The main shopping in Cannes is on the Croisette and the rue d'Antibes and the streets running between them. Though there are some interesting shops to be found on the streets to the north of the rue d'Antibes. It is bounded on the West by rue du Marechal Joffre and on the East where the rue d'Antibes meets the Boulevard d'Alsace.
Where to start? Cannes has it all. From the most famous names in Haute Couture - you will find Chanel, Dior, Louis Vuitton and Yves Saint Laurent, to name a just few, on the Croisette. There are high end jewellers (like Cartier on the Croisette. The famous rue d'Antibes, which is only 50 metres from the apartment is home to countless well know shops and small boutiques alike offering everything from "High Street" fashion (Zara), small specialist shoe shops, of which there are many, to works of art, antiques, home furnishings and beach wear.
Also on the rue d'Antibes you will find FNAC and Darty.
You can find almost everything in Cannes if you search long enough! Just let yourself wander around the streets and you will be amazed at what you can find. Happy shopping!
The first two weeks of July and January are particularly good times for shopping as this is when Cannes holds its annual sales. There are some extraordinary bargains to be had.
Markets
Marché Forville
Absolutely not to be missed is the Forville market (Place du Marché Forville; every morning except Mon). To quote Anthony Peregrine of The Daily Telegraph, "Here is a vast Provençal larder where asceticism comes to die. If you are self-catering or planning a picnic, then this is the spot to head for." There are a myriad of cafes around the market including an outpost of Copenhagan Coffee Lab so why not set off early, take breakfast and spend some time in one of the most splendid markets I have seen in my 40 year of visiting and living in France. This is not just a fruit and vegetable market. There is every food stuff imaginable, fresh pasta, dried spices and herbs, fish (of course), a salt stall, a mushroom seller and fresh flowers. This market has to be seen to be believed.
This is generally considered the best market on the Cote d'Azur. Every day except Monday.
Place Gambetta
On the Place Gambetta, every day except Monday (and as of summer 2018, there are a few fruit and veg stands on a Monday as well) there is wonderful market for fresh fruit, vegetables, cheese, fish, dried meats and much more.
The Place Gambetta is the place to do food shopping.
Supermarket Monop
34 rue Hoche.
Opening Hours:
Monday to Saturday 08:30 – 24:00
Sunday 10:00 – 22:00
The supermarché Mon’op is situated at 34 rue Hoche on a brand new, as of May 2018, site. This supermarket is lovely and has all you need for your stay in Cannes. Open every day. Probably more expensive than the larger supermarkets but very convenient.
Just off the Place Gambetta are some wonderful speciality food shops such as:
Naturalia
Place Gambetta.
Opening Hours:
Monday to Saturday 08:00 – 20:00
Sunday 09:00 – 18:00
Naturalia is a fantastic organic and health food shop. Offering a superb range of organic, vegan, vegetarian and health foods.
Aperitiv
12 rue Teisseire, Place Gambetta.
Opening Hours:
Monday to Friday 10:00 – 13:00, 15:30 – 19:30
Saturday 10:00 – 13:00, 14:30 – 19:30
Sunday Closed
New to Cannes (May 2019), Aperitiv is a wonderful to food shopping in Cannes, nicely laid out, choice of wines, spririts, nibbles, pasta and very importantly Fever-Tree Tonic water! See their web site for more detail.
Supermarket Carrefour Market
6 Rue Meynadier.
Opening Hours:
Saturday to Sunday 08:00 – 21:00
If you are looking for a slightly larger supermarket then the Carrefour Market, which is only 500m from the apartment, might fit the bill.
Philippines Store
23 rue Jean Jaures.
Opening Hours:
Tuesday to Saturday - 09:00 - 19:30
Sunday - 09:00 - 18:00
Monday - 14:00 - 19:30
This little Asian Store is packed full of almost every Asian ingredient you could want. Under new management and stocked to the gunnels. Well worth a visit and open 7 days a week. It is on Jean Jaures, which is the road leading of the North East corner of the Place Gambetta.
Boucherie de L'Orient
18 Rue Merle.
Opening Hours seven days a week
06:30 – 20:00
This won't be for everybody, it is true Asian store with every Asian food stuff you could want and some. 5 kilo bags of chickpeas anyone.
Specialite Italien - Josy and Jeannot
14, rue Marceau
Opening Hours Tuesday to Sunday Morning
09:00 – 12:30
14:30 – 19:00
South East corner of Place Gambetta (Market Square)
Le Specialiste de la Truffe
27 Rue Meynadier
Opening Hours
Monday 10:00 - 14:00 and 15:00 - 20:00
Tuesday 10:00 - 20:00
Wednesday 10:00 - 14:00 and 15:00 - 20:00
Thursday 10:00 - 20:00
Friday 09:00 - 20:00
Saturday 10:00 - 20:00
Sunday 10:00 - 14:30 and 15:00 - 19:30
All things truffle. On the way the Marche de Forville
Bakery
Le Palais des Pains
Corner of rue des Serbes and Rue Jean Jaurès,
Opening Hours Saturday to Sunday 05:00 – 20:30
This is our bakery of choice. Very close with a great selection of patisserie and breads (try the fig or olive bread) and a small cafe to have breakfast.
Note: Lenôtre on rue d’Antibes looks tempting but the patisserie are not better than the other bakeries and the prices…….
Butcher
Boucherie Jaures
40 Rue Jean Jaurès,
Tel: +33 (0)4 93 38 67 70
Is very friendly little butcher that does a wonderful ready cooked chicken
Haagen Dazs
16 rue Hoche
Tel: +33 (0)4 93 38 73 45
Haagen Dazs - just minutes from the apartment, need I say more!
Fish Monger
7 rue chabaud
On SW corner Place Gambetta
Wine Merchants
Cave Riviera
7 rue Teisseire
Telephone: +33 (0)4 93 38 82 17
A great wine merchant stocking every type of alcohol you could need. Rue Teisseire starts on the South East corner of the Place Gambetta by the pharmacie.
Nicolas
21 rue d'Antibes
Telephone: +33 (0)4 93 39 90 30
Part of a large international chain but offering a good range of wines and spirits.
Other
Flowers
Happy
8 rue Chabard at the end of the pedestrianised Rue Hoche
Opening Hours Mon-Sat 09:30-20:00
Sun 9am-1.30pm
Our favourite flower shop in Cannes.
Dry Cleaning
Beverley Pressing
140 rue d'Antoibes
Opening Hours Mon-Fri 09:30-12:30 and 14:00-18:00
A little way from the apartment (700m) but Beverley Pressing offer a very good dry cleaning and linen service.
Last updated: 10 May 2021 19:31 GMT