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Carrefour City — Épicerie in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris
Carrefour City on Rue de Rennes keeps Saint-Germain-des-Prés supplied from 7 am to 11 pm most days, though Sunday shuts at 1 pm.
What this branch is
Carrefour City at 71 Rue de Rennes is a small-format épicerie in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, open 7 am to 11 pm Monday through Saturday and 9 am to 1 pm on Sunday. Its fruit and vegetable section is the strongest part, well stocked and priced at ordinary Carrefour levels, best for a quick produce run or a lunch on the way through.
Verified November 2026 · 2 independent sources
A neighbourhood épicerie on Rue de Rennes
This is a Carrefour City branch, the small-format end of the chain, sitting on Rue de Rennes in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. You walk in and the shop is compact but carries more than its footprint suggests: shelves run high, and the fresh produce sits where you meet it first.
The fruit and vegetable section is what to come for. It is well stocked and the prices are ordinary Carrefour ones, which in this neighbourhood is the point. For lunch there is a salad bar and a run of ready-made meals, plus a chilled cabinet of sandwiches; these are the quick-pickup items, and the sandwiches are the ones to reach for if you are eating within the hour.
The shop also takes and holds parcels for online drop-off and pick-up, which makes it useful beyond groceries. Checkout is quick when the tills are staffed, and the people on them are friendly and smiling as often as not.
On cost, the everyday goods sit at standard Carrefour prices and the produce is where the value shows. Nothing here is a destination purchase; it is the shop you use to assemble a picnic or stock a rented kitchen without crossing the river.
What to look for
Fresh produce
The fruit and vegetable section is well stocked and priced at ordinary Carrefour levels, the best reason to walk in.
Salad bar and ready-made meals
Prepared salads and ready meals are the lunch-break buy here.
Sandwiches from the chilled cabinet
The sandwich fridge is the fast lunch stop.
The pick list
What to bring home
Fresh produce
The fruit and vegetable section is the part of the shop people keep coming back to: well stocked and good value when you need a quick shop.
Salad bar and ready-made meals
Prepared salads and ready meals are a common lunch-break purchase here.
Sandwiches from the chilled cabinet
The sandwich fridge is a regular stop for a fast lunch.
Who is this for
This suits a traveler staying in Saint-Germain-des-Prés who needs produce and pantry basics without a trek to a bigger shop. It also works for anyone passing Saint-Sulpice station who wants a sandwich or a ready meal at lunch, and for a late arrival who needs something open at 11 pm on a weekday.
If you want bread or a fruit tart worth carrying home rather than a quick grocery run, Boulangerie Poilâne on Rue du Cherche-Midi is the nearby stop for that.
The verdict
It is a convenience branch rather than a shop worth a detour, and its long hours and well-stocked produce still serve anyone based nearby.
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