Andreas Murkudis, storefront
Paris, guide cover
Guide of the month
Paris
Paris rewards the unhurried. The best shops hide behind courtyards and on side streets in the 3rd, 10th and 11th, close enough to walk between before lunch runs long. Come midweek: many independents close on Sunday, and some on Monday too.
The guides
Each organised by neighbourhood, with a day route, things worth bringing home and the practical details.
Paris, guide cover
Paris
4 addresses, open now
Berlin, guide cover
Berlin
3 addresses, open now
London, guide cover
London
2 addresses, open now
Copenhagen, guide cover
Copenhagen
2 addresses, open now
Amsterdam, guide cover
Amsterdam
1 address, open now
Milan, guide cover
Milan
1 address, open now
Lisbon, guide cover
Lisbon
1 address, open now
Stockholm, guide cover
Stockholm
1 address, open now
Plan the day
Pick a city and a day. We'll tell you what's open, in the order it opens.
Editors' picks
Eight addresses we'd cross a city for.
Worth the suitcase space
Small, good things to bring home, and exactly where to find them.
Reading for the journey
Walks, essays and short routes across the guides.
An afternoon in the Haut Marais
Three shops, one walk and a long lunch in the middle.
Shops that double as galleries
Essay, 4 addressesShops that double as galleries
Where the room matters as much as what's for sale.
Nordic, beyond minimal
Essay, 3 addressesNordic, beyond minimal
Copenhagen and Stockholm shops with more personality than the cliché allows.
Bookshops that became institutions
Reading, 3 addressesBookshops that became institutions
Paris, Berlin and London: independents that are community fixtures as much as shops.
Who chooses
A small circle of designers, retail specialists and communication people who travel for work and shop with intent. Readers suggest; the desks decide.
About the guideThe dispatch
Once a month: new addresses, the ones that closed, and one route worth taking.