully made things — these are always on our list.

E. Dehillerin (iconic kitchen store, $$$)
Citypharma (best skincare, most chaotic store of all time)
Diptyque
Simrane
Sabre
Astier de Villatte
L'Appartement Sézane Paris
Marché Saint Pierre Dreyfus (fabrics)
Byredo
Trudon

🧥 Vintage Clothing

Paris vintage shopping is a sport. These are some of the best spots to dig.

Vintage Désir ✳︎
Thanx God I’m a VIP
Kiliwatch
Tilt Vintage
The King of Frip
Kilo Shop
Guerrisol
Free’P’Star
Rose Market Vintage

🪑 Vintage & Antique Home Decor

These are the spots we go to for furniture, ceramics, lighting — the pieces that inspire House 15 and sometimes end up in our own homes.

L’Objet Qui Parle ✳︎
De L’autre Côté de la Butte ✳︎
Isabelle Delahaye Antiquités
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Archi-Noire
Le Chat et la Souris

🧺 Flea Markets

If you love the thrill of the hunt, these are essential. Some are weekly, some are daily, all are worth the rummage. Many of the items that make their way to House 15 start here.

Porte de Clignancourt ✳︎
Les Puces de Saint-Ouen ✳︎ (antiques $$ — the big one)
Marché aux Puces de la Porte de Montreuil
Les Puces de Montreuil
Marché aux Puces de la Porte de Vanves
paris.fr/les-marches-parisiens-2428 (active rotating list)

📍 Tourist Spots — Take ’em or Leave ’em

Some classics are worth it. Some… we walk by and wave.

Boat tour
- take the last one of the night for extra sparkle ✨
Notre Dame
- go at night — the lights stay on until midnight
Louvre
- the Napoleon Apartments are usually less crowded and full of inspiration
Fashion Museum
- rotating small exhibits — perfect on a rainy day
Galeries Lafayette
- nice rooftop view, but extremely chaotic inside
Parc Monceau
- grounds include an Egyptian pyramid, Corinthian pillars, a Venetian bridge, and a Chinese pagoda
Jardin des Plantes ✳︎✳︎✳︎
- our favorite park — go inside the conservatory
Rue de Mouffetard
- one of the oldest streets, great bars, quick restaurants, and mini shops
Ladurée
- basic, but always delicious — just grab it at the airport on your way home

Bringing Paris Home

Paris has a way of leaving little pieces of itself with you — the smell of fresh pastries, the thrill of a flea market find, the quiet charm of a tucked-away café. At House 15, we bring a bit of that magic back to Chicago through our French Market and Paris-inspired collections. Whether it’s vintage décor, ceramics, textiles, or unique home accessories, each piece has a story — and now, a little piece of Paris can be part of your home too.

Shop our current French Collection and bring the Parisian spirit home.