Though there is a bookstore every few streets in Paris, they all tend to offer the same bestsellers, French classics and translations of famous works. La Librairie de la Halle Saint-Pierre is an entirely different kind of bookstore. Located at the bottom of Sacré-Coeur in Halle Saint-Pierre, the shop offers a selection of works about art, photography, design, Paris’s history and culture, and children's books. It has a notable variety of books about non-white artists and non-European art forms, and a few fiction works are available as well.

Sit down at the café just across the atrium of Halle Saint-Pierre to peruse your gorgeous coffee table book and obscure finds with a hot drink and light bite. Consider allocating a little extra time to see Halle Saint-Pierre’s museum of outsider art, a type of art that’s created outside the boundaries of what’s considered official culture.

MON-FRI 11 A.M. TO 6 P.M.
SAT 11 A.M. TO 7 P.M.
SUN 12 P.M. TO 6 P.M.

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