Ok I%26#39;m ready to throw up my hands in dispair. I have spent hours on TA getting great suggestions. I have a map and two guide books..but still need your help. We arrive at our apt - #7 Rue de La Motte Piquet around noon on a Sunday.We now have about say 3 hours to wander about.So I figure ok fine we%26#39;ll walk down by Seine, maybe cross the bridge and see Champs Elysees, come back to the left side walk by river if there is a walkway, come up on Eiffel tower then get groceries at Rue Cler. Apparently no groceries at this time of the afternoon and then on Monday Rue Cler is %26quot;dead%26quot;. I%26#39;d like to buy some groceries to have breakfast in the apt and maybe make some sandwiches but have no where to shop! Where do the locals shop in this area on the %26quot;off %26quot;days? I think I%26#39;ll be fine with the rest of the 6 days in Paris but just this start is really bugging me! Please help if possible!
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Locals don%26#39;t shop on the off days - that%26#39;s what makes them off....
Having said that, though, you will find about some boulangeries will be open for a couple of hours on Sunday afternoon, and there will probably be the odd shop or two open besides.
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The Franprix grocery at 27 rue Cler is open from 9am-2pm on Sunday...
If you go around the corner of Ecole-Militaire to ave de Tourville, there is an alimentaire that will most likely be open (juice, milk, coffee..?). Possibly at #24, just past the Punjab Indian restaurant.
There is a boulangerie 63 ave Bosquet...
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Would those be open on Rue Cler? I%26#39;ve continued searching and found a place called Monoprix. I went into their website which is totally in French..so using my Gr.13 french could put a few words together to figure out they have groceries. Now I don%26#39;t know how to find out where they are located.Any ideas? Thanks for the help by the way..
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I looked up the Franprix site - - the one on rue Cler is open on Sunday 9-3, as I%26#39;ve posted. I don%26#39;t think there are any Monoprix open on Sunday anymore. (used to be one on the Champs).
If you had to go have a cafe breakfast the first morning, would the sky fall in? big ;)
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Hi,
If you are not late you may just have time to catch the end of the market on Bd Grenelle. There are some food shops on rue du Commerce, rue Violet and Bd Grenelle (boulangeries) that are open when the market is. Lots of boulangeries are open until evening on Sunday - the closet I know that is open until 7pm is on place Cambronne - but I%26#39;m sure you will find one closer than that. There is a very small but well stocked grocers on rue Desaix, not too far away that is open until late on Sunday.
If you did your walk the other way around, walk to Bd Grenelle - Motte Piquet metro station, through the market (under the metro going in the direction of the Seine), then walk along the Seine etc, you will probably be in time to buy whatever you need, and enjoy the market.
Although rue Cler may be %26#39;dead%26#39; on Monday compared to other days, you will always find some shops open. There is a large supermarket (forget which one it is - could be a Franprix) on Ave Motte Piquet next to Ecole Militaire metro that will be open, that and other shops around should be enough for you go get things for sandwiches/breakfast on Monday if you don%26#39;t manage anything on Sunday.
Alison
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Re Monoprix - I think your nearest is opposite Motte Piquet metro on the corner of rue du Commerce. Not open on Sunday. The nearest supermarket of any size, although it is not big, that I know is open late in the area - until 8pm I think - is a Franprix on Bd Garibaldi end of rue Perignon. It is a bit far, but sure you won%26#39;t need that - just for breakfast and sandwiches you will find something close.
Alison
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You are all the best! Ok reversing route and grab groceries first, then out to see sites. I%26#39;ve made lunch reservations at Jules Verne on Wed and this has kind of put me into a thrift mode for other meals!! Perhaps I would be smarter to cancel the Jules Verne and do more eating out! I guess I%26#39;ll just have to weigh the options. This trip to Jules Verne is my nice little treat for my husband...but I know exactly how he would react if he finds out how much it is...eek not good.I%26#39;ve also been wondering how they would react when he asks for a beer and not a wine! Care to weigh in on the Jules Verne option?
Well into plotting on the map all the streets you%26#39;ve mentioned and location as to where to buy. Good, getting a better handle on the first day. BIG thanks!
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%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;Now I don%26#39;t know how to find out where they are located.Any ideas?%26lt;%26lt;%26lt;
Yup...simple....enter any street address into any of the good on-line mapping sites to find the locations.You can also generate and print-out detailed local street maps of the area(s)
PAGES JAUNES--
pagesjaunes.fr/trouverlesprofessionnels/…
You can also %26#39;see%26#39; the front of your building and take an %26#39;electonic stroll%26#39; through the neighborhood with photos, Using the %26#39;..Trouver un professionnel...Quoi, Qui..%26#39; feature and find the specific locations of supermarchés in the immediate vicinity of the address. The nearby FRANPRIX location on rue Cler is open until 2 PM, which should allow you sufficient time lay in a stock of %26#39;arrival basics%26#39; to get you up %26#39;n operatin%26#39;.
FRANPRIX--27 rue Cler 75007
Lundi-Samedi: 8h30 à 21h00; Dimanche: 9h00 à 14h00 hrs.
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All of the grocery stores are open on Mondays... the Franprix on rue Cler included.
As for more dining i so that you can experience the Jules Verne. I LOVE markets. I LOVE to cook local foods. For me, eating in would be a treat. And how often do you have the opportunity to dine with Paris at your feet. And the meal is not industrial garbage, but real cuisine.
Personally, I think you made a great choice, but it is very possible I%26#39;m in the minority...
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Hi laing1. Re the Jules Verne, I think it all depends on what you want to do. DH and I were in Paris in August and he really wanted to go someplace wonderful for dinner. Most of the upscale restaurants were closed during August, and we initially decided on the Jules Verne for dinner. Once I began doing more research, I realized it was going to cost us around $1,000 CAD for that one meal. Now, I imagine it would have been spectacular, but considering what we were already spending on the trip, in the end we couldn%26#39;t justify that additional expenditure.
Instead, we went for a really nice lunch at Le Train Bleu which was beautiful inside, the food and service were great, and it didn%26#39;t break the bank. We both felt much happier with this plan, as we were then able to have several other nice meals in different restaurants, all for what we would have paid at Jules Verne.
That%26#39;s my 2 cents, but if the Jules Verne is something you really want to, then go for it. It%26#39;s your trip!
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