Paris bookstores and music stores

Music stores in Paris

Paris music record trade is dominated by the established Fnac and Virgin stores.

The nicest Fnac stores are Fnac Etoile and Fnac Champs Elysees on Champs Elysees Avenue.

For books, go to Virgin, Fnac or Gibert on the left bank, selling books to students and Parisians.

You find a large choice of English books at Smith close to the Louvre Museum. Close by, Galignani is the oldest english bookstore in France.

Don't miss lovely Shakespeare and company american bookstore when you visit Notre-Dame.

For classical music scores, we recommend to go to La Flute de Pan near Saint Lazare train station.

Star's Music in Pigalle near Montmartre is the reference in Paris for popular music instruments.

Paul Beuscher near Bastille Opera is the largest music sheet and instrument store in Paris.


Fnac Etoile	26, Avenue des Ternes 75017	33 (0)1 44 09 18 00
Fnac Champs Elysees	74, Avenue des Champs-Elysees	33 (0)1 53 53 64 64
Virgin Megastore Champs Elysees	52-60, Avenue des Champs-Elysees 75008	33 (0)1 49 53 50 00
Virgin Megastore Le Louvre	99, rue de Rivoli 75001 75001	33 (0)1 44 50 03 10
Shakespeare and company	37, rue de la Bucherie 75005 Paris	33 (0)1 43 26 33 22
Smith	248, rue de Rivoli 75001 Paris	33 (0)1 44 77 88 99
La Flute de Pan	49, rue de Rome 75008 Paris	33 (0)1 42 93 65 05
Joseph Gibert	26/34, boulevard Saint-Michel 75006 Paris	33 (0)1 44 41 88 55
Star's Music	1-11, boulevard de Clichy 75009 Paris	33 (0)1 45 26 75 00
Galignani	224, rue de Rivoli 75001 Paris	33 (0)1 42 60 76 07
Paul Beuscher	15, boulevard Beaumarchais 75004 Paris	33 (0)1 44 54 36 00