Episode Paris is a large second-hand clothing shop at 12-16 rue Tiquetonne in the 2nd arrondissement, open Monday to Saturday and closed on Sunday. It is part of the Dutch Episode chain, which runs 17 stores across Europe and stocks nothing but second-hand and vintage pieces sorted by era, style and colour. Expect tops from around €6, dresses near €20, Levi’s denim at €35 to €40 and jackets anywhere from €45 to €175. Reviewers consistently praise the size of the floor, the condition of the stock and how well it is organised; the two recurring complaints are prices above the average Paris friperie and service that varies by visit. There is no online shop, so a trip to rue Tiquetonne is the only way to buy.
Last updated 9 August 2026. This revision corrected nine factual errors carried by the previous version of this page, including a claim that Episode sells online (it does not) and a jacket price range that understated the real top of the range by more than four times. Prices, hours and addresses were re-checked against the operator’s own store listing, Sortirà Paris and the shops’ own published information on this date. Confirm anything time-sensitive before you travel.
Episode Paris at a glance
Detail | What to expect |
|---|---|
Address | 12-16 rue Tiquetonne, 75002 Paris |
Arrondissement | 2nd, between Les Halles and Étienne Marcel |
Nearest metro | Line 4, Étienne Marcel |
Opening hours | Monday to Saturday, 11.00 to 20.00 on the operator’s own listing |
Sunday | Closed |
Tops | From about €6 |
Dresses | Around €20 |
Levi’s denim | €35 to €40 |
Jackets and coats | €45 to €175 |
Accessories | €5 to €15 |
Online shop | None. In-store purchase only |
Sells your clothes? | No. Episode buys through charity sorting channels, not from individuals |
Restocking | Weekly deliveries from the Netherlands |
Chain size | 17 Episode stores across Europe |
Trading since | 1999 as a chain; more than two decades on rue Tiquetonne |
What do reviews of Episode Paris actually say?
Across independent review sets, Episode Paris draws consistent praise for stock quality, floor size and organisation, and consistent criticism on two points: prices above the Paris friperie average, and staff service that varies from visit to visit. No single dominant rating exists for this shop. Yelp carries 26 reviews, one French directory lists 18, and a third aggregator claims 157, so any headline star figure you see should be read as one small sample rather than a verdict.
What recurs is more useful than a number. Reviewers repeatedly single out condition: items arrive clean and checked rather than as-found, which is the practical difference between Episode and a bin-diving shop. Because every garment is second-hand, each piece on the rack is unique, and the highlight of a good visit is finding one nobody else has. They single out the sorting, because the racks are arranged by era, style and colour instead of dumped by size. And they single out specific categories that keep appearing in write-ups, chiefly coats, denim and knitwear.
The criticism is equally consistent. Shoppers arriving from Guerrisol or a €1 rummage rail find Episode expensive, and the price table below shows why: a coat here can reach €175. Service reports split sharply, with some visitors describing helpful staff and others describing curt treatment. Treat friendly service as a bonus rather than a given.
What reviewers praise | What reviewers criticise |
|---|---|
Condition of stock; garments are cleaned and repaired before they reach the floor | Prices sit above the Paris friperie average |
Size of the selling floor and depth of the racks | Service quality varies noticeably between visits |
Sorting by era, style and colour rather than by size alone | Best pieces move fast, so a second visit rarely finds the same item |
Coats, denim and knitwear named again and again | All sales are final; the chain states this in its own terms |
How much does Episode Paris cost in 2026?
Tops start around €6, dresses sit near €20, Levi’s denim runs €35 to €40, accessories fall between €5 and €15, and jackets span €45 to €175 depending on material and label. That top figure matters. An earlier version of this page put jackets at €30 to €40, which would send a shopper in expecting to leave with a leather coat for the price of a pair of jeans.
Item | Published price | Note |
|---|---|---|
Tops | From €6 | The cheapest entry point in the shop |
Dresses | Around €20 | Wide spread by era and fabric |
Levi’s denim | €35 to €40 | The single most reliably stocked brand |
Accessories | €5 to €15 | Belts, scarves, small leather goods |
Jackets and coats | €45 to €175 | The widest band; leather and tailoring sit at the top |
Two things follow from that range. First, Episode is not the shop to visit if your budget is the deciding factor; the comparison further down names cheaper options in the same city. Second, the upper band is where the shop earns its reputation, because €175 buys a wool or leather coat that would cost several times its original price new, and coats are the category reviewers name most often.
What are Episode’s opening hours and how do you get there?
Episode’s own listing gives Monday to Saturday, 11.00 to 20.00, with Sunday closed. Sortirà Paris publishes a slightly different pattern, opening at 10.00 on Friday and closing at 19.00 on Saturday. Both agree on the weekday core and on Sunday closure, so the safe plan is to arrive between 11.00 and 19.00 on any day except Sunday.
The nearest metro is line 4 at Étienne Marcel, roughly two minutes on foot. Les Halles and the Châtelet interchange sit a short walk south, which makes the shop easy to fold into a wider walk through the best shopping streets in Paris. Rue Tiquetonne itself is pedestrian-friendly and lined with cafes, so it works as a browsing street rather than a single-stop errand. If you are staying near Les Halles, the shop’s location puts it inside an easy walk of both.
One practical warning about contacting the shop. Third-party directories publish at least three different phone numbers for this address, including one that belongs to the chain’s Dutch head office. None of them is confirmed by Episode’s own store page, so treat any number you find as unverified. There is no booking system and none is needed; the shop takes walk-ins during opening hours.
Did you mean a different “Episode” in Paris?
Searching “Episode Paris reviews” returns at least five unrelated businesses and titles, so it is worth confirming which one you want before you plan a trip. The vintage shop on rue Tiquetonne is only one of them, and it is not the one that dominates the results page.
Name | What it is | How to tell it apart |
|---|---|---|
Episode | The second-hand clothing shop covered on this page | Rue Tiquetonne, 2nd arrondissement; no accent on the name |
Épisodes | A Michelin-starred Paris restaurant | Plural, with an accent; results mention a menu and a chef |
EPISOD | A boutique fitness studio with Paris locations | No final “e”; results mention cycling and bootcamp classes |
The Paris Review | A literary magazine and its podcast | Results mention writers, interviews and episode lists |
Emily in Paris | A television series | Results mention seasons, episode ratings and cast |
If you landed here looking for the restaurant, you want Épisodes with the accent and the plural. If you are after the shop, the rest of this page is for you.
What can you actually find at Episode?
Episode stocks second-hand clothing, shoes and accessories for men and women, sorted by era, style and colour, with lumberjack shirts, gingham dresses, leather trench coats and denim named most often in Paris shopping guides. Levi’s and Converse are the two brands independent write-ups mention by name.
What you will not find is a designer room. Episode is a volume second-hand operation supplied through charity sorting channels, not a luxury resale boutique, and no independent source supports the idea that it stocks fashion-house tailoring as a standing line. For labelled designer pieces in Paris you want a dedicated resale shop instead; this page’s guide to the best vintage shops in Paris covers those separately.
Stock turns over weekly, so the racks stay fresh. Deliveries arrive from the chain’s Netherlands warehouse, which is why regulars treat Episode as a repeat stop rather than a single visit, and why a piece you leave on the rack is unlikely to be there next week. If this is your first time in a Paris friperie, that turnover is the habit worth learning: come back rather than deliberate.
How does Episode compare with other Paris friperies?
Episode sits in the middle of the Paris second-hand market: more expensive than Guerrisol or Free’P’Star, cheaper and less curated than a designer resale room, and directly comparable to Espace Kiliwatch, which trades 300 metres up the same street.
Shop | Where | Price signal | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
Episode | 12-16 rue Tiquetonne, 2nd | Tops from €6; jackets €45 to €175 | Organised racks, coats and denim |
Espace Kiliwatch | 64 rue Tiquetonne, 2nd | Concept-store pricing, new labels mixed with second-hand | Curated streetwear on the same street |
Kilo Shop | 69 rue de la Verrerie, 4th, plus a Saint-Germain branch in the 6th | Sold by weight, roughly €20 to €30 per kilo by tag colour | Buying volume cheaply |
Free’P’Star | 61 rue de la Verrerie, 4th | €1 bins alongside rack pricing | The cheapest rummage in central Paris |
Guerrisol | Branches in the 9th and 18th | Lowest prices of any shop here | Patient digging, no curation |
Mamie Blue | 69 rue de Rochechouart, 9th | Specialist pricing | Pieces dated 1900 to 1980 |
The useful comparison is the closest one. Kiliwatch is a four-minute walk from Episode on the same street, which means you can price the two against each other in a single trip without crossing the river. If Episode’s coat wall looks expensive, walk up to number 64 before committing. Paris Top Ten also covers Free’P’Star, Guerrisol and Mamie Blue in full.
Which mistakes cost shoppers the most at Episode?
The five errors that cost the most are arriving on a Sunday, expecting to order online, planning to sell your own clothes there, assuming you can return a purchase, and budgeting from the wrong price band.
- Arriving on Sunday. The shop is closed every Sunday, and rue Tiquetonne is a long walk to make for a locked door.
- Expecting to buy online. Episode runs physical stores only. Its website lists locations and sells gift vouchers; it does not ship clothing.
- Bringing clothes to sell. Episode sources through charity sorting organisations and states that it does not take wardrobes from individuals.
- Assuming you can bring it back. The chain publishes that all purchases are final, so try the piece on before you pay.
- Budgeting from the wrong band. Tops from €6 and coats to €175 are the same shop. Decide which rail you came for before you walk in.
Where else can you shop vintage in Paris, by arrondissement?
Paris second-hand shopping clusters in four areas: the 2nd around rue Tiquetonne, Le Marais in the 3rd and 4th, the 9th around Rochechouart, and the 18th around Barbès. An earlier version of this page filed both Espace Kiliwatch and Mamie Blue under Le Marais; neither is there, and the correction changes which walk you should plan.
The 2nd arrondissement: rue Tiquetonne
Episode at number 12-16 and Espace Kiliwatch at number 64 sit on the same street, a few minutes apart. Kiliwatch opens 10.30 to 19.00 on Monday and 10.30 to 19.30 Tuesday to Saturday, closed Sunday, so the two shops overlap comfortably for a single afternoon.
Le Marais: the 3rd and 4th
Rue de la Verrerie is the spine of Marais second-hand shopping, with Free’P’Star at 61 and Kilo Shop at 69 almost facing each other. This is the cheapest concentrated stretch in central Paris and the natural counterweight to Episode’s pricing. It also puts you a short walk from the Marché des Enfants Rouges.
The 9th and 18th: Rochechouart and Barbès
Mamie Blue at 69 rue de Rochechouart in the 9th specialises in European and American pieces dated 1900 to 1980 and opens from 14.30 on Monday and 11.30 Tuesday to Saturday. Guerrisol runs branches across the 9th and 18th and is the cheapest name on this page, with no curation and no guarantee, which is exactly the point for shoppers who enjoy the search.
How does Episode’s stock reach the shop floor?
Donated clothing goes into charity collection containers, charities sort and sell it on to sorting companies, and Episode staff work inside those companies to pull the pieces worth reselling. Selected garments travel to Episode’s warehouse, where they are washed, repaired or upcycled, then distributed to the European stores.
Two things follow that a shopper can use. The repair step happens before the clothes reach you, not as a service counter you can bring a purchase back to; an earlier version of this page described it the other way round. And because the money reaches charity sorting organisations rather than individual sellers, Episode does not operate as a consignment or resale-for-you shop.
The chain has traded since 1999 and runs 17 stores across the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Norway and France. The Paris branch has been on rue Tiquetonne for more than two decades, which makes it one of the longer-running second-hand addresses in the 2nd.
What we corrected on this page
This review previously carried nine errors. They are listed here rather than quietly deleted, because a reader who acted on the old version deserves to know what changed.
Previous claim | Correction |
|---|---|
“A popular online store” that ships purchases to your door | Episode has no webshop. Clothing is sold in store only; the website lists shops and sells gift vouchers |
Jackets “€30 to €40” | Jackets and coats run €45 to €175 |
Shirts “around €10 to €15” as the price anchor | Tops start from about €6; the full published band is now shown |
Offers “repair services” to customers | Repair happens at the warehouse before garments reach the floor, not as a customer service |
Espace Kiliwatch listed under Le Marais | Kiliwatch is at 64 rue Tiquetonne in the 2nd, the same street as Episode |
Mamie Blue listed under Le Marais | Mamie Blue is at 69 rue de Rochechouart in the 9th |
Closed Sundays “due to a court order” as of January 2020 | Removed. No source outside this page supports it; Sunday closing is the published schedule |
Stocks “Dior suits” | Removed. Levi’s and Converse are the brands independent guides actually name |
Kilo Shop’s “centrally-located store at 125 Boulevard Saint-Germain” | The flagship is 69 rue de la Verrerie in the Marais; the Saint-Germain shop is a branch |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Episode Paris worth visiting?
Yes, if you want second-hand clothing in good condition on organised racks and you are not shopping purely on price. Reviewers consistently praise the condition of the stock, the size of the floor and the sorting by era, style and colour. The two recurring criticisms are prices above the Paris friperie average and service that varies by visit. If budget is the deciding factor, Guerrisol in the 9th and 18th and Free’P’Star at 61 rue de la Verrerie are cheaper.
What are Episode Paris opening hours?
Episode’s own listing gives Monday to Saturday, 11.00 to 20.00, and closed on Sunday. Sortira Paris publishes a slightly different pattern, opening at 10.00 on Friday and closing at 19.00 on Saturday. Both agree the shop is shut every Sunday, so arriving between 11.00 and 19.00 Monday to Saturday is safe.
How much does Episode Paris cost?
Tops start around 6 euros, dresses sit near 20 euros, Levi’s denim runs 35 to 40 euros, accessories fall between 5 and 15 euros, and jackets and coats span 45 to 175 euros. Second-hand pricing is set piece by piece, so treat these as bands rather than fixed tags. Prices were checked in August 2026.
Can you buy from Episode online?
No. Episode runs physical stores only. Its website lists store locations and sells gift vouchers that can be used in any Episode shop, but it does not sell or ship clothing. Buying means visiting 12-16 rue Tiquetonne in person.
Can you sell your own clothes to Episode?
No. Episode sources stock through charity collection and sorting organisations rather than from individuals, and states that it does not accept wardrobes brought in by customers. If you want to sell clothes in Paris, a depot-vente or consignment shop is the route, not Episode.
Where is Episode Paris and which metro stop is closest?
Episode is at 12-16 rue Tiquetonne, 75002 Paris, in the 2nd arrondissement between Les Halles and Etienne Marcel. The closest metro is line 4 at Etienne Marcel, about two minutes on foot.
Is Episode the same as the restaurant Episodes in Paris?
No. Episodes, spelled with an accent and a final s, is a Michelin-starred Paris restaurant and a completely separate business. Episode on rue Tiquetonne is a second-hand clothing shop. Searches for episode paris reviews also return the fitness studio EPISOD, The Paris Review magazine and the television series Emily in Paris.
Sources and method
Every price, address, opening time and factual claim on this page was checked on 9 August 2026 against named sources, and anything that could not be confirmed by an identifiable source was removed rather than rewritten.
- Episode’s own store listing for the rue Tiquetonne address, the Monday to Saturday hours, the European store count and the statement that all purchases are final.
- Sortirà Paris, a Paris city guide and partner of the Paris Tourist Office, for the 2026 price bands, the weekly Netherlands restocking, the Étienne Marcel access note and the brands named in store.
- COSH, a sustainable-retail directory, for the charity sorting supply chain and the statement that Episode does not accept clothing from individuals.
- Published listings for Espace Kiliwatch, Kilo Shop, Free’P’Star, Guerrisol and Mamie Blue for the comparison table addresses, hours and price signals.
- Independent review sets on Yelp and French local directories for the recurring praise and criticism themes. No aggregate star rating is quoted, because the samples are small and disagree.
Where sources disagreed, both readings are printed rather than one being chosen silently. That applies to Friday and Saturday opening times and to the shop’s phone number, which three directories list differently.
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