The Grocery Store

The Grocery Store

Walking the streets of Rome, one comes across many different grocery stores. From the outside, they appear to be small shops but once inside shoppers enter into a mini supermarket.

From the outside

From the inside

Unlike in America, these grocery stores do not have many employees. Shoppers will not come into contact with an employee unless the store is closing for the night, they are purchasing something, or one seeks them out. Grocery stores include a limited selection of products to choose from. One thing to note about the grocery stores in Italy is that bags cost money. If shoppers are looking to save money on buying plastic bags there are reusable bags for sale at the cash register.

One can find anything from fresh fruits and vegetables to cleaning products. Here are some pictures of the non-edible items in one of the many grocery stores in Rome.

Some of these grocery stores carry prepared meals. You can also sometimes find someone behind the cheese counter, if you're lucky. 

There is also a wide array of wines in the back. If you find yourself thirsty or hungry on the streets of Rome and want to buy your own ingredients or cheaper drinks than at tourists sites a grocery store like the Punto Simply Market is for you.

Check out a recipe for a Ratatouille you can make with products from the Punto Simply Market and also learn more about certain products found in a grocery store.

-Olivia Kaufmann