Shakespeare and Company

Shakespeare and Company is Paris's most legendary English-language bookshop, a ramshackle literary haven across the Seine from Notre-Dame Cathedral that has been a gathering place for anglophone writers, readers, and wanderers since 1951. Founded by American George Whitman, the store has provided lodging for over 30,000 aspiring writers over the decades in exchange for helping in the shop. James Baldwin, Anais Nin, Allen Ginsberg, and countless literary luminaries have passed through its creaking floors and overflowing shelves, making it as much a cultural pilgrimage site as a functioning bookseller.

• Categoryshopping
• Opening HoursMonday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM; Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM; Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM; Thursday: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM; Friday: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM; Saturday: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM; Sunday: 12:00 – 7:00 PM