elyang

Hi,

We are arriving in Paris at around noon on a Sunday, and will need to get some toiletries and food. Does anyone know if there is anything open near the Louvre?

Thanks,
Ellen

blackduff

I don't think you're going to find anything open on Sunday afternoon.

There's a place called Drugstore near the Etoile, on the Champs. They sell toiletries and maybe a few items for food. The biggest part of this business is a restaurant.

Otherwise you might find something along the Blvd. St.Germain heading towards the Quartier Latin.

Good luck. Maybe you could buy a few items at the airport, since you can find some toiletries.

If you can't find any food, there will be places to get coffee and fresh croissants early on Monday morning.

Blackduff

PiscesAK

Please do some search on Monoprix & Franprix HPs. I found some Franprix that are open on Sunday until 13:00, but none in the 1e arr.

http://www.monoprix.fr/Site/Template...ELECTID=1&

http://www.franprix.fr/magasins

But for the foods, there are some markets held on Sunday (until around 15:00).

http://www.paris.fr/portail/marches_...rtlet_id=12148

kerouac

There are a number of supermarkets open all day Sunday or at least in the morning.

For example, the Franprix on rue Montorgueil is open until 13:00 -- that's probably cutting it close for you.

The one at 49 rue de Bretagne is open until 14:00.

At 105 rue de Sèvres, the Franprix is open until 21:00 seven days a week.

Just a few ideas...

kerouac

(Generally, the farther you go from the center of the city, the more supermarkets are open all day Sunday, a fact that centrally located tourists almost never discover.)

Guenmai

Kerouac...Is the market on rue de Sevres in the 6th,7th, or 15th? I'm looking at my arrondissenment book and the streets aren't numbered. I might need a Sunday market,too and I know that the market in my neighborhood...at the corner of rue de Seine and rue Buci...isn't open on Sunday...unless things have changed. Thanks. Happy Travels!

PalenQ

Kerouac - why do not Sunday Closings by law apply to those supermarkets farther out? curious

I know Arab owned food stores can be open on Sunday thru some quirk in the law and some of these are mini supermarkets.

Sarkozy wants to change the law i believe to allow Sunday shopping but unions are fiercely opposed to having their members be forced to work on Sunday

avalon

The Champion supermarket, at the corner of rue de Seine and rue Buci is open until 13:00 on Sundays.

The street market, Richard Lenoir is on Sundays until around 14:00

StuDudley

On Sunday morning there are lots of food concessions, grocery, and outdoor market open in the 15th on R Lecourbe between r de Volontaries & R Cambronne. The metro stop Volontaries is 1 block away. Lots of good stuff.

Stu Dudley

Travelnut

What about the alimentaires? They will have some basic supplies if they are open on Sundays. (alimentaires are like a 'convenience store' in the US, candy, snacks, beverages, some food products, and usually produce....)

PalenQ

Throughout France folks head for the local Arab run convenience stores and many are in Paris as well as they are allowed to be open on Sundays by law i understand.

elyang

Thanks, everyone, for your input. Our plane lands at 11:30am, by the time we get to our apartment, the markets most likely will all be closed.

I did search for Monoprix and Franprix online, but the websites were all in French. Does anyone know a website in English that shows the store hours?

I will check out the Franprix at 105 rue de Sèvres, although it did not show up on google map.

Travelnut

There are no Monoprix open on Sunday now, not even the one on the Champs (which used to be open on Sun). I doubt there are any Franprix open, either.

PalenQ

I was in a mini supermarket in CDG terminal 2 last year that would probably be open

but there WILL be small food stores open all over Paris i believe all day Sunday - you will be able to buy basic foods.

cw

elyang,

Don't fret. All the talk here about food markets being closed made me nervous before going to Paris, but we had a lovely "convenience" store across the street (not convenient for you in the 1st). It had everything and plenty to keep us going for a day before going to a larger market. It was even open on Christmas, as was the patisserie and many cafes.

Not sure how vast there toiletry supply was . . . maybe you can bring enough to last a night? Or go to a pharmacy.

CW

sandyh

So, all of this sounds reassuring for a regular Sunday. But we will be arriving on Sunday, May 11, which is Pentecost, AND Monday, May 12 has just been re-declared a full holiday as well.

Do you think those small Arab-run markets will be open on either or both of those days? I'm sure we can find one near our apartment, but being Sunday and a holiday as well .....??

PalenQ

IME Yes

Underhill

Right off the Seine side of the Place du Marché St-Honoré is an Arab-owned (at least it was) small grocery store. It's near one of our favorite bakery/café spots for breakfast and lunch, Le Pain Quotidien.

sandyh

Thank you.

Sandy

shellio

The Marché Biologique on Blvd Raspail is open on Sundays. Expensive, but open until 2:00 pm.

There are a few others but virtually none after 2:30.
http://g.jouis.free.fr/marchesp.php3

You may be forced to go out for meals and "borrow" TP from a restaurant. ;-)