Monoprix

could someone tell me closest Monoprix to Louvre or corner of St. Honore and Rue du Louvre??

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There is one in Avenue de l%26#39;opera.

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http://www.monoprix.fr/

Under %26quot;Mon Monop%26quot;, then look for %26quot;rechercher%26quot;, then click on Paris and then the various arrondissements...

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That%26#39;s my old neighborhood. There%26#39;s one on Ave. de l%26#39;Opera at rue Thérese just in front of the line 7 Metro entrance.

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Others have provided the locations of the nearby MONOPRIX stores to your location...but there is a research %26#39;..tool..%26#39; that you can use to help you locate a great deal of whatever else you might be searching for in your neighborhood or surrounding areas---it is the Paris Yellow Pages and mapping web site-

PAGES JAUNES--

http://www.pagesjaunes.fr/pj.cgi?lang=en

It may take you a bit of trial %26amp; error and some %26#39;tinkering%26#39; to figure out how the site works and all that it can do for you...but the potential efficacy of the site is well worth the time and effort.

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Your local Monoprix is at 21 ave de l%26#39;Opera. Also nearby are Franprix at 35 rue Berger and Ed l%26#39;Epicier at 80 rue de Rivoli.

The end of March I%26#39;ll be in an apartment just east of the Louvre, so I%26#39;ve researched local supermarkets. Haven%26#39;t been to them yet. I%26#39;m still waiting to go to Paris.

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Don%26#39;t be too focused on Monoprix only. It%26#39;s true it%26#39;s the most upscale chain of Parisian supermarkets (with an extensive non food section), but Franprix are much more present (and cheap). Ed is part of the Carrefour group and is dirt cheap (looks like a Moldovan supermarket! ). Good for basic groceries such as milk, butter, even wine.

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IMO don%26#39;t bother concentrating on finding a Monoprix. To me they are somewhat like the old Woolworths 5 %26amp; 10%26#39;s...with a big food section, usually very crowded. The dry goods are brands with big prices....probably most made in China. Clothing is like Walmart, if that. Food sections can be interesting but so are so many other less expensive markets.

Always surprises me that people are impressed with Monoprix. Perhaps because there are just so many of them around Paris.

Anyone have any other ideas about its popularity?

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MonoPrix is owned by the mother-company of Galleries Lafayette and BHV (among other subsidiaries). I think it was exactly as Bea describes two years ago and is shifting toward upscale lately. The prices have drifted UP and the cross-branding between the sister stores is increasing. The MonoPrix branded products are starting to appear in the Galleries Lafayette Gourmet which gives you some idea of what%26#39;s happening. FranPrix, LeaderPrice and ESPECIALLY %26quot;Ed%26quot; markets are the last vestivages of discount food.

It%26#39;s a good thing our Mayor is hot on public farmer%26#39;s markets. What a great thing that is. It bypasses all the corporate consolidations and connects two and a half+ million people directly with farmers and first-tier distributors. I can definitely live with that.

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Do French grocery stores still charge for the bags? We noticed this more outside of Paris but then we did more grocery shopping while we drove on our trip.

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Hello Discover,

Some grocery stores do charge for bags...but most don%26#39;t I would say. We go to a great priced Leader Price and it drives me nuts to pay for a bag because I forgot my own..........but the cost is so much better that its worth it.

Tis always interesting to bag my own stuff, which mostly all the markets require. Have to pay the cashier yet get my stuff into bags and outta there before the next persons stuff starts coming down. Now there%26#39;s a cultural thing that makes me crazy!