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.

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.

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.