Neighborhood  
St-Germain-des-Prés is the cultural, artistic, and fashion center of Paris' left bank. The area offers numerous exclusive fashion, decoration and furnishings shops, designer boutiques, bookstores and antique dealers. Also, it is just a short walking distance to some of the most famous Parisian landmarks, such as the Musée d'Orsay, the Jardin du Luxembourg, the Latin Quarter, the Ile de la Cité with the Cathedral of Notre Dame, and the Louvre across the River Seine...You are really in the most perfect location to discover the city of Paris. It is very close to the very elegant department store Le Bon Marché, www.treelbm.com 

Bakeries  
- 19 Rue du Dragon (open from Monday to Friday) 
- Poilane: 8 Rue du Cherche Midi (open from Monday to Saturday), www. Poilane.fr

Grocery shopping
Franprix: 71 Rue de Rennes (corner of rue Cassette) open from Monday to Saturday until 10 PM 
La Grande Epicerie: 38 Rue de Sevres (next to the Le Bon Marché Department Store) Very good selection of gourmet food, very good sea food and meat department. 
Every Sunday there is an organic Open Market on Bd. Raspail. 

Dining 
Chez Enzo: 12 Rue du Dragon (kid friendly Italian restaurant) 
Les Jardins de St-Germain: 14 Rue du Dragon (kids friendly French restaurant) 
And also the famous Brasserie Lipp: 151 Bd. St. Germain, www.paris.org/Cafes/Lipp/ 

Coffee and/or lunch 
The closest café is Bar de la Croix Rougeon at Place de la Croix Rouge at the corner of Rue de Grenelle and Rue de Sevres (50 yards away from the apartment). 
And also within a short walking distance the famous Café Flore: 172 Bd. St. Germain www.cafeflore.com and Les Deux Magots: 6 place St. Germain-des-Pré, www.lesdeuxmagots.fr