6 places to spend an afternoon.
Sunday mornings here have a specific ritual: oysters at the Marché des Quais by 10am - the Arcachon oyster seller does a glass of white for five euros - then a slow walk through the CAPC's soaring colonial warehouse. The Musée du Vin on Rue Borie is small but surprisingly good. Do You Speak French? and Riot Skateshop on the quai cover the shopping.
3 things to do, 3 shops, all in Les Chartrons.
The cultural pull in Les Chartrons runs along the quai and one block in: CAPC turning an 1824 colonial warehouse into something closer to a Roman basilica than a white cube, the Musée du Vin keeping three vaulted cellars on Rue Borie with a 340-year-old oak barrel inside. The Sunday market handles the rest.
Three vaulted cellars on Rue Borie tracing Bordeaux's wine trade from the Middle Ages to now, with rare bottles, a 340-year-old oak barrel, and hand-crafted cooperage on display. Admission includes a two-wine tasting, which makes the history land differently.
Sunday morning along Quai des Chartrons, one of the oldest organic markets in France. Oysters shucked to order with a glass of cold Bordeaux blanc, local cheese, seasonal produce, and half the neighbourhood standing around eating breakfast by the river.
A former colonial goods warehouse from 1824, renovated by Andrée Putman, with two grand naves that feel more like Roman basilicas than gallery halls. Sixteen hundred works in the permanent collection, including site-specific pieces by Buren and Serra that use the massive scale to full effect.
Shopping in Les Chartrons divides into two: Rue Notre-Dame for Do You Speak French?'s all-French design roster, the quai for Riot Skateshop's decks and streetwear. For something quieter, UN MATIN D'AUTOMNE's concept store, run by Florence and her daughter Lorrie, stocks Stella Forest and Maliparmi alongside a shoe section and nail station.
Since 2004 it's held down the Quai des Chartrons, right across from the skatepark it predates. Test the decks on a mini-ramp at the back, then nurse a drink at the counter and talk skate with whoever's around. Boards, hardware, apparel, no pretense.
Gaëlle's concept store on Rue Notre-Dame stocks exclusively French-designed and French-made products, from design objects to small-label clothing. It sits right in the thick of the Chartrons boutique strip and is genuinely hard to leave empty-handed.
Exposed stone walls and parquet floors set the tone for this long, narrow women's concept store run by Florence and her daughter Lorrie, stocking Stella Forest, Maliparmi and Pennyblack alongside a shoe section and Fabienne's nail station. During launches, Florence's partner Marc installs a kitchen and cooks for clients.
Last updated
The hotels worth booking in and near Les Chartrons.
Restaurants, bars, and cafes in Les Chartrons.