Librairie Gourmande

This inviting bookshop not far from the Palais Royal has a wide assortment of illustrated cookbooks, cuisine histories and wine guides. Books are arranged thematically according to useful categories such as vegetarian cooking and easy-to-prepare. There is even an adorable children’s section. If culinary inspiration strikes but proper equipment lacks, swing by the family-run cooking supply store, E. Dehillerin around the corner.