Before Sunset · Filming location
Shakespeare and Company
In the story · Opening scene
Where Jesse is reading from his novel when Céline appears. The film's opening reunion is shot inside this actual bookshop.
Where to stay nearby
Stay a 1-min walk from hereMap with prices from several sites · distance: OpenStreetMap
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Things to do
Before Sunset: a tour linked to the story
Private walking tour · from Shakespeare and Company · about 3 h · Guide in French or English
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More Before Sunset places nearby
Rue Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre & Rue Galande40 m away · 1 min on foot
Seine River (Bateau-mouche route near Quai de la Tournelle)610 m away · 8 min on foot
Village Saint-Paul (Rue des Jardins-Saint-Paul)990 m away · 13 min on foot
Famous places nearby
Not places of the story, but worth the walk.
Notre-Dame Cathedral
210 m away · 3 min on footLinked to the storyJesse tells Céline a wartime legend about Notre-Dame being wired to blow up and spared by one soldier.
Sainte-Chapelle
330 m away · 4 min on footA royal chapel whose upper level is walled almost entirely with stained glass.
Luxembourg Gardens
1 km away · 14 min on footGreen chairs around the pond, the Medici fountain and the Senate palace.
Where to stand for the photo
Photos are not allowed inside, so shoot from the little square in front: centre the green and yellow shopfront and its hand-painted sign.
Getting there
- Address: 37 Rue de la Bûcherie, 75005 Paris
- Nearest metro: Saint-Michel (L4)
- Access
- Open shop: from 10:00 Monday to Saturday, from 12:00 on Sunday; no photos inside
Public sources (3)
Sources found on October 17, 2026.
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From other stories, nearby
- Shakespeare and CompanyMidnight in Parissame place
- Shakespeare and Company (Rue de la Bûcherie)Breathlesssame place
- Parvis Notre-Dame (Point Zero)Emily in Paris110 m away · 2 min on foot
- Hôtel de Suède (15 Quai Saint-Michel)Breathless120 m away · 2 min on foot
Where to eat nearby
Brasserie Balzar
410 m away · 6 min on footFrench brasserie€€Latin Quarter brasserie founded in 1894; Camus and Simone de Beauvoir were regulars
Bouillon Racine
470 m away · 6 min on footclassic French€€1906 Art Nouveau dining hall, restored in 1996 and listed as a historic monument
Baieta
470 m away · 6 min on footmodern European€€€Michelin listed restaurant on rue de Pontoise, open for lunch and dinner every day, downhill from the Panthéon
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story