Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche
Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche
4.5
10:00 AM - 7:45 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 7:45 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 7:45 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 7:45 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 7:45 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 7:45 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 7:45 PM
Sunday
11:00 AM - 7:45 PM
About
Welcome Le Bon Marche Rive Gauche, the oldest department store and the only one of the Rive Gauche. A space for living and shopping, Le Bon Marche serves as a creative breeding ground designed along resolutely contemporary lines. Its spaces express the way it interprets trends and define a unique art de vivre.
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Neighbourhood: Tour Eiffel / Invalides
With the Eiffel Tower at its core, the Invalides area of Paris is guaranteed to impress. Golden towers and Baron Haussmann's urban vision meet military precision, stretching avenues, and luscious lawns. The area boasts the Musée D’Orsay, the tomb of Napoleon, the National Parliament and UNESCO, as well as luxurious, exclusive residences. In fine restaurants and at the weekend markets, families, diplomats, and politicians brush shoulders with the tourists who come to see this postcard-perfect area for themselves.
How to get there
  • Sèvres – Babylone • 3 min walk
  • Vaneau • 4 min walk
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  • Belle-Noel
    Croydon, United Kingdom1,954 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Lovely department store
    A high end department store with lots of well known and lesser known brands. It has everything that one can want under one floor including homeware, books, clothes, gifts and perfume. It is across the road from la grande épicerie which is also well worth exploring, as it’s all food based.
    Visited August 2023
    Travelled solo
    Written 27 September 2023
  • Thomas V
    Oakland, California17,546 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Classic Department Store
    It's a great department store in the old fashioned style from the 19th Century. In modern times, it is a great place to buy stuff. I love the food market on the first floor for my groceries, plus some food gifts, and some exotic stuff. The store faces a beautiful square and green space.
    Visited December 2023
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 25 January 2024
  • Traveler O
    Washington DC, District of Columbia1,216 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Big Market with Eateries and Stores
    Very big indoor market with high end food items, some restaurants, and many shops and stores - higher end. There's also a book shop and toy store on the upper level. Easy to navigate visa escalator and something for everyone here.
    Visited February 2024
    Travelled with family
    Written 11 March 2024
  • Jurora
    Peterborough, Canada603 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Visited here early May 2023.
    My hubby and I were walking around different areas of Paris, and decided to come to this department store. We didn't realize it was going to be a very high-end store, so we basically walked thru, browsing at some items. The store areas are very nice, but we felt a bit awkward as all staff just stared at us as we walked along. Would have rated that average, but it is a lovely store. Reminded us of Holt Renfrew in Toronto, with all the high-end designer boutique shops in one large department store.
    Visited June 2023
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 6 May 2024
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Dimitris L
Sydney, Australia50,924 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2019
Le Bon Marche Rive Gauche would be more of a curiosity than anything else to the casual tourist, as it was to us. It is an amazing store and the goods on sale are obviously high quality, but many would find some of the prices a bit out of reach. You would most probably find almost everything in other department stores, and may be at a little more reasonable prices. Worth a walk through to get over it!
Written 14 September 2020
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Liana127
Paris, France13 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2021
I live near by Le Bon Marche and I go there shopping very often.
I have seen their service worsening step by step but today’s experience was overwhelming. The most rude condescending saleswoman at the Vanessa Bruno, rolling her eyes because I didn’t know EXACTLY the very precise model I wanted to buy.I decided to leave and there she had an epiphany and started showing me the TWO different types of the gray big cabas Vanessa Bruno. She even called the head of the département to defend her.
Horrible place horrible person.
Written 5 January 2021
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LotusEaterNewZealand
New Zealand121 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2019
This is a wonderful department store, almost two stores in fact as La Grande Epicerie, which sells food, is right across the road. The food selection at La Grande Epicerie is fantastic, with fresh produce, meat, baked goods, and a large range of dry and canned goods. If you like food shopping as I do, you can easily spend quite a bit of time wandering around the aisles.

Le Bon Marche is a large department store with all the goods you’d expect, but what impressed me the most was the fashion. It was early winter when I visited and if my suitcase and luggage allowance had been big enough, I could have bought a whole new winter wardrobe. I was particularly enamoured with the range of coats. I will definitely be returning.
Written 2 January 2020
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GPE56
Spokane, WA12 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2024 • Solo
I went to Le Bon Marche based on their reputation and my particular retail needs that day. I went to a particular designer but had to wait for their representative for about 15 minutes because she was in a meeting. When I met her, I requested a fitting for a particular garment. She acted as if she had no idea what a fitting was; told me to pick out what I liked; showed me to a dressing room and I never saw her again. I waited for several minutes in the dressing room to see if she’d return to assist me - she did not. I left the fitting rooms and returned to her counter and waited a few minutes more. She’d vanished. She was absolutely worthless so I took the few hundred euros I’d allotted for this shopping trip and went elsewhere. I’ll never go back to that store again.
Written 12 September 2024
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Belle-Noel
Croydon, UK1,954 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2023 • Solo
A high end department store with lots of well known and lesser known brands.

It has everything that one can want under one floor including homeware, books, clothes, gifts and perfume.

It is across the road from la grande épicerie which is also well worth exploring, as it’s all food based.
Written 27 September 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

AOmeiri
Kuwait City, Kuwait4,496 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020
This mall could be reached by the green metro line at the stop Severs Babylon. Its a fancy department store like the ones at Haussmann bit smaller but much less crowded giving the genuine shoppers the opportunity to buy in a more relaxed environment with better attention from salespersons. Overall recommended
Written 25 February 2020
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Traveler O
Washington DC, DC1,216 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2024 • Family
Very big indoor market with high end food items, some restaurants, and many shops and stores - higher end. There's also a book shop and toy store on the upper level. Easy to navigate visa escalator and something for everyone here.
Written 11 March 2024
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Jurora
Peterborough, Canada603 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2023 • Couples
My hubby and I were walking around different areas of Paris, and decided to come to this department store. We didn't realize it was going to be a very high-end store, so we basically walked thru, browsing at some items. The store areas are very nice, but we felt a bit awkward as all staff just stared at us as we walked along. Would have rated that average, but it is a lovely store. Reminded us of Holt Renfrew in Toronto, with all the high-end designer boutique shops in one large department store.
Written 6 May 2024
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mlbtravels
Noosa, Australia4,158 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2022 • Friends
We have been coming to Paris for years and we always spend as much time as we can here. Such a fabulous department store and the oldest in the world. Fortunately it was raining on our last visit to Paris which meant it was the perfect excuse to spend a lot of time here. It is particularly fabulous at Christmas time. We live every section. The clothes, the shoes, the kitchen and appliances, the book section, the food section and everything in between. Full of beautiful and interesting areas. The staff are so attentive. Spend ages in each section and explore. Highly recommended.
Written 27 November 2022
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Annik4p
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg169 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2021
... under one roof, nicely declined over several floors, all connected with rolling staircases. You find here the top-notch selection of French and international brands in prêt-à-porter ... LV, Céline, Chloé but also books, a gift selection (especially before St Nicolas and Christmas, starting begin November!)
Written 10 November 2021
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