Midnight in Paris · Filming location
Shakespeare and Company
In the story · Book-buying scene
The English-language bookstore where Gil buys the memoir that drives the plot. It is Sylvia Beach's spiritual successor, so browse slowly.
Where to stay nearby
Stay a 1-min walk from hereMap with prices from several sites · distance: OpenStreetMap
or on Booking.com- With this place
- Day by day
- Free
Are you here?
More to do here
Things to do
Midnight in Paris: a tour linked to the story
Walking tour · from Place Henri-Mondor (Odéon) · about 2 h 30 min · Guide in French or English
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More Midnight in Paris places nearby
Square Jean-XXIII360 m away · 5 min on foot
Place Dauphine540 m away · 7 min on foot
Quai de Bourbon570 m away · 8 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 storyNotre-Dame appears twice in the opening montage, seen from Île Saint-Louis and from Pont de l'Archevêché.
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
From the small square in front, frame the yellow storefront head-on with Notre-Dame implied to the right.
Getting there
- Address: 37 Rue de la Bûcherie, 75005 Paris
- Nearest metro: Saint-Michel (L4/RER B,C)
- 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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We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
From other stories, nearby
- Shakespeare and CompanyBefore Sunsetsame place
- Shakespeare and Company (Rue de la Bûcherie)Breathlesssame place
- Rue Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre & Rue GalandeBefore Sunset40 m away · 1 min on foot
- Parvis Notre-Dame (Point Zero)Emily in Paris110 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