This was my daily go-to convenience store. It's the neighborhood mini-mart. So many varieties of…read morejust bottled water to choose from, most with minerals added. They also sell quite the selection of food items, in case you want to grab lunch or a snack. They carry a wide array of fresh vegetables and baguettes near the front of the store. There's usually at least two employees at the checkout counter. If you pay in euros, no receipt.

This is your basic neighborhood grocery store that has all of the grab and go stuff that you will…read moreneed. Monoprix is a chain of stores around the Paris area and beyond. They each have all of your basis items and a few more. Some are bigger and stocked with a larger amount of supplies, others, like this one, are a bit smaller. This being said, this store has everything that you will need to make a great meal, grab a quick lunch, a fast drink, or get that other items such as cold medicine, bandages, or a cork screw that you need on the run. Speaking of drinks... This shop has a surprisingly good selection of wine. This is something to keep in mind if you are going to someone's home and need to bring a gift or simply need to sit back with a friend over a nice glass of wine. Overall, very useful shop!

A very busy market, and our first visit into a grocery store while overseas. The bakery items…read more(bread, croissants, lots more) were fresh and ready to grab and go. There was plenty of beer and wine to choose from (inexpensively) and along with meats, and cheeses all the usual items you'd find in most grocery stores here in the States. The produce looked fresh, there was good selection of frozen foods and though the store was busy, the line moved fairly quickly. You bag it yourself here, so it doesn't hurt to carry a bag of your own while visiting, or grab one of their reusables cheaply to bring back to the US with you as a souvenier of your overseas adventure.

It's close to Gare de Lyon and Novatel Paris Gare de Lyon. It's a great place to pick up juices,…read moresandwiches, and fruit for your hotel. It open until 10pm most days.

This fancy new Monop is equipped with a cafe corner, a nice sized wine cave, lots of big bright…read morerefrigerators and one of those check-out stations with digital number displays that tells you which cashier is open. High tech baby! Too bad that the line extended all the way to the back of the store when I was there. It eventually moved fast, but it's a bit jarring to see one gigantic queue of people stretch past the aisles, preventing people from shopping normally and creating a general tension since you can only imagine all of the huffing and eye rolling going on there.

Came by the other day to grab a few things and it was a quick and easy experience. This Monoprix is…read moreconveniently located across the street from a Metro station. The store itself is split into 4 split levels with the main street level featuring fresh and frozen food. High ticket cured meats were tagged with a lock. The upper split level featured home goods along with some Paris Olympic souvenir items. The lower split level featured clothing and personal hygiene items. The lowest level featured an area for cookies, chips, and beverages. Checkout was available with a self check-out or staffed station.

Good place to stop by for groceries, if in the area. Bought some butter and chocolate for…read morenon-tourist prices and took back to our hotel.

When travelling, we like to be able to buy a few items at a local grocery (mainly water, for…read morerefilling our bottles for day-trips, etc.; we also get fruit). These aren't items we can really bring along from home, so depending on our destination, local stores may not be abundant. I had no idea what we'd find in urban Paris. However, we ran across FranPrix while waiting for a restaurant to open. After buying some water and lugging it almost a half mile back to the hotel, I then found this location about a block from the hotel. Oh well. I did not shop here extensively, but we made use of it one morning to pick up a couple of items. They opened at 8 a.m. These are space-limited urban stores, not some 2-acre suburban American mega store. Understand that going in, and set expectations accordingly. I don't mean that in a bad way; they seemed to make decent use of the space they had, and their selection was fine. I was happy to find this chain existed. These seemed pretty common, so there could be one near your hotel or near close Metro stop.

Drafted in 2019, decided to post for future reference: This…read morewas my favorite farmer's market in Paris. Tons of fresh fish, meat (both raw and prepared), cheese, and many fruit stalls. I especially loved the prepared meat in the stall near the entrance (they have many prepared items to choose from--I ended up loving the duck foie gras and duck rillette). Also, people were helpful and willing to deal with my poor French :) As another reviewer mentioned, there aren't many (perhaps any) ready-to-way meals. But I wasn't looking for that, and I found the quality to be fantastic.

I always love to see the market when I'm traveling. It's might be the best way to get away from the…read moretourist crowd and get a more local feel to things. In the 12th Arrondissement is Marché d'Aligre which is a small market that has butcher shops, fish mongers, fruits and vegetables, and flowers. I'd recommend anyone in the area to check this place out, even for a short walkthrough.

I've long been a fan of the Monoprix chain of stores, but this particular location is most…read moreimpressive. The first floor consists of a large supermarket which has everything from fresh fish to potted herbs and a variety of packaged goods and prepared food as well as an extensive wine section which includes the ingenious product Porteval=white wine in little juice boxes. The second floor is similar to a Target, containing clothing, cute housewares, office supplies and beauty products. I found a canvas sac imprinted with a tres chic chat and a Nivea face wash that is a superior product to its counterparts found stateside.

Soy milk and almond milk are in small boxes on shelves near the cereal. It's a large store with a…read moregreat variety of products and fast helpful staff.