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Italie 2 mall at 30 Avenue d'Italie in the 13th arrondissement holds 130+ stores including Galeries Lafayette Le Gourmet, Uniqlo, FNAC, and Sephora, anchoring Paris's main Chinatown along Avenue d'Ivry and Avenue de Choisy. Non-EU visitors validate VAT refund forms at PABLO kiosks at Charles de Gaulle, Orly, or Gare du Nord.
Italie 2 concentrates large shopping center in 13th arrondissement in central Paris. Best for Mall shopping, Practical goods and Sports equipment, with typical VAT-refund savings of €200-800 per shopper.
130+ store mall with Galeries Lafayette Le Gourmet food hall, Uniqlo, FNAC, Sephora, H&M, plus a Pathé cinema
Main commercial spine running south from Place d'Italie with mid-tier chains and the Italie 2 mall entrance
Heart of the Asian Chinatown with Tang Frères supermarket at no. 48, Asian groceries, restaurants, and import shops
Parallel Chinatown axis with Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Chinese restaurants plus specialty Asian retail
Tang Frères at 48 Avenue d'Ivry is the largest Asian supermarket in Paris (5,000 sqm), serving the broader European Asian-foods wholesale and retail market
Paris's Chinatown is the largest in Europe outside London, concentrated in the southeastern 13th arrondissement around Place d'Italie south to Porte de Choisy
Italie 2 mall is open Sundays as part of the tourism zone, typically 11am to 8pm; Tang Frères and Asian restaurants also operate Sundays
Closest Metro stops: Place d'Italie (Lines 5, 6, 7) for the mall and northern Chinatown, Tolbiac (Line 7) for southern Avenue d'Ivry, Olympiades (Line 14) for the heart of Chinatown
Combine Italie 2 with a Chinatown food tour: dim sum at Le Président, pho at Pho Banh Cuon 14, and Chinese pastries at Maison Tang
Centre Italie 2 at 30 Avenue d'Italie is a 130+ store mall with Galeries Lafayette Le Gourmet food hall, Uniqlo, FNAC, Sephora, H&M, Mango, plus a Pathé cinema. The mall is anchored at Place d'Italie with direct Metro access on Lines 5, 6, and 7.
Paris's main Chinatown occupies the southeastern 13th arrondissement between Place d'Italie and Porte de Choisy, primarily along Avenue d'Ivry and Avenue de Choisy. It is Europe's largest Chinatown outside London, with around 50,000 residents of Chinese, Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Laotian heritage.
Yes. The 13th arrondissement Place d'Italie area is in the designated tourism zone, so Italie 2 mall and surrounding chains open Sundays from 11am to 8pm year-round. Tang Frères and Asian restaurants also operate Sundays.
Tang Frères at 48 Avenue d'Ivry is Paris's largest Asian supermarket at 5,000 sqm, serving as both wholesaler and retailer for European Asian-food distribution. The store carries Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese, and Southeast Asian groceries, fresh produce, frozen, and household goods.
Place d'Italie on Lines 5, 6, and 7 sits directly under Italie 2 mall and at the northern entrance to Chinatown. Olympiades on Line 14 sits at the heart of Chinatown near Tang Frères. Tolbiac on Line 7 covers southern Avenue d'Ivry and Avenue de Choisy.
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