Regional cheese and cream stores Romandy

A well-known local cheesemaker, Christian Willen sells his products at the Riponne market on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Under the blue-and-white striped awning, you'll find nothing but homemade products, with specialties in Gruyère and semi-hard cheeses. These include etivaz and sheep's milk cheeses, as well as a few French classics. The Ticino tomme is excellent. Next door to Willen on the square, another affineur, Jacques Duttweiler, one of the most sought-after cheesemakers among chefs, offers a caramelized Gruyère that has even been "patented".

Dominique and Carole Ryser are a reference in Geneva for cheese lovers, who have been finding them in their shop based in the Halle de Rive for more than 15 years. 300 references, a partnership with Hervé Mons, 6 different Roqueforts, a complete collection of raclette cheeses for all tastes (really all!) from Fey, Nandaz, Conches and Bagnes among others, and the famous "Bruand" raclette made in Saanen and matured in Gruyère (Fribourg) and local charcuterie. A second sign is located on the road to France (about 7 kilometres from Geneva in the direction of Thonon). Sharing a tasty cheese means combining conviviality and greediness. So don't hesitate to bring back a little Swiss quality before crossing the border!

The quality of Swiss cheese on the stalls of the covered market at Les Halles des Rive. The choice is vast, with more than 300 varieties of cheese varying according to the seasons and arrivals and coming from all over the world thanks to the collaboration of Dominique and Carole Ryser with Hervé Mons, best worker of France in Roanne. You can thus taste farmhouse cheddar or Portuguese or Spanish cheeses... It is even possible to have your cheese truffled! Of course, Swiss cheeses are in the spotlight: Gruyère cheese from the mountain pastures (24 months old), mountain pastures from Valais and Ticino, a large choice of blue cheese, home-ripened Vacherin Mont-d'Or. And more cheeses: Fribourg vacherin, fondue mixes or a creamy raclette cheese to be vacuum-packed for travellers. Crème de gruyère and the famous Bruand raclette cheese are popular all year round. The house delivers to your home in Geneva. A second address delights the taste buds of the inhabitants of Vesenaz, located 7 km from Geneva in the direction of Thonon. The only thing missing is a French baguette and a good Swiss wine to enjoy a delicious moment!

Attraction of the canton of Fribourg. Swiss Le Gruyère PDO is a traditional cheese whose ancestral recipe is maintained and passed on from generation to generation, whether in the mountain pastures or in the cheese dairies of the plains. A modern tour awaits you. The exhibition takes you to the heart of the senses. You will discover all the secrets of Swiss Gruyère PDO production, with a small tasting session. In addition, a film shot at the Maison du Gruyère shows all the phases of its production. You can taste the famous cheese on site.

To come to Switzerland without tasting the cheese or the good Gruyère cream would be to miss out on the country's DNA! This is the obligatory passage before taking the train again to fill your suitcases with special Swiss production. A vast choice of fondue or raclette cheeses and Gruyère cream. You will leave with all the utensils and accessories to export the Swiss atmosphere at home: fondue pots with the Swiss cross, raclette sets and of course the famous girole to make monk's head shavings

At the Col de Jaman, near the restaurant le Manoïre, you can visit the Revon cheese dairy. This chalet has been transformed into a cheese dairy, as part of the communal programme to upgrade the mountain pastures initiated in 2008. At Revon, the public can watch the process of making cheese products. A one-hour visit is offered. It can also be complemented by a tasting, small, medium or large, depending on your appetite of the moment!

A good dose of Swiss cheese to slip into your suitcases is a must! That's why, in the heart of the old town, the La Grenette Dairy, a cheese and creamery, is the ideal address for buying cheeses from the region, including Wysmüller's home-made fondues as well as meringues, double cream and other local products. Bricelet bags are a great gift idea. Also milk jams and sweet specialities to spread.

A store that may look old-fashioned from the outside, but it's home to the crème de la crème of cheeses! Nomen est omen, as you may have guessed, is a store specializing mainly in products from the Gruyère region (canton of Fribourg). Here, the king is not only Mr Roy, the owner, but also Fribourg cheeses such as Vacherin. You'll be warmly advised, and you can even taste the delicious local products. There's plenty of advice on how to prepare and enjoy a fondue!

One of Switzerland's finest products is its cheese, made with good Alpine milk. As early as the 1930s, regulars came here to pick up local produce from the farm. The tradition is respected, and here all the products come from the Swiss terroir. You can order your own cheese platter, buy your own Gruyère double cream to delicately pour over your meringues, and of course the fondue preparations are succulent. Everything is done to ensure you have a good meal, and the cheese dairy has fondue pots at your disposal.

Since 1982, Alfred Trioud welcomes you in his shop where he offers more than 10 kinds of home-made fondues. He produces no less than a ton of fondue per year and supplies all the restaurants in the region! You will find other local delicacies such as meringues, double cream, home-made caramels, more than 300 kinds of cheese by the cup and a selection of wines for perfect combinations. If you only had to choose 3 cheeses, we recommend the Julius, the organic Leysin sheep's cheese and the famous Marsens vacherin.