Astier de Villatte
Get the pied-à-terre look
Stephen Kent Johnson
GO HERE: for the Parisian company’s trademark hand-thrown white porcelain and elegantly quirky, time-warped home accessories—made since the 1990s, not 1790s.
GET THE: pretty notebooks and day planners, candles, pencils, and incense if you’re packing (and spending) light; delicate mugs, platters, and bowls if you’re feeling invincible and splurge-y. Also, its Paris guide, Ma Vie à Paris, is the quirkiest one we’ve seen.
THE VIBE IS: a strange, beautiful shop you’ll wish you could live inside.
PRACTICAL STUFF: If buying breakables, ask to have them packed for transport. Love the dish soap, but don’t want to have it spill in your suitcase? It's sold in the States. Open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday to Saturday.
