The Bon Marché Rive Gauche

A selection of exceptional productsLocated on Rue de Sèvres, in the fourth district of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, the Bon Marché Rive Gauche, created in 1852, is the first large open warehouse in Paris. Today it is an absolute reference of French refinement for fashion, furniture and the select grocery store.The first Au Bon Marché store was founded in 1838 by the Videau brothers, who will be associated in 1852 with Aristide and Margarita Boucicaut. The latter launch the concept of department stores: a variety of products, fixed and marked prices, staging of the merchandise, the principle of satisfied or otherwise reimbursed. It is a true revolution. In 1869, their incredible and commercial success allowed them to enlarge the store.In 1910, at the request of Mrs Boucicaut, a hotel was created nearby to accommodate its clients: the Lutétia Hotel, the first art deco hotel in Paris, and the only large hotel on the Left Bank.In this elegant and refined shop, the products are arranged meticulously in different thematic spaces. creams, beauty products and others for body care in the «Theater of Beauty». Prêt-à-porter, shoes and fashion accessories in «Fashion Apartamanto» ...«The Grand Grocery Store in Paris», located in an adjacent building, is a real supermarket of the best products brought from the four corners of the world.For a break shopping, appointment in the different spaces of restoration of the department stores, like the chic cafeteria and design «Délicabar» and its terrace with the vitamin colors of the beautiful days, or in the restaurant of the Cave of the Grande Epicerie , the "Balthazar" where you can appreciate a simple, sublime cuisine accompanied by selected wines with the greatest care.Each year, with the arrival of Christmas, the windows of this kingdom of the spirit "Rive Gauche" are synonymous with festivity, magic, wonder ... The stores are dressed in a beautiful decoration and a great program of events,ScheduleAll year round: Monday to Saturday from 10am to 8pm until 9pm on Thursday and FridayAddressLe Bon Marché Rive Gauche 24 rue de Sèvres 75007 Paris