La Régulière: independent bookshop, coffee shop and art gallery in the 18th arrondissement

For the past 7 years, La Régulière has been the local cultural shop in the Goutte d'Or district , which at the time didn't have its own independent bookshop. Two friends, Alice and Julia, who lived in the area and knew it well, decided to create this warm and bright place, open to the world. Part coffee shop, part graphic arts bookshop, part art gallery, the colorful space welcomes you every day except Sunday for a moment of suspended animation!

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At La Régulière, you can ask the charming team for advice on choosing a book, settle down with a coffee and work for a few hours, stroke the bookshop cat or admire a few works of art, depending on your mood - or why not all at once? Far from Gibert Joseph and other more general bookshops, here the emphasis is on independent and marginalized publishing houses, for greater diversity and discovery, far from the beaten track.

Stroll between the stacks of books among the hanging plants to find your next read, among art books, humanities, novels and other sometimes little-known nuggets. Admire the current exhibition on the walls of the bookshop and pick up a whole range of goodies based around the printed image, from posters, T-shirts, tote bags and notebooks, to the collective work imagined by La Régulière in collaboration with local residents.

You can leaf through your book in the coworking space, or work on your computer, at a rate ofone drink per hour! Tea, lemonade, hot chocolate and coffee, often local, are the perfect accompaniment to the home-made pastries on offer. Children are also welcome, thanks to a children's corner brimming with books for all ages, as well as workshops, often related to art and reading, that will delight the little ones and help them learn new things.

As for adults, the bookshop regularly offers reading circles and clubs, writing workshops, meetings and signings, vernissages, roundtables and intersectional reflections - the pick of the litter! These are difficult times for our independent bookshops, so don't hesitate to drop in whenever you can, especially if you live in the 18th arrondissement, as you could well become... regular customers!