Supermarkets & Grocery Shopping in Monaco

Overview

Despite its compact size, Monaco offers a full range of grocery shopping options — from mainstream supermarkets and convenience stores to fresh produce markets, speciality food shops, and organic retailers. Whether you need everyday essentials or fine ingredients, everything is within walking distance or a short bus ride.

Supermarkets

Five French retail groups operate in the Principality; the chains people expect from France but will not find here are Monoprix, Lidl, Aldi, Leclerc and Auchan.

• Carrefour — the only hypermarket, in the Fontvieille Shopping Centre (Mon–Sat 8am–9.30pm, Sun 8am–7pm), plus Carrefour Market at 17 boulevard Albert Ier in La Condamine and a Carrefour City at 1 rue des Genêts on the Larvotto side.
• Marché U — two stores, 7 boulevard d'Italie (free customer parking, Drive and home delivery via coursesu.com) and 30 boulevard Princesse Charlotte; Mon–Sat 8.30am–8pm.
• Spar — on the ground floor of the Métropole Shopping Centre (closed Sunday) and on Place d'Armes.
• Intermarché Express — 31 avenue Hector Otto, the only supermarket on the Moneghetti side, open Sunday morning.
• Casino — a Casino Shop at 68 boulevard d'Italie and a Petit Casino on the lacets Saint-Léon.

Which one suits which shop is explained in Supermarkets in Monaco: which store for which shop; every address, phone number and confirmed opening time is in the complete list.

Fresh Markets

Marché de la Condamine

The Marché de la Condamine (Place d'Armes) is Monaco's principal market, open every day of the year — greengrocers and florists 7am to 12pm, shops and food counters 7am to 3.30pm, with evening service Tuesday to Saturday. Its hall interior is closed for restructuring until early 2027 and the traders are working from a temporary village on the square; see the Condamine market guide. Stalls sell fresh fruit and vegetables, cheese, charcuterie, fish, meat, flowers, and Mediterranean specialities. The market also includes small restaurants and food counters serving socca, barbajuan, and other local dishes — making it as much a dining destination as a shopping one.

Seasonal and Farmers' Markets

Monaco occasionally hosts seasonal markets or producer events, particularly around the Christmas period (Marché de Noël) and during local festivals. These are announced through the Mairie (Town Hall) and local media.

Speciality and Fine Food Shops

Monaco has several shops catering to more specialised tastes:

• Bakeries and pâtisseries — multiple artisan bakeries across the principality
• Fromageries — dedicated cheese shops
• Wine merchants — speciality wine shops with Champagne, Burgundy, and international selections
• Italian delicatessens — given Monaco's proximity to Italy, several shops specialise in Italian imported products
• Asian grocery — a small selection of Asian ingredients can be found in speciality shops and in the larger supermarket international sections

Organic and Health Food

Several shops in Monaco cater to organic, gluten-free, and health-conscious shoppers. Most Carrefour and Casino stores also carry their own organic product ranges (labelled "Bio").

Shopping Across the Border

Beausoleil starts on the far side of boulevard d'Italie and boulevard de France, so the nearest French shops — including the closest Picard frozen-food store, on rue du Marché — are a few minutes on foot from the Monte-Carlo market. Cap-d'Ail and Roquebrune-Cap-Martin are a short drive along the coast. Residents cross mainly for the formats Monaco lacks (discounters, Monoprix, larger Intermarché and Picard stores) rather than for markedly lower prices: the same chains run the same catalogue prices on both sides, and there is no customs check on groceries.

Practical Tips

• Bring reusable bags — plastic bags are not provided free at checkout in France or Monaco
• Cash and cards — all supermarkets accept credit and debit cards; contactless payment is widely supported
• Loyalty cards — Carrefour and Casino offer loyalty programmes that provide occasional discounts
• Delivery — some stores offer home delivery or click-and-collect services; check individual shop websites