"I only drink Champagne on two occasions, when I am in love and when I am not." - Coco Chanel…read more Bonjour! Oui, oui there are grocery stores in Paris, not only Michelin restaurants and fancy cafés! One such grocery store is Franprix. It carries everything you need to cook that homemade meal (popular during quarantine life *sigh*), lots of fresh fruit and a myriad of affordable juices! Beer and Champagne too, Coco! Sure, we need food for sustenance, but damn, make sure it taste amazing! So when in Paris, and missing Trader Joe's or Sprouts (like Yelp friend, Linh describes), Franprix is your Parisian answer. On my visits I especially love the nice help-yourself bakery if I'm craving croissants, baguettes, etc. and on the run! Franprix is owned by my French friend Fran C. Haha inside joke! Kidding aside it's a French grocery chain located all over Paris. Founded back in the 1950's. So my French friends must be doing something right;) This particular location is just blocks from La Eiffel Tower, but really it's everywhere across metropolitan Paris. In the end, I recommend Franprix to anyone looking for a quick healthy bite or a quenching drink after a long walk to-and-fro the museums. It's grocery store affordable and the European staff very friendly (most bilingual: French, English). Trés Trader Joelie for the win!

Fran prix is the local market that is similar to Sprouts or Trader Joe's. We found this market a…read morefew blocks from our hotel. It's so convenient because they carry all the essentials: fresh baguettes, pastries, salad bar, hot prepared lunch boxes and produce etc. My favorite is the orange juice machine. You can press your own fresh orange juice. They also have a pomegranate juicer. Such a bright idea and a healthy alternative to bottled juices. The croissants are my daily morning staple. So delicious and baked fresh. This small market comes in handy when you need to grab a quick breakfast or lunch item. There are a few bar stools if you want to eat your food there. This market offers a one stop shop for those on the go. The self check out lanes makes it easier as well. You can even select English for ease of use. The store accepts euros at certain machines and credit cards. I'm glad we had this market nearby. I've seen this chain market in the surrounding areas.

This sweet little grocery store was the first store I went to when I first arrived in Paris since…read moreit couldn't be more conveniently located than right across the tiny street from my hostel. It is in my heart because it has everything I could ever want in such a small storefront. It has a salad bar with a wide variety of veggies and other goodies to create your favorite salad to take away. Plus, they have a solid produce section. They have a variety of dairy milk alternatives and they have quite the variety of yogurts, as far as what kind of milk you're looking for. For example, dairy, goat, sheep, low-fat, full-fat, with a particular fruit. They have so much more including non-food products such as toiletries and miscellaneous hardware stuff. Everyone is really friendly encouraging you to work on learning French.

While we visited Paris we stayed a few days by Sacred Heart and this store is near the main street…read morewhere you can find plenty of restaurants and shops. The store is convenient since they do open early and close fairly late. They have plenty of things and since they have two floors of space you can find almost everything you need on your vacation. We bought from toothpaste, bread, jam, water, and much more. It was an easy checkout and we came back several times. Prices are good and the store is clean. If you are in the area this place is easy to shop in and you can pay cash or credit card.

Great experience here. Everything was easy to find. The food quality was good. I purchased mostly…read moreproduce, water and other easy to prepare healthy food for our hotel room. The store was in close proximity to our hotel, so it was quite convenient to return as needed. In my opinion, the prices were pretty good. As for the service, it was on par with most grocery stores, not outstanding, but middle of the road. The store was clean with great ambiance. In comparison to many larger grocery stores back home, this was a small neighborhood store with many food and beverage options. I will definitely return to this store when I am in Paris again.

Great assortment of everything in a typical supermarket with fair prices. They run specials that…read morecan't be beat. Their fruits were delicious. Don't forget to bring your own bags or u will have to pay for them.

Every city one should always visit the markets (whether local or more global) to get a glimpse of…read morewhat people like to eat, drink, and snack. Carrefour out ubiquitous over Italy and they carry unique items and more global things.

Carrefour was a our go to market during our stay in Paris. It doesn't look like much but I found a…read morelot of good deals here ranging from bottled wine that I took back home, to fresh squeezed orange juice (no really, they place oranges on to the machine and it makes OJ for you instantly!) to great prices on food items. I absolutely loved that they sell a wide variety of mini sized champagne bottles starting at 2 euro. We'd pop em in the fridge and during mid- day breaks we'd sip champagne and stare out the apartment balcony before taking off into the city again. The eggs we bought to make omelettes with in the mornings were so very fresh, and everything we bought here seemed to be a good quality product. Also, if you appreciate a good, strong cup of coffee, check out a brand called "Cafe Carte Noir" it'll change your life.

Good basic monop, well stocked for what you need, reasonably priced. Convenient hours.read more

A grocery chain in France and almost feels like the Whole Foods of France. Plenty of rarer grocery…read moreitems, somebody telling you the coconut juice is good for the Earth, and pricey all at the same time! Came here got a few cold drinks as the heat wave was killing us. Almost passed out a few times during the day due to how hot it really was! Plenty of fruits that are fresh, and again, this is a bright spot within Paris!

Love this store ! Had everything I needed to keep me from spending a fortune through my mini bar !…read more every time I'm in town I stop here!

I wished I had time to see the front facing part of this monoprix location but I had intended only…read moreto pickup some Badoit and drinks for my hotel room and to get some relief from the summer heat. This is a great location right off the the champs elysees and I saved myself some cash shopping here. I like the monoprix markets for having inexpensive, but high quality foods.

Meeting the need of the supermarket in an ultra-urban location, Marché Franprix has all the basics…read moreyou need and none of the things you don't. Very narrow aisles, they have no shopping trolleys here, only carryable baskets and some of them fitted with wheels and a handle. Clearly, this is not the place for a family's week-long shop! High shelves and reasonable prices. If you're looking to fit out your Paris apartment with a few bits and bobs, this is a great shop. If you don't speak English, no worries. The till ("cash register" in American) displays numbers. Note: they are closed Monday and they sometimes close a little early on Sunday.

This was a great and convenient place to get some fairly inexpensive items for a picnic lunch…read more They had fruit and wine and it was perfect for adding to our bag of sandwiches. If you are looking for inexpensive items for a light snack, this is a good place to go.

A normal grocery store. Good selection of snacks, drinks, bread, cheese…read more Time at the cash was ok. It's on this street that winds down and in the distance you can see the eiffel tower!

I was walking home towards the Canal, towards a favorite Portuguese bakery. It was around noon on…read morea Sunday, and I was dressed in my best, walking down the street after Mass. I was accosted by a young man of the delinquent, possibly homeless variety, who wanted to know if I spoke French and if I could help him have something to eat. My father taught me through example when I was young that if you can offer someone food directly that it was always better than only entrusting them with money, and so, I told him that I did speak French, and given that we were across the street from this Carrefour, I said okay. He went first to the premade food isle. He had pointed out his friend near the entrance as we strode in. His friend waved and was nursing a Heineken. I ignored this and focused on getting him something to eat and moving on. He picked up a couple ready made pastas (that could be eaten cold - they had no microwave out there on the street), some chocolate mousse (even the destitute have taste here in France) and two small lemonades. As I pulled out the money at the cash register to pay, the tight-lipped cashier quickly scanning the items, telling me everything I needed to know about this guy's song and dance by her body language, he had the audacity to ask for some money too. I told him no, politely, and as he continued to press, I waved goodbye and headed out onto the street. Was my good deed ruined? No. I'm sure that he did need food, and that he and his friend would have their hunger sated for at least a while. And I was a bit wiser for the experience, in a number of ways.