Maison Empereur

This historic home goods store was an absolutely eye-opening experience! It’s a treasure trove stocked with everything you could possibly need, from an extensive range of kitchenware to artisan soaps, luxurious linens, unique crafts, and even hardware appliances, all curated with a rustic yet elegant charm. As you venture deeper, the store continues to unveil new delights, making it easy to spend hours exploring. The only drawback? If you’re traveling, limited luggage space means you can’t take everything home, though you’ll want to! A must-visit for anyone seeking quality and variety!

Returned here again having visited in 2022 - it’s no longer the same value and the staff were quite rude. My partner was told off by a saleswoman for letting our two year old play with a spinning top in the toy shop. The gentleman staff member had encouraged them to play and then two minutes later an older female staff member told them off, quite rudely and condescendingly. Shortly after while my partner was breast feeding she was encouraged to do so in a private area and not on the floor. Again, in the toy shop. For babies and toddlers. Not a nice environment for either, despite being a toy shop. It was really disappointing as the first visit was so positive but we left feeling quite unwelcome it was a really unpleasant experience. I had been quite excited to return again having enjoyed it in 2022. Just shows how important it is for a business to have the right team working and engaging with their customers and the damage that can be done by staff with a poor attitude. Also everything was considerably more expensive, which also removed the charm and authenticity I’d felt on the first visit. It now feels like tourist trap intent on ripping you off with no care or respect for their customers. Especially those with children. So why have a toy shop??

This could be my favorite hardware store in the entire world. Absolutely incredible variety of everything you could ever want. If I lived here, this is the only place I would do all of my Christmas shopping at.

one of the most amazing AND beautiful store I found for ages! and the staff is OVER PROFESSIONAL, helpful, knowledgeable, friendly (yes in France!!!) 😂🤭 amazing choice. Paradise for cook, worker, knife lover, or simply if you want to be stunned 😜❤️

The oldest (or at least one of the oldest) hardware stores in France. Great selection of hardware, houseware, and cookware items. Nice little cafe. The staff are all very professional and very nice. Definitely a fun visit!!

The Maison Empereur is a special location. A very classic store where you can find almost everything for your house/ apartment or it’s outdoors (from clothes to soaps, tableware to Christmas stuff (seasonal), kitchenware to garden stuff, etc.). The shop for self is a kind of labyrinth. The atmosphere is very unique. It reminds me of Harry Potter’s shopping spots 😉😃 in additional there is a café house included.

This amazing hardware store dates back to 1827 and has clearly grown over the years. I believe that most products they sell today are all made in France. They have the most amazing range and the quality is very high, but you pay for it. There is a coffee shop inside the hardware store and there is a winding staircase that leads you to the museum above. It's well worth a look as there are family photos and many of the original items they sold. A fascinating way to spend an hour. Please note that photos are not allowed within the shop.

One of the best stores in the world. It is nearly 200 years old and has retained most of its charm. It is a trip back in time for hardware, kitchenware, clothing, stationery, candles, fabrics... there is no other store like it in the world and it is a must-visit if you are in Marseille.

Amazing provençial home store in the neighborhood. They have everything from tools-cleaning products to french linens and vintage children toys.

Spotted on the way back to our Airbnb from mono prix. Had seen this place listed in frommers or fodors and stopped in. Very cool kitchen store, with five or six interconnected sections, including a vintage style toy store that I only noticed on our way out. Imagine an old general store with hardware, knives, kitchenwares including the stuff you REALLY WANT (Opinel, le crueset etc). And those you had no idea existed but now you want (German shopping trolleys, massive paella pans) Fantastic. Wish we had this at home! Great friendly knowledgable service beautiful store.