Tiny Monop near Gare de l'est. It's also directly beside the Libertal hotel if guests are looking for quick snacks. Great if you're looking for a few ready-made salads or sandwiches. They have a nice selection of packaged ready-to-eat fruit too which I found were fairly fresh.
Doesn't carry fresh baked goods or cigarettes at this location, but I'm not familiar with all Monoprix shops or the smaller express shops.
Was kinda bummed about the baked goods though, as even the Carrefour expresses have a small selection of pastries. However, Monop does have pastries... just not what seems to be fresh baked. They're all individually packaged and didn't really look that appealing.
They also double as a small package store, and have bath supplies and some washing supplies.
Staff was for the most part friendly and there were one to two officers on site at all times. Overall, the shop was clean and not bad for smaller items. read more