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Les Mots à la Bouche
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Address
37 Rue Saint-Ambroise, 75011 Paris
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Phone
+33 1 42 78 88 30
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Website
www.motsbouche.com
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About this place Les Mots à la Bouche
Les Mots à la Bouche is Paris's oldest gay bookshop, founded in 1980. After more than 36 years in the Marais it moved east, and since February 2020 it has been at 37 rue Saint-Ambroise in the 11th, with 80 m² of French and English queer fiction, essays, history, art books and magazines on the ground floor and a 50 m² basement for exhibitions and events. Open seven days a week, 11:00–20:00. Métro Rue Saint-Maur or Saint-Ambroise.
Opening Hours
Closed
Monday
10:30-19:30
Tuesday
10:30-19:30
Wednesday
10:30-19:30
Thursday
10:30-19:30
Friday
10:30-19:30
Saturday
10:30-19:30
Sunday
10:30-19:30
Features
Gay-friendly (straight venue)
Smoke-free
Mixed LGBTQ+
Free entry
Card payments accepted
Walk-ins welcome
Day venue
Year-round
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★★★★★
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Based on 1,251 Google reviews.
Lourenço Viana
Jun 2026
★★★★★
Francisco Mortágua
Jun 2026
★★★★★
Matthieu Chambon
Jun 2026
★★★★★
Fiorella Berdon
Jun 2026
★★★★★
An inclusive bookstore with a very wide selection of books that you won't find in a regular bookstore. I love browsing there to find hidden gems.
Arwenn Sanchez
Jun 2026
★★★★★
Wonderful! One of the best bookstores I've ever seen, with a huge variety of books, and as a big manga fan, I even discovered some I didn't know existed. Can't wait to go back!
lina dubouchon
Jun 2026
★★★★★
The lady who looks after Esther's notebooks told me that she'll never hear the beautiful things I tell her on the phone, the girl who inspired Eugénie's Esther notebooks.
Sergio Bonilla
May 2026
★★★★★
The full intello-gay experience
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Last updated on 5 November 2026