During our stay in Nancy, we went food shopping at the Marché Central de Nancy. No matter your…read morepalette and desire to cook, there is a lot for everyone - all sorts of seafood, beef, pork, poultry, sweets, wine, spices & seasonings, etc. representing the region. I'm a foodie, so during our visit I sampled octopus, baby squid, all sorts of cookies, smelled spices and simply allowed each of my senses to devour the market. I love octopus and squid marinated in olive oil, and found some at an Italian food vendor. I split over dinner and breakfast so that I could enjoy it slowly. I also bought kebabs of tuna, swordfish, shrimp and veggies which I cooked for a late dinner after we hung out in Place Stanislaus. We also bought cookies and lunch items from Le Garde Manger which I posted a separate review for. The people at the stalls were super friendly and worked with my limited French. They seemed truly pleased that I was trying, and coached me in proper pronunciations. The atmosphere within the market is lively, friendly and fun. The atmosphere outside the market was equally energetic with shops, boulangeries, patisseries, and more. I LOVE markets and this is one that I will visit on each visit to Nancy.

From the owner: Toute l'âme d'une ville Le marché couvert spécialisé dans l'alimentaire est composé de 60…read morecommerçants, dont 2 fleuristes, 1 bouquiniste et 16 fruits et légumes, 15 maraîchers et petits producteurs. Haut lieu de la gastronomie, récemment rénové, ce marché apparaît comme l'un des marchés les plus vivants de l'Est de la France. Les artisans, commerçants et producteurs privilégient la qualité de vie et la convivialité gourmande. D'autres stands attirent par leur spécificité comme le marchand de pomme de terre ou l'écailler qui tient également un restaurant spécialisé dans les plats à base de poisson. Le samedi, des marchands des quatre saisons, producteurs locaux viennent compléter l'offre existante en proposant des produits de saison et issus de l'agriculture biologique.

From the owner: Mets de saison Une cuisine traditionnelle légèrement revisitée avec, pour vous donner l'eau à la…read morebouche : "Velouté d'asperges blanches au mascarpone", "Rognons de veau, poêlée de spaetzle" et pour terminer en beauté "Pain perdu de pommes, sauce Manzana".

France is famous for its covered markets and they exist in many cities around the country. This one…read moreis a fine example of a French covered market with tons of shops for fresh produce, meats, fish and hundreds of other edible items. It's buzzing during the day and lots of locals come by to buy their daily produce and meats. There are a few cheese mongers here as well that sell hundreds of yummy cheese. The creme fraiche here is to die for ;-) The seafood shops looked amazing with lots of great fresh seafood on offer. The meat shops had so much stuff I wanted to try but could not speak enough to ask questions ;-)) I would go here everyday if I could :-)

We found this shop via another on-line review. When we walked and looked around, we said to…read moreourselves, "where are the macaroons?" We looked and looked and didn't see any so we turned around and walked out. There in the window we saw boxes of macaroons. So we headed right back in to find those darn macaroons. Turns out this shop only sells boxed "sets" of macaroons and there's only one flavor - naturale. The macaroons are large and not the traditional filled cookies that we're used to. I think we paid € 7.80 for 10 or 12 macaroon cookies. A good deal. And these are nice and crispy on the outside and chewy/gooey on the inside. Perfect cookies. So if you want a great deal on non-colored/filled macaroons, this is the shop to visit!

I happened to travel through the Alsace region in France on August 2017 and passed by this Asian…read moregrocery store (Tan My Saigon Store) in Nancy. This grocery store is very clean, has many Asian and African dried, canned, and frozen products as well as fresh vegetables, fruits, herbs, and others. The Vietnamese owners (husband and wife) are very friendly and helpful. Their customer service is excellent. They show the customers how to cook Asian dishes using the products at their store, and they even hand out Asian recipes hard copies to customers. They recommended me some excellent local French restaurants and interest places to visit. I can see that they treat their customers like their friends or family members. Before I stepped in this store, I thought it's a small store that could only have few Asian grocery products comparing to the Asian grocery stores in California where I come from. But I was very surprised to find out that for a small town with a small Asian population, this store has carried so many Asian + African products. Some products are not even carried by the Asian stores in California. They have different brands for each product to offer many choices for customers. I'm so amazed with the variety of products, the cleanness of the store, the freshness of produces, as well as the way they treat their customers, very professional but also friendly.

From the owner: Épicerie asiatique, exotique, japonais, antillaise, africainread more