At 30 metres huge and 300 metres lengthy, with the Luxembourg Backyard at one finish and the jaw-dropping Pantheon on the different, few Parisian streets are fairly as spectacular as rue Soufflot. Tremendous near our accommodations, its well-proportioned noble structure and mixture of boutiques make it distinctive, a kind of microcosm of town.
And but, many individuals most likely go down rue Soufflot with out stopping, on their solution to the Backyard or the Pantheon, and miss its many factors of curiosity. It’s additionally a road that has advanced loads not too long ago, changing into increasingly stylish (maybe because of Emily In Paris, which is filmed close by?) Now, you’ll discover quite a few designer garments retailers, high-end espresso retailers, an idea retailer, artisanal ice cream joints and an excellent Italian restaurant, plus just a few different barely hidden gems that we’re delighted that will help you uncover…
Chances are you’ll not know, however rue Soufflot that runs west from the Pantheon is known as after the monument’s architect – Jacques-Germain Soufflot (1713-1780). The road hasn’t modified loads for the reason that 18th century, and though it was widened and a few perpendicular streets have been eliminated since then, a lot of it is vitally nicely preserved, which is fairly uncommon in Paris.
Throughout our stroll alongside the road, we took the time to understand the various architectural particulars, the more-than-comfortable peak of lots of the flooring, and the grand constructing entrance doorways.
You get a really feel of the road’s lengthy historical past by means of a number of the retailers alongside it that most likely haven’t modified a lot in a long time. For instance, memento retailers that have been most likely based earlier than the web existed, crammed to the brim with waaaay too many articles. There’s additionally a bureau de change which should entice fewer shoppers now that the euro exists, an optician which calls itself ‘conventional’ and largely provides designer frames made in France, a stationers that appears a little bit dated…
The road’s retailers are additionally influenced by the Sorbonne College just some minutes away, with at the least three bookshops specialised in regulation – Lefebvre Dalloz, LGDJ, Pedone (with a mad wood inside)…
And the realm’s status attracts sensible however stylish garments manufacturers together with Sandro, Claudie Pierlot, Maje, ba&sh…
It’s maybe as a result of the Sorbonne is so shut, or that a lot of vacationers go this manner, that rue Soufflot has so many locations to eat and drink, in all kinds. On the conventional brasseries you possibly can eat French delicacies at any time of day, there’s a creperie, an excellent Italian restaurant referred to as A Braccetto (that we examined for the weblog) and even a few very good ice cream locations referred to as Amorino and La Fabrique Givrée.
And for those who solely need a espresso (however a very good one), there are three locations that specialize in simply that. The perfect recognized is Columbus (as a result of it’s a sequence with 250 cafés in 7 nations), however we’d advise you to check out the very hype NOIR which is located in a former chemist’s store relationship from 1859, and Araku, who develop their very own beans in India and have planted over 50 million timber (true story).
The road additionally has its quirky facet, with :
— an enormous natural grocery store – Le Retour à la Terre – in an area that boasts a big glass ceiling. The doorway is on rue Le Goff, simply off rue Soufflot, within the constructing the place Jean-Paul Sartre grew up!
— l’Espace Panthea, an idea retailer with a variety of fascinating gadgets (we’ve solely simply heard that they closed completely on thirtieth December 2025, however nonetheless have an internet retailer right here 😢), and
— a DJI drone retailer!
And don’t overlook that the realm round rue Soufflot is nicely price exploring too.
Emily in Paris is filmed simply minutes away (right here), the south-leading a part of rue Saint-Jacques is now restricted to site visitors and has an epic cake store you must try (right here), and rue Victor Cousin (the place you’ll discover our new four-star institution, Resort Salvia) is now pedestrianised northbound, with new planters. Go for a stroll and make some discoveries!
And in case you didn’t realise, our accommodations are completely positioned so that you can take pleasure in rue Soufflot and the remainder of Paris. Ebook a room with us and prepare for some nice days of exploration!
