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Buying groceries

Convenience stores

There are small grocery stores all around Caen; the two really popular ones are “Carrefour City” and “Coccinelle Market.” Between the two, I prefer Carrefour, but they’re basically the same. Shopping here regularly can get expensive, so I advise you to look toward the bigger stores.

Big grocery stores

  1. Monoprix is right downtown (next to the theatre & post office).
  2. Carrefour Caen can be easily reached by the T2 tram line and is close to Campuses 2 & 4.
  3. Carrefour Hérouville is technically located in a suburb next to Caen, but it may be easier for you based on where you’re living. You can get there by going to the end of the T1 line.

Buying in bulk, organic, & local

There’s a cooperative organic food store in town called biocoop. These days, I do most of my shopping there, where I especially like the bulk food section in the back of the store.

If your budget is tight and you want to optimize buying organic and conventional (non-organic) foods, you might be interested to read which produce does and does not retain pesticides.

Farmers’ markets

There are two markets with local produce that run from around 9h30 until 13h:

Student Restaurants

With your student ID, you’re eligible to get lunch at a reduced price (this is one of the things you’ve actually already paid into when you pay the CVEC. Each meals costs about €3.30 and it’s literally a three course meal. I was really surprised by this when I arrived.

There are student restaurants on all campuses, but probably most relevant to your are: