Specialized Grocery Stores Guide in Paris
Paris is full of specialized grocery stores, and every neighborhood will have cheese shops, butchers, fruit and vegetable markets and epiceries. The best thing is to simply walk around your neighborhood and see which stores have the freshest products, and – often – the longest lines. Nibbling your way through their products to find your favorites is a pleasant introduction to the city. Foreign foods are easily found at the larger grocery stores (particularly Monoprix, Carrefour and Auchan – see ‘Supermarkets’ for listings) but listed below are a few more places where you can obtain special ingredients and foods.
| Thanksgiving Grocery and Catering | Grocery store and restaurant providing American staples that are hard to come by | http://www.thanksgivingparis.com | 20, Rue St. Paul 75004 01.42.77.68.29 | Tues-Sat 10:30 am – 7 pm, Sundays 11 am – 6 pm | As the name indicates, they cater and also have some homemade food to go. |
| The Real McCoy | Small American grocery, restaurant and candy store | None, but they do have a Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/therealmccoy.paris | 94 Rue de Grenelle 75007 01.45.56.98.82 | open 10 am – 8 pm 7 days per week | Large selection of American imports; café around the corner at 49 avenue Bosquet 75007 01.45.56.00.00 |
| Tang Freres | Large Asian grocery store | None, but they do have a Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/tangofficiel/timeline | 48 av d’Ivry 75013 01.45.70.80.00 | Tuesday-Sunday 11 am – 7 pm | Chinese, Thai and Vietnamese food supplies and utensils |
| La Grande Epicerie (located within Le Bon Marche) | International food department | 38 Rue de Sèvres 75007 01 44 39 81 00 |
Mon-Sat 8am-8:30 pm | A wide variety of imports from several countries. | |
| Galerie Gourmandes (Palais de Congres) | International food department | Their website is currently under construction, but there is a Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/GaleriesGourmandes | 2, Place de la Porte Maillot, 75017 Paris | Everyday 9 am-9pm
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Quality food offerings. |
| Galeries Lafayette Gourmet | International food department | http://haussmann.galerieslafayette.com/en/food-shopping-at-lafayette-gourmet | 35 Bd Haussmann, 75009 01 40 23 52 67 |
Monday-Saturday 8:30am-9:30pm | |
| Picard Surgeles | Grocery stores stock with only frozen food, many foreign dishes | http://www.picard.fr | Various locations | Check specific location | Everything, from berries to beef to pizza, is frozen. Thermal bags are on sale, too. Online shopping possible. |
| Lenotre | High-end traiteur | http://www.lenotre.fr; English version available | Various locations | Check specific location | Founded in 1920 and still providing exceptional gastronomic delights; They also offer cooking classes. |
| Fauchon | High-end traiteur | http://www.fauchon.com | Various locations | Check specific location | The most famous and wide-ranging location is 26, place de la Madeleine 75008 01.47.42.60.11 |
| Marks & Spencer | British goodies | http://www.marksandspencer.fr | Five locations in Paris | Champs Elysees location is open everyday 10am-10pm; check website for other locations | A small selection of British food items. |
