Foodies, don't let an evening of fine dining in Paris be spoiled by a cold duck soup entrée when you your adamant you ordered the warm goats cheese on toast and lettuce. Seriously though, where would we be without our French counterparts and their vastly superior culinary skills?
For some quick-and-easy culinary phrases, check out our dedicated au restaurant section; however, first thing's first - où pouvez-vous acheter la nourriture? The table below lists nearly all of the various sorts of French food shops, cafés and eateries. To work out the title of the male (female) assistant serving you, drop the store's -erie ending and add -ier (-ière).
Food Shops | Les Magasins de Nourriture
| Francais | English | |
| une auberge | inn | |
| un bistro | small informal pub-grub venue | |
| une boulangerie | bakery | |
| une boucherie | buthchers | |
| une brasserie | large café serving quick meals | |
| une café | café | |
| une cafétériav | small self-service restaurant | |
| une casse-croûtev | sandwich shop | |
| une confiserie | sweet shop | |
| une crémerie | dairy shop | |
| une créperie | stand or small shop serving filled pancakes | |
| une charcuterie | delicatessen | |
| une poissonnerie | fish shop | |
| une fruiterie | fruit shop | |
| une épicerie | grocery | |
| un magasin de vins | off-licence / liquor store | |
| une pâtisserie | pastry shop | |
| un supermarché | supermarket |


