Supermarche G20 — Supermarket in Canal Saint-Martin, Paris

Supermarche G20 is a branch of the G20 chain, sitting on Rue des Petits Hôtels in the Canal Saint-Martin neighbourhood of Paris. What sets this one apart for a visitor is its position: it is the branch you reach from Château d'Eau station, on a street in the 10e rather than a counter inside a market hall.

The hours are the practical reason to keep it in mind. Doors open at 7:30 am Monday through Saturday, so it works for an early start before the city's cafés get going, and the 9 pm close covers a late errand on the way back. Sunday is the exception in a good way: 9 am to 8 pm, when plenty of other food shops in Paris are shut.

Spending lands in the €15 to €40 range for a basket, which puts it in everyday supermarket territory rather than specialty-shop prices. Come with a list and a rough budget and it behaves like any well-run neighbourhood supermarket: you fill the basket, you pay, you leave.

This is a small-format city branch, so treat it as a place to solve a need rather than to browse. If you want a market hall or a single-item specialty shop, the covered market and the small shops around Canal Saint-Martin are the better detour; this branch is the one that is open when you need it.