there's been a wifi outage of some sort near my house for the past two weeks, so to do basically…read moreany sort of work at all i need to leave the neighborhood. this place has been absolutely perfect. i've tried other coffee shops and even libraries, but either their hours are capricious or their vibes are off. i've been here nearly every day this week and am considering moving in my belongings to permanently stay here until my wifi is fixed. i practically live here anyway! the coffee isn't the best in the world, but the pastries are great and the lemonade is, too. crucially, no one has said anything when i sit here for five hours straight right up until closing. my new favorite spot in grenoble!

Wonderful friendly spot to have some coffee and a pastry. Also a great setup if you want to connect…read moreto their wifi and do some work!

Huge grocery store along the bottom of a small indoor strip mall that you'd never know existed…read moreunless you walked in. Huge selection of pretty much everything you could need in a grocery store: fresh produce, meats, cheeses, bread, wine/beer, organic, toiletries, even some small appliances. Lost points for the security guard calling me a little girl and harassing customers to get out fifteen minutes before closing.

The centre of Grenoble is full of exciting looking eateries, yet not many offer this very American…read moreway of eating. Bagelstein is clean and starbucks like, with a short but interesting menu behind the counter and a sophisticated fast-food cafe feel. It feels like a chain, and after a little research I found out that it is an up and coming chain in France. Bagelstein, unsurprisingly, offers bagels. There are a few flavours to choose from, including poppy seed, multigrain, olive and cinnamon and raisin. They are pretty classic flavours, and the bread is very fresh. There are 5 flavours, 4 of which contain fish/meat so I won't be talking about them. I went for the isidore: Cream cheese, mozzarella, pesto, sundried tomatoes, marinated yellow peppers and salad. I got it served with a lipton iced tea, and paid something in the vicinity of 6 euros. A little pricy for a bagel lunch but I guess in France it's still a novelty. The cream cheese was very fresh, probably local. The mozzarella wasn't really what I was expecting it to be, though I can imagine it being good if melted. The bread was, as already mentioned, very fresh and really rather perfect. I'd like to come back to sample the sweet bagels, which were considerably cheaper (flavours included nutella, speculoos, white chocolate) and some of the puddings. The white chocolate macadamia cookie looked particularly enticing. The staff were friendly and relaxed, I didn't feel under any pressure to order or eat. I was in fact waiting for 10 minutes for my friend, taking advantage of the free wifi, and no one looked at me badly. The ambiance was pretty casual, with comfortable high chairs, making it a good place to grab a bite to eat between class or during lunch break. My only slight criticism would be that there was a lot of smoke, though I don't know whether this was just yesterday or the general situation.

I'm a student for the semester in Grenoble at GEM. Through talking to friends and locals, they said…read morethis is the best market. I've been to about two others, but I really do think this is the best. There is a ton of stuff and it is open 6 days a week. I'm also very excited because it is a few blocks from my house. They definitely have the largest selection by far. Can't wait to go for the next 3 months.