9 Crow Street.

Perched directly opposite the back entrance of Urban Outfitters in Temple Bar, 9 Crow Street is perfectly positioned: rather than heading into said high street chain store to buy mass-produced vintage look-alikes, you can duck into Number 9 and buy real vintage for a third of the price.

That said, 9 Crow Street is more of a bite-sized vintage stall than a full shop. However, the pieces included in the small space are well-selected and beautifully arranged. There are good selection of vintage oddities as well, including briefcases, handbags, teacups, and vintage editions of Vogue magazine.

What it has going for it mostly is cool ambiance: exposed brick, and a dingy couch near the front for "cool kids" to hang out on. Like many of the tiny vintage shops in Paris, this kind of shop succeeds best in close proximity to other like-minded establishments (which Temple Bar is slowly acquiring, as its more grungy gothy army-surplus shops are slowly being replaced by more artful, high-end vintage shops such as this.)